Somethin's wrong cause my mind is fading,
And everywhere I look there's a dead end waiting,
Temperature's dropping at the rotten oasis
Stealing kisses from the leprous faces
Heads are hanging from the garbageman trees
Mouthwash, jukebox, gasoline,
Pistols are pointing at a poor man's pockets
Smiling eyes with 'em out of the sockets

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Love machines on the sympathy crutches
Discount orgies on the dropout buses
Hitchin' a ride with the bleedin' noses
Comin' to town with the briefcase blues

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Somethin' wrong cause my mind is fading
Ghetto blastin' disintegrating
Rock 'n' roll, know what I'm saying?
Everywhere I look there's a devil in waiting

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CARLIN AMERICA INC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: TED WRIGHT, PHILIP MICHAEL COULTER, TOMMY LEE SCOTT, BECK CAMPBELL, JOHN KING, MICHAEL SIMPSON

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Kevin Raju

4y↑74

"Devils Haircut"

Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading
And everywhere I look
There's a dead end waiting
Temperature's dropping at the rotten oasis
Stealing kisses from the leperous faces

Heads are hanging from the garbage man trees
Mouthwash jukebox gasoline
Crystals are pointing
At a poor man's pockets
Smiling eyes ripping out of his sockets

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Love machines on the sympathy crutches
Discount orgies on the dropout buses
Hitching a ride with the bleeding noses
Coming to town with the brief case blues

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading
Ghetto-blasting disintegrating
Rock 'n' roll, know what I'm saying
And everywhere I look
There's a devil waiting

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Devil's haircut! In my mind!
Devil's haircut! In my mind!
Devil's haircut! In my mind!

Gaspar Torrez

4y↑65

Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading
And everywhere I look
There's a dead end waiting
Temperature's dropping at the rotten oasis
Stealing kisses from the leperous faces

Heads are hanging from the garbage man trees
Mouthwash jukebox gasoline
Crystals are pointing
At a poor man's pockets
Smiling eyes ripping out of his sockets

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Love machines on the sympathy crutches
Discount orgies on the dropout buses
Hitching a ride with the bleeding noses
Coming to town with the brief case blues

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading
Ghetto-blasting disintegrating
Rock 'n' roll, know what I'm saying
And everywhere I look
There's a devil waiting

Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind
Got a devil's haircut in my mind

Devil's haircut! In my mind!
Devil's haircut! In my mind!
Devil's haircut! In my mind

All comments from YouTube:

Wutaii1 Nostalgia

31w↑144

His concerts were so amazing. I miss these days

Arturo Martinez

9w↑1

Were? Went to his concert in summer2019 when he toured with Cage the elephant. It was a good show.

Ty Cobb

9w↑2

The year was 2002. My girlfriend and I had tickets to see Beck in Dayton OH. We were so stoked to see him. The concert was on a Tuesday night. For some reason we both assumed it was on Friday night, not sure why we thought that? Probably all the drugs we were doing at the time. The Wednesday morning after the concert we woke up and realized we missed the show. It was one of the biggest disappointments of my life!

Canadian Bossa Nova

11w

I definitely miss it and the Patriotism!

Robert Alexander Beal Jr.

14w

That's some gangster rhetoric long forgotten. Didn't use scissors. It was with a typewriter 😆

Robert Alexander Beal Jr.

14w

That's cool you got to see it live 😁

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remi moses

6y↑1K

The 90s had some incredibly creative videos

GRiM HbR H

Nevermind the music then

Logan G. Mohler

@Sahil pleased to help. Here are a few for you. CSN&Y, Simon and Garfunkel, The Guess who, Dave matthews band, Clint black, the pixies, blind melon, Red Hot Chili Peppers, goo goo dolls, primus, skid row, Neil young - down by the river (live at farm aid), kc and the sunshine band, cactus, Pink Floyd, REM... I know many more if you’d like to talk music with me. What is some good music there from India? I’d like to listen. I’m a music nerd

Sahil

7w↑2

i am Indian so i don't know much about retro music of USA. but i love old usa
can so anyone help me to give 70s, 80s ,90s hits songs.

