Intro To Where It's At
Beck Lyrics


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There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turn low
Jig-saw jazz and the get-fresh flow

Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands and just clap your hands

Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone

Take me home in my elevator bones!
That was a good drum break

Pick yourself up off the side of the road
With your elevator bones and your whip-flash tones
Members only, hyponotizers
Move through the room like ambulance drivers
Shine your shoes with your microphone blues
Hirsutes with your parachute flutes
Passing the dutchie from coast to coast
Let the man Gary Wilson rock the most

Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone

What about those who swing both ways: AC-DC's

Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone

Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone

Oh, dear me. Make Out City is a two-horse town
That's beautiful, Dad
Get my microphone

There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turn low
Jig-saw jazz and the get-fresh flow
Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands and just clap your hands

Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at
I got two turntables and a microphone





I got plastic on my mind
Telephone plastic baby

Overall Meaning

In Beck's song "Intro To Where It's At," the lyrics offer a commentary on the culture and atmosphere of the "destination" that the singer is heading toward, which is portrayed as a place where the lights are low and the music is groovy, characterized by "jig-saw jazz and the get-fresh flow." The song describes the various elements of this world, including "pulling out jives and jamboree handouts" and "bottles and cans," accentuated by the repetition of "just clap your hands." The singer of the song boasts about his equipment as a DJ, with "two turntables and a microphone" serving as the refrain throughout the track.


The song contrasts the artificiality of this music-centric world with the more mundane towns and habitations that the singer and his listeners may be coming from, stating that the destination is "a little up the road from the habitations and towns we know." The song's lyrics are impressionistic and paint a vivid picture of a utopian musical world - a world in which an elevator is made of bones, and people have hypnotic powers as if they were ambulance drivers.


Line by Line Meaning

There's a destination a little up the road
There's a place beyond the familiar and the known


From the habitations and the towns we know
Far from the houses and the cities that we are used to


A place we saw the lights turn low
A spot where we beheld the brightness recede


Jig-saw jazz and the get-fresh flow
A groovy beat with intricate sound and rhythm


Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Dancing and good times with party favours and treats


Two turntables and a microphone
Playing music with two record players and a microphone


Bottles and cans and just clap your hands and just clap your hands
Drinking and cheering and just clapping your hands together


Where it's at I got two turntables and a microphone
I know the place, and I have the necessary equipment


Take me home in my elevator bones!
Bring me home in a flash


That was a good drum break
That was a nice percussion solo


Pick yourself up off the side of the road
Get yourself together and on your feet again


With your elevator bones and your whip-flash tones
With your cool and confident style and sound


Members only, hyponotizers
Exclusive members only club with mesmerizing effects


Move through the room like ambulance drivers
Efficiently and swiftly navigate through the crowd


Shine your shoes with your microphone blues
Polish your footwear as you connect with your music


Hirsutes with your parachute flutes
Bearded musicians playing flute with time to spare


Passing the dutchie from coast to coast
Sharing a joint across the country


Let the man Gary Wilson rock the most
Allow the great Gary Wilson to give an amazing performance


What about those who swing both ways: AC-DC's
What about people who enjoy both sides of the music spectrum?


Two turntables and a microphone
Playing music with two record players and a microphone


Where it's at I got two turntables and a microphone
I know the place, and I have the necessary equipment


Oh, dear me. Make Out City is a two-horse town
Well, that's disappointing: there aren't many options for romance here


That's beautiful, Dad
That's a great sentiment, Father


Get my microphone
Bring me the tool for my musical expression




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BECK HANSEN, JOHN ROBERT KING, MICHAEL S. SIMPSON

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@duckmeister5385

My wife said she was going to leave me if I didn't stop listening to this song. Long story short, she got the house, car and custody of the kid. But I got two turntables and a microphone, so it's all good.

@feyzad.1443

good deal

@audiodood

Bruh moment

@truescotsman4103

you got your shadow and the devils haircut too don't complain.

@jasonsikes9001

Has your wife come back yet?

@CutterCo

good BS

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@Ramonatho

The phrase "Move through the room like ambulance drivers" has never left me.

@johnallenismynameandmusici2796

I'm 70 and Beck is in the great tradition of original artists. He's doing his thing and people dig it. Rock on.

@letsroll492

YOU Rock ! ! ! and so does Beck✌️❤️🍕

@DrBeauHightower

Beck is the freaking man

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