Beck - Beercan (Live - First TV appearance?)

Beck performing Beercan live on Australian TV show Denton in 1994.
I believe this was Beck's first TV performance. Presenter Andrew Denton asks Beck whether this is the case and Beck appears to confirm this.
Denton also featured a segment where the musical guests selected and random song from a barrel. The bands then had 30 minutes or so to learn the song before performing it at the show's conclusion. I won't spoil the surprise regarding which 80s schlock pop hit song Beck got lumped with....

[@C1999]

this dude was 24 acting like he's still 13 i love this

[@drewper73]

"quit my job blowin' leaves, telephone bills up my sleeves..." genius

[@jasonkessler7321]

14 days I been sleeping in a barn, better get a paycheck tattooed on my arm.

[@societyearth6562]

drewper73 absolutely

[@davyrockxx1563]

i always thought this line was shillarious .. maybe because i really quit my job blowin leaves

[@kweenkong2281]

I admire him cuz he doesn't act all normal on stage he's awesome

[@guilhermeguimaraes1500]

Cocaine

[@parula321]

This is and will always be the best of beck. Farm boy forever.

[@Stigstigster]

Watching this just had my 90s youth come flashing before my eyes. What a feeling. I sit here nearly 25 years later in a flannel shirt, Nirvana tee, non-skinny jeans, Cobain hair, a wife, a daughter and now, just, a grandaughter. I'm a grandad.

[@TheOlim01]

Stigstigster and you may think to yourself: how did I get here?

[@ACrackInTheWall2006]

Good one MGMB Man.

[@ShortBusEnduro]

Stigstigster Me too brother. Growing up as a youth in Seattle during the grunge explosion is something I’ll never get to experience again. Sad to think most of them are gone. Now In my 40’s and still rocking music from the days of old with my wife and 4 girls.

[@ThiccChickCrisha]

Same same! Got kids in their 20s now

[@klijirirri5208]

lol he is more 70´s youth where everyone already wore that l o l

[@paulya1269]

Every band should have a random guy dancing onstage like this!

[@hofmann161]

it makes me so happy watching this that he won album of the year.

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

+Michael Hofmann Should've been Beyonce.

[@MitchEmeryStuff]

I think many may miss the joke here...

[@tinnitusthenight5545]

lol, its not a joke though

[@VandergriftMoefies]

You are a joke if you think that

[@MockyRock]

he may have won an award for the single Loser but not the album itself. You might be thinking Odelay.

[@richardtichy9586]

First time hearing Mellow Gold blew my mind. And It still does. Shake your boots and let it all get loose!

[@johnchicks]

This clip is perfect! I no longer have any reason to use the internet.

[@livenbadn.southcak8686]

Lance Hahn on guitar.R.I.P❤

[@jjjeugenio]

Epic. Genius. Beck is the Andy Warhol of the music

[@_JellyDonut_]

Yeah only way more talented

[@ernestomartinez2330]

sorry, but Andy Warhol was a Thief.

[@josephking1947]

Warhol was an insidious individual and a cunt, Becks an incredibly talented cool dude ..

[@BiaMia09]

Bruh this is so true!!! Never ever thought about it

[@GrandPlaysNL]

His mom actually worked with andy

[@stevehansen4755]

He always had drummers with great groove feel.

[@jimmyMNSTR_911]

A trainwreck. The Beck I love. The Mellow Gold days.

[@lewkeilar]

HahahaThis was just incredible. And it happened here in australia!! I've never seen this before, always loved beercan (I remember hearing it as a soundtrack to Surfers Of Fortune with Tom Carroll as my first listening) and now to see it performed by Beck of that era--Hell Yeeaahh! And how nonchalant is this guy. Never changes but his music does.

[@hassanzass]

The drummer! Care-faced, cigarette smoking, bad-ass son of a bit*h!

[@greglawrence1314]

I bet one of today's riveting anti-tobacco ads would've set him straight!

[@donfurcio4080]

And he took the time to take a picture to the dancing fool

[@rebeccayarmoluk3570]

I need more of this energy

[@mpc1mil]

gotta love that compuserve information

[@KingKoopa1]

One of the best things that has ever happened right... This is why we love this guy!!!

[@fscota3]

Dude, you´re like my favorite person for uplading this, thank you.

[@redwine930]

aaaawwwwwww yeah, myyy gooodness

[@Actanonverba01]

Lance Hahn & J-Church lives! The guitarist on stage left is Lance Hahn. I miss J-Church and Lance.