Logan G. Mohler

@Feedthe5000 prove it

Lose

10w

I have a devils haircut

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Jeff Lawford

6y↑820

So I hear that "social media" is beating up on Beck for Winning Album of The Year at the Grammy's instead of Beyonce. I think Beck is getting mis-represented. I like Beyonce's music, but lets not forget that Beck has been around a lot longer, can play MULTIPLE instruments and WRITES his OWN music. Sure he's sold fewer albums, but they aren't handing out Grammy's based on record sales (thank goodness!). He is a cool cat - definitely NOT a "Loser" baby!

Anna L. Vajda

Yeah they didn't even nominate The Weeknd so I don't trust the Grammys much anymore anyway.

Michael Burke

Beyonce sucks. Beck rules.

Jwan Besande

I mean, I think Beck deserved the win too, but I personally don't give two shits whether or not he plays multiple instruments or writes his own music. I just care whether or not the music he writes is good, which it is.

IgobyRoss

Beck deserved it, and people shouldn’t beat him up for it. I have nothing against Beyoncé, but people need to stop being sore losers and accept he won

Alex Morrison

He is a loser thats why he wins. If you're offended grow some skin because you cant comprehend that we're all losers.

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Vojife

5y↑622

"Like when I wrote Devil's Haircut I was feeling really... What's that song about?"

Nick Blum

@Im not giving my name to a machine! awesome username!

Zooey Escobar

8w↑1

Are these the cards against humanity people.

Phillip Rokkas

16w

That’s what I ask myself, wtf was beck singing about? After listening a few times this week lmao

Private

21w↑1

@Anne Krautwald Talk about it! Everywhere I look theirs a devil waiting...

Justin Dawson

23w

@Susie Towers probably the sharply defined “Widow’s Peak”

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ARTV

7y↑106

Creative as always,that's Beck for you. I just posted a review of the new album "Morning Phase", check it out, it's the featured video on my channel! Would love to hear what others are thinking of it.

yaohunter

10w

@Psycho Lad the ebegging stage, we've all been there one time or another

Dingle Berry

ARTV "was"now he sounds like ah lil pop band!

Finean Williams

3y↑1

go away

Psycho Lad

3y↑2

Boi now we see him as one of the uprising music channel.

Genesis Osuna

Jason Barbush nice seeing someone from 2018 still here

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Wesley Vane

6y↑181

My youth was in early 2000's in Russia. And even I (Russian) know who is Beck. I bought mp3-disk of Beck in my town. And i really liked it. And american kids now don't even know their music legends of 90's

Zooey Escobar

8w↑1

I'm latino, and I appreciate Beck.

Ozzland

10w

kkomrade

ken sims

11w

Russia makes pirate copies of records and tapes and none of the money goes to artists... Probably goes to building more nukes...

Eric Haggerty

33w

We know who they are you been dealing with fakers

Deadsea 1993

50w↑1

Yeah it is a shame too. He barely won best album and artist of the year against Lady Gaga a few years ago. Shocking I know. If anything, Beck has always been evolving his sound. I hear he plays 15 instruments, he's a great musician. I'd love to blare E-Pro on a Nascar race track during one of those racing challenges fans can do

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Rftop

29w↑9

Beck is one of those artists where you like the song the 20th time you listen to it way more than you did the 1st time listening to it

Deborah L.

6y↑163

I'm actually here because of Futurama. "Like when I wrote 'Devil's Haircut.' I was feeling really... Wait, what was that song about?"
(Side note: I heard that when he was on that episode, he kept asking them if there were more jokes they could use to make fun of him!)

Monkeyface Jones

32w

@Ace's Productions perfection ❤

Sun Rae

38w↑2

Hahah same ! I was very young when that episode came out both throughout the years I always wondered who beck was then I randomly came across the odelay album and immediately thought of the episode been a fan since childhood !!

Ace's Productions

1y↑5

Hand me the Becktionary.

No, the RHYMING Becktionary.

N.i.B.

3y↑1

i came here cause im watchibg it right now.

Grenadeh

6y↑6

+Deborah L. I too am literally watching that episode right now and I giggled and listened to the song because he was right. I always loved this song though.

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Kevin Raju

4y↑74

Zooey Escobar

I see.

Jose Mesquita

13w↑2

Thanks a lot with a devil's haircut in my mind.

Bel Pop

6y↑786

Respect the Beck. I needed to watch his videos after last night's debacle. "Respect artistry"?!...Kanye needs a musical education. And education in general.

Al T

1y↑1

Kanye just needs help. A lot of help.

