My Morning Jacket

My Morning Jacket => The Music => Topic started by: Angry Ewok on Apr 24, 2008, 09:18 PM

Title: It Beats For You
Post by: Angry Ewok on Apr 24, 2008, 09:18 PM
You should stop what you're doing and listen to It Beats For You on Okonokos.

It blows me away every single time.
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: TGMC421 on Apr 24, 2008, 09:31 PM
I was listening to this version on the drive home earlier.  Made for a great jam to blast at others around.   :P
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: thatswhatshesaid on Apr 24, 2008, 09:38 PM
i love any version of it, but the oko version is awesome.
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: Laylow27 on Apr 24, 2008, 09:44 PM
such an underrated classic.......especially the whistling at the end, seriously Z may be my all time favorite I think.
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: BH on Apr 24, 2008, 09:59 PM
The OKONOKOS! version is spectacular.  I can't listen to it now without seeing Two Tone banging on his bass to the beat.
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: sweatboard on Apr 24, 2008, 10:19 PM
Yeah, the ending of that song on Okonokos just pops into my head from time to time.  It's a good example of what MMJ are all about.
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: The DARK on Apr 24, 2008, 10:23 PM
Personally, I love this song because it's the most unique-sounding thing they've ever done. You can play "spot the influences" with nearly everything else, but that bass! Those drums! Those synths! That acoustic guitar! Everything I love about MMJ, but totally different from everything else.
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: weeniebeenie on Apr 24, 2008, 11:33 PM
QuoteThe OKONOKOS! version is spectacular.  I can't listen to it now without seeing Two Tone banging on his bass to the beat.
I love that part, especially how he's doing it when Jim is saying,"Who can  count the  time I'm beating... With my hands?" Awesome!
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: cmccubbin25 on Apr 25, 2008, 12:16 PM
listen to the live versions where Andrew Bird plays with them...the whistle he does live will blow you away!!!
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: ms. yvon on Apr 25, 2008, 04:37 PM
what show is that from?  acl last year?

brad, the okonokos version is a stunner.  tom and patrick drive that song.  damn.
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: Laylow27 on Apr 25, 2008, 04:49 PM
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QuoteThe OKONOKOS! version is spectacular.  I can't listen to it now without seeing Two Tone banging on his bass to the beat.
I love that part, especially how he's doing it when Jim is saying,"Who can  count the  time I'm beating... With my hands?" Awesome!


haha, me too!
Title: Re: It Beats For You
Post by: jrod00 on Apr 25, 2008, 05:57 PM
Actually you should stop what you're doing and listen to the live version from 12/1/06 in Philly, it's frickin awesome, especially the whoop/scream at the end of the vocal.