[@merkabah2]

old man eatin all my food.. don't be kind and don't be rude~~ just shake your boots and let it all get loose ;D

[@huejdamig7701]

Yes!!! Fukking 90's!!!

[@pentastarr666]

This is brilliant on so many levels

[@HaggardEffect]

Read the description. This made my day to. I'm not patriotic but find it awesome that (at least one of if not) Beck's 1st TV appearance was in Australia.

[@_my_last_resort_1163]

Beck played Heartland Feeling on a tv show back in 93

[@DominicJones]

Brilliant! Thanks so much for uploading this.

[@Japanda92]

90's were something else

[@jjjeugenio]

beck from 1994 is awesomeeeeeeeee

[@itookallthenames]

I remember this episode!

[@lifeson241]

He's like Elvis man One of a KIND!!!! Hilarious

[@viktoriamcnulty9475]

That water scene is rather disturbing

[@Shay16236]

Wish Beck would perform like this again! But Im sure he has his reasons haha

[@_my_last_resort_1163]

He can't really jump around or dance anymore when he shot the "E-Pro" video he was hit in the back and can't really move like he used to, but I do wish he put more old songs into his setlist

[@teenagecaveman881]

Wow that’s Lance (RIP) from Cringer/J Church on guitar... I never knew he played with Beck..trip out

[@danielpratt4418]

Woohoo! Go Beck! And go Australian TV!

[@llamasarus1]

At 4:28 someone flings water at Beck while being strapped with electrical equiptment. That's a good way to get electrocuted.

[@shenanigans3710]

Thanks for the safety tip, 30 years too late

[@daveguitarnowski4402]

@@shenanigans3710 lol.... "Beck! Look out!!!!"

[@kiwik3313]

This is one of the best things I've ever seen in my life

[@gingerjesus2721]

Beck was amazing. ❤🎉😊

[@vanseventy]

Bass player is killin it manG!

[@chrisbyerlyislegit]

Hahah What the heck!? That was great and crazy!! Had never seen it before! The end credits made me lolz Guests steal their soap from... And pretend they own ( limo service)... And let fly with....haha

[@wrybread]

Ha, the "hit me with your best shot" was awesome.

[@feltongailey8987]

Prolly. Thank you great Ralph one!

[@Outsidetheday41]

This is made my day

[@andrea_christine]

luv that they're just galloping n shaking all over the place.

[@QueenConsternation]

I remember watching this on Denton.

[@tsuzugos]

i love it when the bassist shoves tht other dancing guy away like ''dude do you fuckin mind?''

[@Videogametube]

Who is the crazy dancer? hahahah. GREAT!!!

[@anonymousposter6671]

Beck is like Scarlet Johansson in that movie LUCY, he just becomes music!!!

[@adderon]

He kind of looks like ScarJo circa 2000

[@socksleeve]

Holy shit, he's insane!

[@devilfan2k]

Love this song. Lyrics and funk are just right

[@raymondpobanz6922]

he is just feeling the music yes

[@gasolineandwine]

What kind of synth is Beck doddling with at the end? It looks like a Moog Prodigy.

[@derailedamazementisfuzzy]

+FRSyndicate2 it probably was, that was basically the synth to have at the time

[@MartinLeBlancEigtved_why]

And the reason for The Prodigy's name.

[@gasolineandwine]

Now that I look at it more closely, I believe that is a Multimoog.

[@astroboirap]

amazing

[@i-am-not-a-donkey]

throwing frisbees at the sun. Put my soul between a bun.

[@chrispyish75]

Great share. Thx

[@tomrath1889]

Awesome Was this in Australia? If it was. It's kinda weird that his first T.V. appearance was in Australia.

[@_my_last_resort_1163]

Beck was on Mtv before Beercan was released on Mellow Gold and he also played Heartland Feeling on a tv show back in 93

[@mytimeisapieceofwax]

That drummer is the shit.

[@user-InvitationtoLove]

Such a great song

[@BabylonCentral]

Beck likes those drums.

[@sagegoodwin1]

Drummer looks like Bun E. Carlos from cheap trick!

[@jasonkessler7321]

HAHA.

[@erickv511]

I've probably done this same performance of this particular song before maybe 200 times :#

[@DJMoneybeats]

Great drummer

[@ivanshipy1966]

PURE CLASS

[@rossturcotte419]

performance art

[@tjnugent62]

That's Beck's Brother dancing with him on stage isn't it?

[@bensnakepit]

Lance Hahn R.I.P.