Josh Charles

"Wedgucation"

OwenF

hes good maybe not as good as beck but hes creative

w. waeller

i think so

Shiela Ingram

Facts

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Ab-Dhul Alif Qadr Muhammad

2y↑16

Bek is one of the COOLEST characters in the music industry.

Beardedone

5w↑4

Appropriate after the 2020-21 lockdown . Loved Since Day Of Release .

monos70

5w↑2

Damn, he was being tracked by super secret spies all throughout.

weepingwell

3y↑4

Goddamn! I never heard this song. I like Beck but I listen to metal mostly. But then at the end I heard Beck's fuckin' metal voice! That was some impressive shit.

Chef Boyar-olini

5y↑124

What kills me is the close ups when no one is sing

Jayson McEwen

@Guten Morgen Very 1970's.

earl pittman

5y↑1

Why did you delete that claim that "You" wrote devils haircut just as I was commenting on it? Did you write devils haircut before or after you wrote, "I wanna' hold your hand"? Did you sell out Becks "WoW" to the auto pigs too?

Guten Morgen

5y↑9

It reminds me of the Law and Order close ups in the opening.

Vojife

5y↑5

2:18 The best one ;D

Chef Boyar-olini

5y↑8

+Daniel Thompson it's just fun

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Gaspar Torrez

4y↑65

Mike Pawlik

2y↑8

The thought that the same people behind Fight Club's soundtrack also had a hand in producing this album makes me very happy. Dust Brothers rock! Fun fact 2: Dust Brothers have also done work with the Hansons which is super weird.

Red Green

5y↑33

The ending of this music video kills me every time

Robert Plattner

+Enclave Commander NO.3-117 this comments is literally why im here right now. Watching that episode of Futurama.

Bordo The Schemester

You can make annoying noises? Yes, I use those all the time in my music.

spacecowboy5000

7y↑42

"Rock 'n' Roll - know what I'm saying?" Yes. Yes, I actually do.

telecaster24

Beck is da man..What an underrated musician ..He sells out everywhere..TALENT is PURE..

Callum Barlow

his voice is creating chords, thats just stupidly good

Adam Langley

4y↑21

" an artist who transcends genres while reinvinting them"
Bender B. Rodriguez.

Aaron Soto

1y↑3

Mark Romanek Punk-dark aesthetic combined with Beck's post modern /avant garde 90s sound, made this video a absolutely perfect mix of music and cinema, tremendous art direction, beautiful chaotic cinematography and insanely groovy performance by Beck himself, it's like Midnight Cowboy meets Grindhouse cinema.

Anne Krautwald

2y↑5

this is the song everybody always want to hear - very understandable, aand theeeee very most postmodernist video anyone ever saw...

mrhyde2484

6y↑1

What an original artist.

Anthony Shea

7w↑1

Pistols pointing at a poor man's pockets. Obsessed with that line

Jonathan Salvador

Every time the thunder part comes I think it's actually raining outside.

Misstersack

I've been looking for this song for YEARS. Back in 2006-2007 this used to be call waiting music for Virgin Mobile tech support, along with Gwen Stefani's "Just a Girl" and Brandy's "Yeah Yeah Yeah". Anyone else remember this?

Devin Crum

4y↑1

musically this song is seriously genius. lyrically it's super clever although it may not seem like that to all on the surface

Astral

21w

0:23 When your friend tells you they never listened to Beck.

Matthew C

I can't believe this song is now 20 years old... Sounds good as ever!

Patrick S

29w

RIP Emma Rawlins. You will be missed.

Robert Dillon

I don't why the algorithm sent me here, but thank you Al Go Rhythm.

Plasma Soul X

6y↑13

Can't help but think of the Futurama joke "Like when I wrote Devils Haircut I was feeling really... what's that song about?"

DarrenBonJovi

6y↑8

Epic song and video. Still looks fresh and contemporary, and it's 19 years old!

Sunshine Peterman

3y↑1

DarrenBonJovi holy crap

Kristythepistol

2y↑2

One of my favorite albums of the 90's!! He was phenomenal in concert!

Juan Jones

3y↑1

I don’t remember the video being this way ...but the song is a new classic in my way

Duan Torruellas

30w↑15

This video is shot in that vintage style of the Rockford files . The way the camera zooms and freezes on his face. Becks style has always been hard to pin down but it always has that great vintage look , the clothes, the lyrics , videos , incredible.
Maybe he pulls concepts from the late 70s because he grew up in that time. The music has hints of this style as well. Cant put him in a box with the wide range he covers . Lyrics are like nothing on earth , and I remember the late 70s.

