VIA PRESS RELEASE | Beck is sending us all a very special Valentine’s Day gift in the form of Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime, a beautifully crafted eight-song mini-album collecting some of his most beloved standalone singles and soundtrack contributions, eclectic cover versions and a couple of exclusive previously unreleased recordings.
Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime is of course named for Beck’s version of the Korgis’ dusty gem that first stole hearts on the soundtrack to 2004’s The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and has since remained a frequent fixture of Beck’s live shows, especially his orchestral performances of the last few years. Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love’”and The Flamingos’ “I Only Have Eyes for You” receive faithful and reverent renditions, as do tributes to John Lennon (“Love”) and Caetano Veloso (“Michelangelo Antonioni”).
The beguiling “Ramona,” from the Scott Pilgrim vs. The World soundtrack, is the sole Beck original here, while never-before-recorded versions of two of Beck’s signature reinterpretations—Hank Williams’ “Your Cheatin’ Heart” and Daniel Johnston’s “True Love Will Find You in the End”—round out this formidable Valentine’s Day mixtape.
Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime is available now across DSPs, and will see its physical release on February 13th on opaque red vinyl, which can now be pre-ordered HERE.