[@Actanonverba01]

I bet nobody here knows Lance Hahn. J-Church lives!

[@Reddogsociety67]

Could this be any tighter? Could this be anymore bad asssss!!!! Takes me back to a time when music was beautiful art. I love the thumbs up "fuck yea" at the end. And his metal take on pat Benatar at the very end is nice!!!!!

[@marcusgorvin175]

Reddogsociety67 right? Such a badass version of hit ,e with your best shot

[@DINOBRAV69]

It looks and sounds like he was influenced by UK's Happy Mondays at this early stage.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Bek David Campbell (Los Ángeles, California, 8 de julio de 1970), conocido en el mundo artístico como Beck Hansen o Beck es un músico, cantante, compositor y multinstrumentista de Estados Unidos. Con su sonido experimental, Beck saltó a la fama en la década de 1990 con su estilo lo-fi, y se hizo conocido por crear collages musicales de una amplia gama de estilos. Sus grabaciones abarcan todo tipo de estilos como folk, funk, soul, rock alternativo, hip-hop, electrónica, country y psicodelia. Beck ha lanzado doce álbumes de estudio, así como varios sencillos no incluidos en sus discos y un libro de partituras.

[@jakenovak7881]

so fuckin 90's

[@Stigstigster]

Watching this just had my 90s youth come flashing before my eyes. What a feeling. I sit here nearly 25 years later in a flannel shirt, Nirvana tee, non-skinny jeans, Cobain hair, a wife, a daughter and now, just, a grandaughter. I'm a grandad.

[@rooo5100]

he think he's a beastie one , woww he's great love this guy 😄😄😄

[@cursosreikioriginalchile8426]

Bravoooo!!!!!

[@LandonBalk]

Beck is just fucking awesome.

[@HaggardEffect]

Really, Denton!? Was this in Australia?

[@MrRigamortis86]

Oh yeah,,,,,my goodness

[@znet9452]

Old mans eaten all my food...

[@anthonynavarro6074]

Too good

[@diskochimp]

whatthefuckisgoingon

[@paulstewart1343]

There's a fume...in this truck...and it's groovy as hell

[@ypanso]

i can die peacefully now

[@jameswrappner4624]

Holy shit Beck looks like my 16 year old son😭I am old man

[@marsoblivi0n945]

This era of beck would have been even more epic. if Bobby Lee was in the band.

[@sinbadthesailor1109]

The way he walks off once the song is finished 🤣

[@mebeasensei]

is there a drum machine mixed in with the drums?

[@gasolineandwine]

+TommyTwobats There could be. After all, the drummer has a trigger pad and is playing that reverse-ish sound throughout most of the song.

[@brandoe61]

that drummer is a drum machine himself

[@mebeasensei]

FRSyndicate2 Thank you. I don't know about stuff like triggers and reverse sounds, but there is a definite machine-made-ish vibe going on - I like it a lot - and it annoys me when i can't figure out how they do things, and why, it always seems, a human-only rhythm section seems less trippy.

[@gasolineandwine]

I hear a shaker somewhere?

[@SteveTheAmazing]

Beck mixes drum machines and drummers in a lot of his songs

[@tkhssii2010]

RIP Lance I love you

[@_JellyDonut_]

How you like me now (pretty good)

[@_my_last_resort_1163]

Goin on feeling strong

[@jlouis4407]

You’re a real tough cookie with a long history…

[@miriflect8778]

Yeah man

[@kenweis2291]

Yeah he was still finding himself

[@maxwhite4914]

Fucking dope

[@DavidJustGo]

Quality Flava

[@RussWoodard]

Rhythmic mayhem from day one....fuckin love it

[@friendlyattack1181]

Most people cant perform whilst being attacked by a kung fu master but feck just strolled through

[@stupidnicks]

i wanna hear more feedback and throwing stuff at tv shows!

[@tangibleandroid285]

"Fuck yeah" he said.

[@friendlyattack1181]

Set the controls to the heart of the bun

[@kenweis2291]

How ya like me now...

[@dankauffmanmusic]

I think Beck got mad at the end from the host throwing water on him. I would

[@fairweatherfriends.]

Biff McLargeHuge I would have kicked his ass without even thinking about it

[@devilfan2k]

What’s that? He he. Sure. Yeah. Fuck yeah

[@sharonmeeks5961]

He is so good looking

[@rayknagge1162]

Ben E. Carlos' Son on drums (no just looks like him)

[@berylgreen1973]

The only thing missing from this is Robert Fripp on guitar.