Original Performance: Bob Dylan
Written by: Bob Dylan
Written by: Bob Dylan
Versions:
- Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
CreditsRecorded at: Beck's House
Brian Lebarton: Bass, Drums, Harmonica, Piano
Beck Hansen: Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Lyrics:
Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat [Version (a)]:
Well I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
You must tell me baby
How your head feels under something like that
Your leopard-skin pill-box hat
You look so pretty in it, honey
Can I jump on it sometime?
I just want to see if it's really the expensive kind
It balances on your head
Just like a mattress on a bottle of wine
Your leopard-skin pill-box hat
If you want to see the sunrise, honey I know where
Let's go see it sometime, we'll both just sit there and stare
Me with my belt wrapped around my head
And you sitting there
In your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Uh huh
I asked the doctor if I could see you
"It's bad for your health," he said
Yes, I disobeyed his orders
I went to see you but I found him instead
Well now I don't mind you cheatin' on me
But I wish you'd take that off his head
Your leopard-skin pill-box hat
I see you got your new boyfriend
I've never seen him before
I saw him making love to you
You forgot to close the garage door
You might think he loves you for your money
But I know what he loves you for
Your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Pill-box hat
Ohhh
Well I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
I see you got your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
You must tell me baby
How your head feels under something like that
Your leopard-skin pill-box hat
You look so pretty in it, honey
Can I jump on it sometime?
I just want to see if it's really the expensive kind
It balances on your head
Just like a mattress on a bottle of wine
Your leopard-skin pill-box hat
If you want to see the sunrise, honey I know where
Let's go see it sometime, we'll both just sit there and stare
Me with my belt wrapped around my head
And you sitting there
In your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Uh huh
I asked the doctor if I could see you
"It's bad for your health," he said
Yes, I disobeyed his orders
I went to see you but I found him instead
Well now I don't mind you cheatin' on me
But I wish you'd take that off his head
Your leopard-skin pill-box hat
I see you got your new boyfriend
I've never seen him before
I saw him making love to you
You forgot to close the garage door
You might think he loves you for your money
But I know what he loves you for
Your brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Brand new leopard-skin pill-box hat
Pill-box hat
Ohhh
The Song:
This is a classic blues song from Bob Dylan's 1966 album, Blonde On Blonde.
An album was put together where a handful of legends, like Dylan and Paul McCartney for example, were asked to pick a song from their back catalog and then to have a favorite contemporary artist cover it. Dylan picked Beck to do this song!
Shortly after recording "Leopard-Skin" in the summer of 2008, Beck began playing a shortened version in his live sets.
This is a classic blues song from Bob Dylan's 1966 album, Blonde On Blonde.
An album was put together where a handful of legends, like Dylan and Paul McCartney for example, were asked to pick a song from their back catalog and then to have a favorite contemporary artist cover it. Dylan picked Beck to do this song!
Shortly after recording "Leopard-Skin" in the summer of 2008, Beck began playing a shortened version in his live sets.
Live:
Played live 33 times:
Earliest known live version: August 19, 2008
Latest known live version: February 6, 2015
For the second half of the Modern Guilt tour in 2008 and into 2009, Beck took to performing "Leopard-Skin" live.
Then, after a few years away from regular touring, Beck came back to the road in 2012 and did the song a few more times then, before dropping it.
In 2015, Beck appeared at the yearly MusiCares tribute concert, and that year's tributee was Bob Dylan. He and his band performed "Leopard-Skin" one last time. (And reportedly this show was filmed and will be released but as of 2017, this has yet to happen.)
Played live 33 times:
August 19, 2008
August 21, 2008
August 22, 2008
August 24, 2008
August 27, 2008
August 28, 2008
August 30, 2008
August 31, 2008
September 19, 2008
September 20, 2008
...and 23 more.
August 21, 2008
August 22, 2008
August 24, 2008
August 27, 2008
August 28, 2008
August 30, 2008
August 31, 2008
September 19, 2008
September 20, 2008
...and 23 more.
Earliest known live version: August 19, 2008
Latest known live version: February 6, 2015
For the second half of the Modern Guilt tour in 2008 and into 2009, Beck took to performing "Leopard-Skin" live.
Then, after a few years away from regular touring, Beck came back to the road in 2012 and did the song a few more times then, before dropping it.
In 2015, Beck appeared at the yearly MusiCares tribute concert, and that year's tributee was Bob Dylan. He and his band performed "Leopard-Skin" one last time. (And reportedly this show was filmed and will be released but as of 2017, this has yet to happen.)