Original Performance: Lee Hazlewood
Written by: Lee Hazlewood
Written by: Lee Hazlewood
Versions:
- Forget Marie (2:36)
CreditsRecorded at: Nashville Blackbird Studio
Beck Hansen: Vocals
Lyrics:
Forget Marie [Version (a)]:
Standing on a corner
With a raggedy old suitcase by my side
Waitin' for a Greyhound bus to come
So I can take a ride
I'm gonna go as far as fourteen dollars
Will take a fool like me
Gotta find a place where I can hide
No, I must forget Marie
Standing on a corner
Feeling raindrops race down my face
Crying loser's tears
Knowing I should never have run the race
Never should have let her built a house of love
That's fallen down on me
Gotta find a place where I can hide
You know I must forget Marie
Standing on a corner
With a raggedy old suitcase in my hand
Waiting for a Greyhound bus
But I haven't got a plan
Gonna go as far as fourteen dollars
Will take a fool like me
Gotta find a place where I can hide
You know I must forget Marie
Standing on a corner
With a raggedy old suitcase by my side
Waitin' for a Greyhound bus to come
So I can take a ride
I'm gonna go as far as fourteen dollars
Will take a fool like me
Gotta find a place where I can hide
No, I must forget Marie
Standing on a corner
Feeling raindrops race down my face
Crying loser's tears
Knowing I should never have run the race
Never should have let her built a house of love
That's fallen down on me
Gotta find a place where I can hide
You know I must forget Marie
Standing on a corner
With a raggedy old suitcase in my hand
Waiting for a Greyhound bus
But I haven't got a plan
Gonna go as far as fourteen dollars
Will take a fool like me
Gotta find a place where I can hide
You know I must forget Marie
The Song:
"Forget Marie" is a Lee Hazlewood song, that can be found on his album, Cowboy In Sweden. Beck covered the song while visiting Nashville in 2006. He spent a day there, recording a bunch of country covers. This was the first (and only so far) to find release, when in August 2007 Beck put the track as a stream on beck.com. He put it there a week after Lee Hazlewood had passed away, as a tribute.
Beck is a big fan of Lee's, having also covered "If It's Monday Morning" in the past.
Beck's version is similar to Lee's, maintaining the same laidback feel and riff. Beck added some whistling.
"Forget Marie" is a Lee Hazlewood song, that can be found on his album, Cowboy In Sweden. Beck covered the song while visiting Nashville in 2006. He spent a day there, recording a bunch of country covers. This was the first (and only so far) to find release, when in August 2007 Beck put the track as a stream on beck.com. He put it there a week after Lee Hazlewood had passed away, as a tribute.
Beck is a big fan of Lee's, having also covered "If It's Monday Morning" in the past.
Beck's version is similar to Lee's, maintaining the same laidback feel and riff. Beck added some whistling.
Notes:
- So far the only song we have released from these Nashville sessions is this one. Beck also said in an interview that he did a Johnny Paycheck song, as well as a Louvin Brothers song. All other songs are unconfirmed, but could likely include "You're Running Wild" (probably the Louvin Brothers song), "Stormbringer," and "Winter Is Blue." One report explained this session as a "show of artistic curiousity" and there are no plans to release it. Beck also recorded "Thanks A Lot."