Paper Tiger -- Portland Cello Project Feat. Laura Gibson

Portland Cello Project performing Beck's "Paper Tiger" with Laura Gibson.
Live footage from the Aladdin Theater thanks to Rod Iwata.
Portland Cello Project has recorded all of Beck's McSweeney's published "Song Reader." Available now on iTunes!
www.portlandcelloproject.com

[@zentraveler1834]

This song is a masterpiece by Beck, it’s music and lyrics are perfect for personal inspiration and interpretations

[@Khmissa]

Amazing performance 💥💥💥

[@michaelwalsh9920]

Brilliant!!!

[@kerripoteat4586]

That's excellent. ❤

[@conch2121]

I love it! Especially the creative cello cruising in the background. So smooth and good at setting the mood. Cellists love other cellists. Fact of life.

[@LUGENBÜHLSTÜDIOS]

Ohhhh yeah baby!!! Nailed it!!!!! Instant fan here🥰🥰🥰 Isn’t this such a great arrangement? 10/10

[@amosungar5248]

This is bloody phenomenal. Everything that needed to stay like the original did, to the note, and the vocals are absolutely brilliant. It's not everyday that you hear a cover of a song you really like and go: "yep I want to hear that again please". Certainly never happened to me with a Beck song.

[@yanoseff]

This can't be better!! It's perfect!!

[@murraymccaughna2837]

Very nice!

[@frenesijuvenil]

Hermosa interpretación, los felicito!

[@dreamergirlbaby]

Her voice is amazing!

[@blah843]

I love this version!

[@MsSimSch]

🐝 utiful!

[@hinder90]

Heard this tonight with Patti King and I cannot decide who I like more. Both incredible.

[@ChrisMag100]

Holy crap. So glad I ran across this.

[@02proctera2]

Awesome bass in this song

[@melisaalessandra8944]

¡Qué preciosidad de cover! Sí ya amaba el tema original, esté cover supera expectativas, sublime. 💕

[@mattblack6219]

Beck I see you . Journey to Ixtlan. Carlos sees you too .

[@tomrmalcolm]

oh man, I love the bass...

[@tatusko]

Awesome!

[@FishermansFoe]

Great song, and love your interpretation!

[@subfluences]

LYRICS ~ Just like a paper tiger Torn apart by idle hands Through the helter skelter morning Fix yourself while you still can No more ashes to ashes No more cinders from the sky All the laws of creation Tell a dead man how to die Oh, deserts down below us And storms up above Like a stray dog gone defective Like a paper tiger in the sun Looking through a broken diamond To make the past what it should be Through the ruins and the weather Capsized boats in the sea Oh, deserts down below us And storms up above Like a stray dog gone defective Like a paper tiger in the sun We're just holding on to nothing To see how long nothing lasts Oh, deserts down below us And storms up above Like a stray dog gone defective Like a paper tiger in the sun There's one road to the morning There's one road to the truth There's one road back to civilization But there's no road back to you _____________________________________________________ Déchiré par des mains oisives À travers la matinée chaotique Réparez-vous pendant que vous le pouvez encore Plus de cendres vers les cendres Fini les cendres tombé du ciel Toutes les lois de la création Dictent à un homme mort comment mourir Oh, les déserts en dessous de nous Et les tempêtes par dessus Comme un chien errant devenu déboussolé Comme un tigre de papier au soleil Regardant à travers un diamant brisé Pour faire du passé ce qu'il devrait être A travers les ruines et la météo Des bateaux chavirés en mer Oh, les déserts en dessous de nous Et les tempêtes par dessus Comme un chien errant devenu déboussolé Comme un tigre de papier au soleil Nous ne nous accrochons à rien Pour voir combien de temps rien ne dure Oh, les déserts en dessous de nous Et les tempêtes par dessus Comme un chien errant devenu déboussolé Comme un tigre de papier au soleil Il y a une route jusqu'au matin Il y a un chemin vers la vérité Il y a un chemin vers la civilisation Mais il n'y a pas de chemin pour revenir vers toi

[@RaymondMDay]

Got my Thumbs Up!!! And Facebook Share!

[@robertluttrell1958]

This type of affected singing is aging about as well as the yeaaahhhhh from the 90's......

[@evantapper5924]

Splendid. Thank you.

[@luismanzoli]

meu deus do céu, que coisa maravilhosa

[@LUGENBÜHLSTÜDIOS]

This song could have been the intro theme to a 007 film

[@corinneetetiennestruyve-ho931]

How comes nobody mentioned Serge Gainsbourg ? 😉

[@garylovesalaska]

i love that song, but you were already here in Tucson, so how do I get a copy of your new CD? gotta have it. love her voice. pretty please... gary

[@derrickblankenship5355]

Good try girl. At round 2:30 you lost me. You're way to shape. You gave it a shot, this one's not for you❤

[@derrickblankenship5355]

The band didn't hit the arrangement to.

[@bipbong2906]

@@derrickblankenship5355 you've bad taste

[@kennethroberts9626]

Great. But misses the great lead guitar licks of the original.

[@lahaza6515]

So good & then... cursive singing😭 I bet that girl's real voice is great, but the temptation to imitate Billie Holliday is beyond young singer's control I guess. No one, or probably VERY rarely does anyone open their natural voice & that comes out. It's been learned via osmosis at this point, it must be.

[@TBoMax]

Great musically, but her voice is not right for this song.

[@sharadmohip6536]

tight rendition.....but only beck voice can fit this poetry....sorry

[@c.s.parker7193]

God I hate the indie girl voice. Way to ruin one of my favorite songs.

[@skipleft]

Without orchestra it's blahh