Lilian Beamish

16w↑1

He took inspiration for the video from John Voight's character Joe Buck from Midnight Cowboy too.

Borat 1

6y↑10

Never heard of Beck or K West till Kayne did what he did. I like this guy. Something earthy about him some how.

George Santillan

This song is still good, even after this long.

Junior Avalos

feels like im in the middle of the desert listing to this song

Tonya Johnson

3y↑1

Beck is a wizard of words ..Light years ahead of his time....

Yankee Rose

6y↑14

"Like. when I was writing Devil's Haircut I was really feeling.... wait.. what's that song about?"

I love Futurama and I love Beck XD XD

ihatelinmanuelmiranda95

Ugh, Beck is so freaking cute. Especially at 2:34 <3

Lord Goat

That Bernard Purdie break is monster

PAT Warner

4y↑3

I haven't listened to this song for almost 20 years and I forgot all about it, until it was played in an episode of "Lucifer".

Brian Arborio

9w↑1

Class of '90. We did it!

philippe holland

them "i can only give you everything"

hungerstriker27

beck is one of the most underrated musial genious around.....

snorgisborg2

1y↑4

Takes me back to the 90's. That last scream part is what made me like this back then.

Butcher

This man is a musical genius!

Sway Jolie p

Miss the 90's 😔💔

Blair Crocker

Still remember the first time I saw a beck video I knew it would never get stale and old. Man I miss the 90s

algonacchick

6y↑7

Great song! Congrats to Beck on winning a Grammy for Album Of The Year! Well deserved.

Monte McCarty

17w↑1

Hard to believe he is a die hard Scientology member. Great musician...you can't deny that.

adam frank

5w↑2

This brought me back to some great memories

Aaron Rosenberg

Really dug this album in the 90s. Seemed to capture the zeitgeist for me. Such a dapper dude, too.

Erica Weaver

24w

We need to really give props to the videographers who shoot his videos!!

VioletNat

People have to listen to his music before they say anything bad about Beck's music, I'm 14 and my dad played that music when me and my sister were growing up.

Miguel Angel Martín

Odelay album. One of the best 5 albums of the nineties no doubt.

Kenny Hall

9w↑1

Seriously, this album Rocks. Every track is great! Not being paid!

Cameron Clark

I've listened to Beck for pretty much my whole life and i love his music.

Il Re di Bastoni

Odelay what a album!

Novawax

5y↑16

A master piece

mr mr

Novawax lit

TLC Artchick

Beck is just weird enough to be my favorite!

tashkenty

Along with 'the new pollution' and 'where it's at,' one of the best tracks in Odelay. Congrats Beck on the Grammy Album of the Year! I'm glad NARAS recognized you are overdue for well-deserved recognition :-)

Luke Edgar

What a song! 10000* x better than anything recent

Osvaldo Paese

I saw Beck in Chicago a couple of nights ago and he put on a terrific show. One of the best concerts I've been to.

Problematique

7y↑3

Something's wrong 'cause my mind is fading and everywhere I look there's a dead end waiting.

goodmood3

1:49, this sample is so dope.

Diana adorabella

About time a Real artist with Real talent gets recognition! Go Beck Love You!! ♡♡♡

CheshireCatband

I had super sick long hair back in the 90's when I was twenty-something, and I went bald- God cuts my hair now.

Bryant Givens

2y↑3

"Like that song, Devil's Haircut is about.. wait, what is that song about.." - Beck's Head
(Futurama) 3000 something

Sluggz McGee

I'm glad I'm the age I am and I'm glad I was born in the era I was born in because my generation (80's and 90's) made INCREDIBLE music like this. Love me some Beck.

MrNoodles88

3y↑1

The verses Sounds like "dancing in the street". Fucking genius!

Camacho J

2y↑21

My it's almost the end of 2019 and haven't heard this song for a long time..love it

Cameron Ralston

7y↑928

For some reason Beck looks like Michael Cera

Katie Bates

I have always thought that back then!

christ mpak

16w

Wait what I thought that he was Michael Cera in this videoclip

Sioux Squeakpickle

20w

Nah, man. He's got a relaxed Dwight Yoakum goin' on here.

