"Debra" is the name of a song by Beck. He had originally attempted to record "Debra" with the Dust Brothers for Odelay, but he thought that it was too tongue-in-cheek. It was debuted main-stream in 1996, and, as Beck noted, "it became the centerpiece of the whole set. It was the song that people would react to more than the songs that they'd heard on the radio. So we kept playing it and playing it." The song finally made it on to Midnite Vultures in 1999.
It continued with the "Loser" motif, but -- whereas that song related to being a slacker in life, "Debra" relates to being a slacker in love, and a troubled one too. It satirises both some men's desires, and the fashion for songs about sex in R&B and pop music. Beck later, on his "Sea Change" tour, admitted how much he detested the song, and changed, to great effect, as many of the lyrics as possible in ad-lib.
A remix of the song, "Frontin' on Debra", was made in 2004, mixing the song with "Frontin'" by Pharrell Williams featuring Jay-Z.
I attended the Beck concert on February 4 at the Taft Theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Once Beck won the hearts of the members of the audience, he slowed down the pace and performed a smooth, spacey love song entitled "Beautiful Way." Romance was in the air as a giant disco ball filled the dark room with thousands of tiny rotating glittering lights.
At 10:30 p.m., the concert ended, but not before Beck had a chance to perform his techno-friendly "Two Turn Tables and a Microphone." The song had everyone dancing in place again, and once the band left the stage the entire theatre was filled with individuals yelling and clapping their hands loudly for an encore.
It was debuted main-stream in 1996, and, as Beck noted, "it became the centerpiece of the whole set.
Beck later, on his "Sea Change" tour, admitted how much he detested the song, and changed, to great effect, as many of the lyrics as possible in ad-lib.
A mashup of the song, "Frontin' on Debra", was made in 2004, mixing the song with "Frontin'" by Pharrell Williams featuring Jay-Z.
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