Written by: Beck Hansen, John King, Mike Simpson
This Version:
- Make Out City (3:09)
Available on Where It's At and 1 other release.
CreditsMike Simpson: Remix
Beck Hansen: Vocals
Lyrics:
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the jet-fresh flow
Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Pick yourself up off the side of the road
With your elevator bones and your whipflash tones
Members Only, hypnotizers
Move through the room like ambulance drivers
Shine your shoes with your microphone blues
Hirsutes with the parachute fruits
Passin' the dutchie from coast to coast
Like my man Gary Wilson rocks the most
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
What about those who swing both ways? AC/DCs?
There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the jet-fresh flow
Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the jet-fresh flow
Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Pick yourself up off the side of the road
With your elevator bones and your whipflash tones
Members Only, hypnotizers
Move through the room like ambulance drivers
Shine your shoes with your microphone blues
Hirsutes with the parachute fruits
Passin' the dutchie from coast to coast
Like my man Gary Wilson rocks the most
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
What about those who swing both ways? AC/DCs?
There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the jet-fresh flow
Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
The Song:
"Make Out City" is of course a remix of "Where It's At." Mike Simpson, one half of the Dust Brothers, created this version of the song.
This wild remix borrows a big soul/funk party horn section, which at least most of it comes from Freedom's song "Get Up And Dance":
The horn line is pretty famous, and ended up being used a lot in hiphop songs. I think Mike Simpson may have used the Grandmaster Flash version instead of the original though:
"Make Out City" is of course a remix of "Where It's At." Mike Simpson, one half of the Dust Brothers, created this version of the song.
This wild remix borrows a big soul/funk party horn section, which at least most of it comes from Freedom's song "Get Up And Dance":
The horn line is pretty famous, and ended up being used a lot in hiphop songs. I think Mike Simpson may have used the Grandmaster Flash version instead of the original though:
Live:
Played live 16 times:
Earliest known live version: February 8, 1997
Latest known live version: October 10, 1998
With the addition of the Brass Menagerie on stage near the end of the Odelay tour, the performances of "Where It's At" became 11-minute epic jams. The live arrangement of the song often borrowed heavily from this remix.
Played live 16 times:
February 8, 1997
February 20, 1997
March 25, 1997
March 26, 1997
March 30, 1997
May 22, 1997
May 30, 1997
August 9, 1997
August 29, 1997
September 6, 1997
...and 6 more.
February 20, 1997
March 25, 1997
March 26, 1997
March 30, 1997
May 22, 1997
May 30, 1997
August 9, 1997
August 29, 1997
September 6, 1997
...and 6 more.
Earliest known live version: February 8, 1997
Latest known live version: October 10, 1998
With the addition of the Brass Menagerie on stage near the end of the Odelay tour, the performances of "Where It's At" became 11-minute epic jams. The live arrangement of the song often borrowed heavily from this remix.