FuriousHondaBoy

22w

yeah, 1996, don't think so...

Geovanny Gonzalez

22w

Jeanie the undertaker Destiny Chuckie David Rey misterio

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Rich L

I’m so thankful I got to enjoy this music when I was in my prime while in college.

Jess Lynch

2y↑8

2:20 Just so frikkin' cool for some unknown reason!!

Jake McClenahan

19w↑1

This is music

deceiver

Nothing but genius both musically and visually.

Mappy is hot

This guys stuff has such a deep meaning that I feel compelled to HEAR MORE!!

Vincent Michael Leguesse

6y↑1

Breakbeat supreme!

dspf68

Dude is a genius, straight up.

Ross 1

43w↑15

I thought we were going to be cooler when we got old. I was wrong. My generation had it all and we lost it.

Duane Freeman

40w↑1

amen!!!!

Ross 1

41w↑3

@The New American Republic we gave you guys everything and you still complain young people are entitled.

The New American Republic

42w↑2

And thanks to y'all. My generation (gen z) and especially the millennials suck ass

gerald 413

2y↑45

I love this tune my ex fiance's hated it. I love it MORE!!!

Scott Mc Fadyen

23w

Yeah

gerald 413

1y↑4

Well she maybe right but dam it rocks. Thanks mine was a liar thief & cheater. 😈

Cicero Almeida

1y↑6

So did my ex gf. She hated all my rock songs, claiming they were from the devil. Thank God she broke up with me two days ago.

Howling Caliper

I think when i was a kid the midnight cowboy reference was over my head

Abby Normal

Omg this was 20 years ago?! Good greif.

Мах

Damn! every time I go to New York you have to swim through the people, but in this it's a ghost town

n1a31y161r

18w

The jacket, the hat, the ghetto blaster (.....it's even referenced in the song ) - Midnight Cowboy. Don't take two brain cells to work that one out.

jdprettynails

I can't believe I forgot this song!!!

Diego Neyra Ruiz

One of the best music videos in history. Period

focalized

Beck, Cobain and Buzz Osborne. Greatest at writing nonsense lyrics that somehow work. Brilliant poetry.

focalized

Beck, Cobain and Buzz Osborne. Greatest at writing nonsense lyrics that somehow work. Brilliant poetry.

drfranklee

This movie is basically "I Legend" but with beck instead of will smith and the people are zombies out to get him....-Omega Man

NathrazaXis X.

This song brings back so many memories...

Maximus2318

34w

Beck has made many sick tunes over the years.. <3

black sunday

7y↑12

the ending is so creepy but awesome

Joe Kabat

7y↑11

@redclaytanto calm down

redclaytanto

7y↑1

Good God your right! Why did I listen to this right before heading to bed?

Blackythedoggy's OwnerAabha

43w

I was rewatching Lucifer for the billionth time and this time I thought of stopping by this song- anyone else?

Arundel Mercure

3y↑28

This video remains magnificent. Mark Romanek directed the very best music videos of the 90s, and this one is a triumph. There's no CGI here- every shot is planned and coordinated, and to do that in NYC , no special effects, takes a certain genius and planning and everything going right. Which suits the early 70s aesthetic it goes for in parts- freeze frames and blow-ups where you can see the film grain. The "paranoia" films of the early 70s, like Klute, or The Parallax View etc. Very stylishly retro, with a keen sense of texture and style. Music videos were a truly great art form in the 90s, and this one's a masterpiece. Great song too.

Arundel Mercure

@Paulo Vinicius Maya Yes, it is! Very complicated. TCM showed the other night an early, independently film by Stanley Kubrick (Killers Kiss) and people were boggled at how he got such amazing shots of 1950s NYC.. many of which were devoid of people. The gues was, shooting VERY early, and on Sunday mornings? Anyway, I imagine Beck and his record co. had the pull to get permissions etc, but it's such a logistical feat, it's still impressive as hell.

Paulo Vinicius Maya

9w↑1

This is something I've been wondering: how did he managed to film and block these streets? Isn't this super complicated to do?

Andrew Stadler

34w

The zoom-ins and captured moments were repeated later in REM's Imitation Of Life - another classic.

Jayson McEwen

36w

Very well said.

Patrick Roloff

I like your enthusiasm and I share your opinion about how tricky it must had been to shoot that video. Great song, great performance by a great performer.

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