Debra (song)
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| "Debra" | ||
|---|---|---|
| Song by Beck | ||
| From the album Midnite Vultures | ||
| Album released | 16 November 1999 | |
| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Song Length | 5:41 | |
| Record label | DGC | |
| Producer | Beck | |
| Track Number | 11 | |
"Debra" is the name of a song by Beck. He had originally attempted to record "Debra" with the Dust Brothers for Odelay, but he thought that it was too tongue-in-cheek. It was debuted main-stream in 1996, and, as Beck noted, "it became the centerpiece of the whole set. It was the song that people would react to more than the songs that they'd heard on the radio. So we kept playing it and playing it." The song finally made it on to Midnite Vultures in 1999.
It continued with the "Loser" motif, but -- whereas that song related to being a slacker in life, "Debra" relates to being a slacker in love, and a troubled one too. It satirises both some men's desires, and the fashion for songs about sex in R&B and pop music. The song draws influence from "Raspberry Beret" by Prince. Beck later, on his "Sea Change" tour, admitted how much he detested the song, and changed, to great effect, as many of the lyrics as possible in ad-lib.
A mashup of the song, "Frontin' on Debra", was made in 2004, mixing the song with "Frontin'" by Pharrell Williams featuring Jay-Z.
