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Beck — Tarantula
Album: Roma (film)
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6.8

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Released: 2019
Length: 3:43
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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I'm living but I'm feeling numb
Can see it in my stare
I wear a mask so falsely now
And I don't know who I am
Despite the worlds inside of me
Cursing me away
I've noticed in others' eyes
That time is closing in

And when the thunder breaks
It breaks for you and me
Tarantula, tarantula
Tarantula, tarantula

The future's looking rather grim
A strange black tide
Decisions lie with foolish men
Along with my life
They're choking and holding me
Expecting me to fall
But only if I'm threatened
We'll see the tables turn

And when the thunder breaks
It breaks for you and me
Tarantula, tarantula
Tarantula, tarantula

Our world is under a sentence of death
I was born underground
But when the pressure gets too much for me
Bye, bye

Tarantula, tarantula
Tarantula, tarantula
Tarantula, tarantula
Tarantula, tarantula
Comments (31)add comment
Why hasn't U2 sued him for the build up leading to the eventual chorus..."In the nammmmmeeeee of lovee...."  ?

justsayin
Posted 1 year ago by jimvanders    [ Reply ]
Beck could orchestrate and sing the phone book and I'd love it. His music and voice are like buttah to my ears. I immediately feel like I'm sunbathing on a Greek island.
Posted 2 years ago by bforr    [ Reply ]
Love this song!!!
Posted 2 years ago by BobHeisler    [ Reply ]
 grexe wrote:

Really likable song, but this version sounds a bit too much like a 90s boygroup to me... (background tune in the refrain)


I disagree, I am getting 1980's 4AD from - maybe This Mortal Coil?
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
 cptbuz wrote:

too natural


That's an easy fix: just set the bitrate to 32k and pop in the earbuds they hand out on Spirit Airlines.
Posted 2 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
I almost thought he was going to launch into, "...in the name of love" a la U2, at the beginning. 
Posted 3 years ago by newbolddrive    [ Reply ]
too natural
Posted 3 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
 jahgirl8 wrote:
HATE spiders, LOVE Beck and did not even realize he had a song in that wretched film. How did it win the foreign award? It was so far inferior, but there are political reasons for these things. See SHOPLIFTERS (Japan)  and DOGMAN  (Italy) 2019. You won't regret either film! And look, the freaky spider is dancing... must like Beck too.  He appears, however, to have camera lenses in his nostrils. He's probably signaling that his recording drive is malfunctioning or full...
Image result for moving tarantula gif
 
How about a little love for BOTH spiders and Beck?  That's a jumping spider close up, and both my kid and I think they are the greatest.  Like little tiny cats, if you watch and observe them in real life.
Posted 4 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
I read somewhere that Paul Macartney "has melody dripping out of his pores."  Yes, obviously, but Beck in his way has something similar, and such great lyrics to go along.  I don't know what he actually play, but he is an underrated composer.  
Posted 4 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
This Beck guy is very special....I know  he is 1 of the best artists I have enjoyed. His diverse repertoire , writing & production  R 2nd 2 NUN
Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Very nice but I keep waiting at some parts of this song for Bono to come out and sing In the name of love
Posted 4 years ago by stephen.king12101    [ Reply ]
Really likable song, but this version sounds a bit too much like a 90s boygroup to me... (background tune in the refrain)
Posted 4 years ago by grexe    [ Reply ]
HATE spiders, LOVE Beck and did not even realize he had a song in that wretched film. How did it win the foreign award? It was so far inferior, but there are political reasons for these things. See SHOPLIFTERS (Japan)  and DOGMAN  (Italy) 2019. You won't regret either film! And look, the freaky spider is dancing... must like Beck too.  He appears, however, to have camera lenses in his nostrils. He's probably signaling that his recording drive is malfunctioning or full...
Image result for moving tarantula gif
Posted 4 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Such a marvelous song from TMC; Beck gets  a point for sheer nerve.
Posted 4 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
I gave it a 7, and would probably have given it an 8, but it's simply not quite as good (in my opinion) as the TMC version, which is a solid 9.
Posted 4 years ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
Nice.
Posted 4 years ago by BCarn    [ Reply ]
Graduate of the Peter Murphy elocution class?

Seriously, he gets a lot of stick, but I like this ...
Posted 5 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I keep waiting for Bono to break in with. "In the name of luurve"
Posted 5 years ago by jaffacake    [ Reply ]
Can't help thinking of that scene in Red Dwarf when there's a multi-legged robot and Lister warns the others by writing "Taranshula" on a card.
Posted 5 years ago by Philchill    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:
Oh boy, this is a bummer.  I really like most of Beck's music, but not this Musakish version of TMC's much better and edgier tune.
 

Most of his mellow tunes now sound like this... rehashed 1000x. I like Beck but when he isn't jamming he's doing rehash.
Posted 5 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
Not bad effort!
Easy 8 from your ol' scurvy mutt
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Dead Can Dance  
This Mortal Coil
Beck
====== 9
Posted 5 years ago by pvcnote    [ Reply ]
I'll stick with This Mortal Coils' version rather than this Up with People rendition.
Posted 5 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
I'll stick with This Mortal Coils' version, rather than this Up with People versión.
Posted 5 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
I like this a lot, the first part reminds me of Shawn Phillips.
Posted 5 years ago by Michael_Dean    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:


Heard this one on KCRW today. The whole time I'm thinking "this guy sounds so much  like Beck" ...

Interestingly enough, the TMC song was a cover of a Coulorbox tune. So now my assignment for the night is to track down copies of all 3 versions. :)
 
Posted 5 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I much prefer This Mortal Coil's version, but I'll allow this.
Posted 5 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
I love the movie!
Posted 5 years ago by capooti    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:
Oh boy, this is a bummer.  I really like most of Beck's music, but not this Musakish version of TMC's much better and edgier tune.
 

Heard this one on KCRW today. The whole time I'm thinking "this guy sounds so much  like Beck" ...

Interestingly enough, the TMC song was a cover of a Coulorbox tune. So now my assignment for the night is to track down copies of all 3 versions. :)
Posted 5 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Nice surprise, actually! 
Any reason to get This Mortal Coil back into the public consciousness is a good reason.
Posted 5 years ago by adavey    [ Reply ]
Oh boy, this is a bummer.  I really like most of Beck's music, but not this Musakish version of TMC's much better and edgier tune.
Posted 5 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]