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Whoa - the word "genome" crops up in the new(ish) Beck B-Side "Bonfire Blondes"

Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Posted on: October 10, 2008 5:50 PM, by David Ng

I tell you - first we have a great video from Beck on sustainability, and now he goes and uses the word genome in a new B-side. The word genome - a rare word, indeed, when you look on the song lyric sites.

Anyway, since the song is new, you can't really find a YouTube video or free streaming version of it yet. But here's a sample, and below are the words (as far as I can make them) with the genome bit included.

I'm so weary of taking up space Sending junk mail to whole human race Sold my genome to the salt of the Earth Made my brain full to see what it's worth Lights out. They're throwing blondes in the bonfire...

Very funky.

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