Original Performance: Can
Written by: Damo Suzuki, Holger Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Leibezeit, Michael Karoli
Written by: Damo Suzuki, Holger Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Leibezeit, Michael Karoli
Versions:
Lyrics:
I'm So Green [Version (a)]:
Open up the window, jumpin' scene
Just like a movie with no screen
Smiling face like a ghost
Close your eyes like nobody
Close your eyes, no personality
When I'm with you, I feel so great
Close your eyes, bring it back
Put it in your hair
Yes I feel everything
I'm so green, I'm so green
Yes I feel everything you said
Yes I feel it's been said
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
I'm so green
?
?? all night
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???
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Yes I feel everything
I'm so green, I'm so green
Yes I feel everything you said
Yes I feel it's been said
Open up the window, jumpin' scene
Just like a movie with no screen
Smiling face like a ghost
Close your eyes like nobody
Close your eyes, no personality
When I'm with you, I feel so great
Close your eyes, bring it back
Put it in your hair
Yes I feel everything
I'm so green, I'm so green
Yes I feel everything you said
Yes I feel it's been said
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
Got a devils haircut in my mind
I'm so green
?
?? all night
??
???
??
???
Yes I feel everything
I'm so green, I'm so green
Yes I feel everything you said
Yes I feel it's been said
The Song:
Can was a pioneer experimental (Krautrock) band from the 70s. "I'm So Green" is a funky song that appeared on their 1972 album, Ege Bamyasi.
Beck's cover of the song was made for a Can tribute album. The album was produced by the Dust Brothers, though Beck did not record his cover with them. He had made it earlier in his career (early '90s) and had it laying around, so he gave it to them. Unfortunately, it remained laying around, as the album never got off of the ground.
For a short while (starting in April 1998) you could listen to a 60-second loop of Beck's track on the Dust Brothers' website.
The circulating version of Beck's cover is not the complete track. It is that one-minute loop from the Dust Brothers' site, but was rebuilt by fans into a three-minute version. You get the verse and chorus, cycled through three times, before it fades out. It sounds like a full song! But it's not exactly. Better than nothing, I guess!
UPDATE: In Dec 2012, it was discovered that the full version of the song was played on KCRW way back in 1997. A producer of the tribute album took the track and played it there. KCRW has detailed archives of their past shows, and it was noticed that the show was on was archived on their website. The full version has now been heard by fans.
And yes, it's got the chorus of "Devils Haircut" jammed in the middle. (Which came first?!)
Can was a pioneer experimental (Krautrock) band from the 70s. "I'm So Green" is a funky song that appeared on their 1972 album, Ege Bamyasi.
Beck's cover of the song was made for a Can tribute album. The album was produced by the Dust Brothers, though Beck did not record his cover with them. He had made it earlier in his career (early '90s) and had it laying around, so he gave it to them. Unfortunately, it remained laying around, as the album never got off of the ground.
For a short while (starting in April 1998) you could listen to a 60-second loop of Beck's track on the Dust Brothers' website.
The circulating version of Beck's cover is not the complete track. It is that one-minute loop from the Dust Brothers' site, but was rebuilt by fans into a three-minute version. You get the verse and chorus, cycled through three times, before it fades out. It sounds like a full song! But it's not exactly. Better than nothing, I guess!
UPDATE: In Dec 2012, it was discovered that the full version of the song was played on KCRW way back in 1997. A producer of the tribute album took the track and played it there. KCRW has detailed archives of their past shows, and it was noticed that the show was on was archived on their website. The full version has now been heard by fans.
And yes, it's got the chorus of "Devils Haircut" jammed in the middle. (Which came first?!)
Notes:
- The loop seems to be back up at the Dust Brothers site! http://www.dustbrothers.com/ideal/maquina.html