Debra (song)

"Debra" is a song by the American musician Beck. It was released on his album Midnite Vultures.

"Debra"
Song by Beck
from the album Midnite Vultures
ReleasedNovember 16, 1999 (1999-11-16)
Recorded1998
StudioConway Studios, G-Son Studios, Sunset Sound (Los Angeles), The Shop (Arcata)
GenreSoul, funk
Length5:43
LabelDGC
Songwriter(s)Ed Green,[1] Hansen, John King, Michael Simpson
Producer(s)Beck, Dust Brothers

Background

Beck had originally attempted to record and release "Debra" with the Dust Brothers for Odelay, but he thought that it was too tongue-in-cheek. It was debuted mainstream 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".[2] The song finally made it on to Midnite Vultures in 1999.

The lyrics include a reference to the Los Angeles-based restaurant chain Zankou Chicken.[3]

Composition

The song's lyrics are about meeting a girl named Jenny who works at the retail store JCPenney and wanting to "get with" her and her sister, Debra.[4]

The song was used in the 2017 Edgar Wright film Baby Driver[5] and as inspiration for music in Flight of the Conchords.[6]

Cover version

The song was covered by German industrial artist Kompressor. Kompressor's version is called "Kompressor Want to Get with You".

Additionally, the song has been covered in recent live shows by the US band I Don't Know How But They Found Me. This version has not been released digitally.

References
  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/339503-Ed-Green-2?filter_anv=0&subtype=Writing-Arrangement&type=Credits
  2. Wright, Danny. "Beck - 10 of the best". The Guardian.
  3. Satzman, Darrell (March 18, 2010). "Zankou Chicken's tragic family rift impedes chain's growth". Los Angeles Times.
  4. https://genius.com/13156114
  5. Minsker, Evan. "Behind the Music of Baby Driver, With Director Edgar Wright". Pitchfork.
  6. May 13th, Alex Denney; 2008. "Flight Of The Conchords: comedy Kiwis on their musical dabblings". DrownedInSound. Retrieved 2020-11-19.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)


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