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MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high
Can't get a ride no matter how I try
And everything's perfect and everything's bright
And everyone's perky and everyone's uptight
I love those videos I watch them all day

What's the problem
Uh I dunno just stop the tape

Hey
Alright
MTV whoa
Makes me want to smoke crack
Fly out the window and I'm never come back
MTV makes me want to get high as the moon
Like a rubber balloon
Get that squeegee
Everything's wonderful
Everything's grand
Everything's swinging all across the land
You know it
Bust out the biscuits
Strike up the band
Play those videos every woman and man
Cos MTV whoa makes me want to smoke crack
Fly out the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high as a kite
Getting all uptight
Take it

Aww yeah
Fake it till you make it
Right about now
Stepping into a cold ass fashion
Aww yeah weed whack that thing

I work down to that video store making some change
With a sparkle in my step and a smile on my face
Condominiums rising above
And those videos are better than love
Yeah MTV one
MTV check
MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Yeah
Nice one

NOTES:
A re-recording of the infamous jam, recorded during the "Mellow Gold" sessions and eventually put out on the UK "Loser" CD single.

APPEARS ON:
Mellow Gold
Loser
Beck

YEAR RELEASED:
1994

LENGTH:
3:29

WRITTEN BY:
Beck Hansen

PRODUCED BY:
Beck Hansen
Tom Rothrock
Rob Schnapf

ENGINEERED BY:
Tom Rothrock
Rob Schnapf

PERFORMERS:
Beck Hansen
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Mike Boito
Piano

MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high
Can't get a ride no matter how I try
Everything's perfect and everything's bright
And everyone's perky and everyone's uptight
I watch those videos
I watch them all day
And I plug them in my eyeballs
Hey and the colors are nice
And the pictures are nice
And the girls are nice
Everything's so nice
And MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride

Well I work at the video store making change
And I'm counting out the pennies twisting in my brain
Condos in the distance and smog in the air
No one in the streets and no one anywhere
And I drink what I drink and I eat from a can
And I'm standing by the microwave till I feel special
And I'm checking out the furniture
I want to buy a sofa
Might buy a wheelchair and roll out of this town
And MTV made me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV made me want to get high
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
MTV made me want to burn flesh
Having an orgy down in the satellite dish

APPEARS ON:
MTV Makes Me Want To Smoke Crack
Beck
The History Of Beck - A Selection Of His Non-DGC Work
We Like Folk

YEAR RELEASED:
1993

LENGTH:
3:42

WRITTEN BY:
Beck Hansen

PERFORMERS:
Beck Hansen
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica

MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high
Can't get a ride no matter how I try
And everything's perfect and everything's bright
And everything's slick and everything's uptight
I love those videos
I watch them all day
And I went... look and I love the things you say
And the pictures are nice and the girls are nice
And the music is nice and everything's so nice
And MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high
Fall out of the window and I never say goodbye

I work at the video store making change
And I'm counting out the pennies and I'm losing my brains
Colors in the distance and smog in the air
No one on the streets and no one anywhere
MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high
I want to get it right
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride
Can't get a ride

APPEARS ON:
Don't Get Bent Out Of Shape

YEAR RELEASED:
1992

LENGTH:
3:37

WRITTEN BY:
Beck Hansen

RECORDED BY:
Beck Hansen

PERFORMERS:
Beck Hansen
Harmonica, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the window and I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high
Can't get a ride no matter how I try
Everything's perky and everything's so bright
Everything's so slick and everyone's uptight
The pictures are nice
The colors are nice
The girls are nice
And everything's so nice
MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Fall out of the

No wait
Hold the show
Gonna bum rush this
You know umm
Singing this song like that
I just got to admit that
I spent the last week making a video myself
So can you hit that tape
I think we got to do this another way

Hey
Get busy
MTV makes me want to smoke crack
Whoa
Fly out the window and I'm never come back
MTV makes me want to get high as the moon
Like a rubber balloon
Everything's wonderful
Everything's grand
Everything's swinging all across the land
Break out the biscuits
Strike up the band
Play those videos every woman and man
Cos MTV whoa makes me want to smoke crack
Fly out the window
I'm never coming back
MTV makes me want to get high as a kite
Getting down
Play it

Whoa
Aww yeah
Yeah
Getting busy people

Working at the video store making some change
With a sparkle in my step and a smile on my face
Condominiums rising above
And it's better than love
Whoa
MTV one
MTV two
MTV makes me want to smoke crack

APPEARS ON:
KCRW: 1993-07-23

DATE RECORDED:
July 23rd 1993

LENGTH:
3:36

WRITTEN BY:
Beck Hansen

PERFORMERS:
Beck Hansen
Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica

Dallas Don Burnette
Drums

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