Beck's Song Reader

I'm about to start Fall semester, and for my project in my Music Production Group, I've ordered Beck's Song Reader, and it just arrived full of sheet music.  I've been working pretty hard since then trying to decide which songs I am going to arrange and record for my class. Here are versions of six songs I've chosen for my project.

My favorite is called 'Title Of This Song,' most people have been doing it too slow.  The best version I could find is by Amy Regan.  She got that R&B thing right.  

I was blown away by Royal Canoe's version of 'We All Wear Cloaks.' (Having trouble linking it normally but the link below should take you there.)

We All Wear Cloaks - Royal Canoe


Next is another exciting challenge called 'Rough On Rats.'  I love this performance of it by the Portland Cello Project.  I see it as a smoky lounge-like song.  Maybe with a hint of Tom Waits.

I also really like this one called 'Why Did You Make Me Care?" by Hey Ocean.  If fact they really nailed it.  I can only hope that mine will be as good as this one.

No one seems to be doing what I want to do with 'I'm Down." This one I think will work best as a hard driving funk piece ala "Youthless." I hope to get some Trip Hop influences in there as well.  The closest I could find was this one by Got A Girl, but it's really not what I'm hoping for. (Once again I had trouble with the link.)

I'm Down - Got A Girl

And this is the one that seems to get 'Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard." the way I'd like to do it.

Once we get some of theses songs put together next semester, I'll post them here.