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I Only Have Eyes For You

Beck

2017

I Only Have Eyes For You

Release Date:  2017

By Pitchfork

Reviewed April 18, 2012

No Age, Devendra Banhart, Lucky Dragons, and others have contributed to multimedia artist Doug Aitken's "Song 1" happening, in which their covers of the crooner staple "I Only Have Eyes for You" will soundtrack 360 degree video projections cast upon the exterior of the cylindrical Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC. Of all the covers we've heard so far, none is as simply striking as Beck's take. His cover goes for the straightforward approach as a tribute to the Flamingos' essential version of the song, from the tinkling bar-room piano to those "she-bop she-bop"s-- but the star of the show here is Beck's vocals, which are pleasurably aching and warm. Beck's spent a fair amount of time away from the public eye recently, so it's a welcome surprise to hear him take on a familiar tune and make it sound so incredibly personal.

8:00 PM · Apr 18, 2012 · 1 Views