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October 7th, 2024
Anime Relations: Beck
I wanted to make a comprehensive list of all the artists that were referenced in Beck's end credits for so long (since I couldn't find any)! I finally managed to list most of the artists. Well, just recently, after doing the same thing for Dis COVERS (Record covers from 1965 to 1999 referenced in Dis COVERS)…

Artists Referenced in Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad's End Credits


BECK Ending [1:31]

https://youtu.be/iqoAlwJ21vo?si=oEkFBAfOvHqSsjSa
It's mostly thanks to the comments section in this upload. I compiled most of the artists from the comments. Of course, I also did some research.


Here's the list (with timestamp for the video above):
Timestamp:
0:03
0:03 James Brown
0:03 Michie Nakatani of Shonen Knife (bassist)
0:04 The Smiths' Hatful of Hollow album cover
0:04 The Residents
0:05 Takkyu Ishino of Denki Groove
0:05 Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex
0:06
0:06 James Brown
0:06 Michie Nakatani of Shonen Knife (bassist)
0:07 The Smiths' Hatful of Hollow album cover
0:07 The Residents
0:08 Takkyu Ishino of Denki Groove
0:08 Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex (vocalist)
0:08
0:08 James Brown
0:08 Michie Nakatani of Shonen Knife (bassist)
0:08 The Smiths' Hatful of Hollow album cover
0:09 The Residents
0:09 Takkyu Ishino of Denki Groove
0:09 Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex (vocalist)
0:09
0:09 James Brown
0:10 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols (bassist)
0:17 Johnny Rotten (John Lydon) of the Sex Pistols (vocalist)
0:23 Shonen Knife (L-R: Michie Nakatani (bass, lead and backing vocals, keyboards (1981–1999), Naoko Yamano (lead and backing vocals, guitar (1981–present)) and Atsuko Yamano (drums (1981–2005); bass (1999–2006, 2016–present; occasional touring 2007–2016); backing vocals (1981–2006, 2016–present) lead vocals (2016–present))
0:27 Denki Groove (Takkyu Ishino (left) and Pierre Taki (right))
0:29 Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex (vocalist)
0:31 Joey Ramone of the Ramones (vocalist)
0:33 Patti Smith
0:38
0:39 David Bowie
0:41 THE STALIN
0:43 Patti Smith
0:44 Yutaka "U-ta" Higuchi of Buck-Tick (bassist)
0:45 Lolita No. 18
0:47 Serj Tankian of System of a Down (vocals, keyboards)
0:48 Michie Nakatani (bassist; left) and Naoko Yamano (vocalist, guitarist; center) of Shonen Knife
0:50 Michiro Endo of THE STALIN (vocalist)
0:52 Bob Marley
0:53 Ian Curtis of Joy Division (vocalist, guitarist)
0:53 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (bassist)
0:54 Atsuko Yamano of Shonen Knife (former drummer and current bassist)
0:54
0:54 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols (bassist)
0:55 David Bowie
0:55 Fumi of the POLYSICS (bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer)
0:56
0:56 Bob Marley
0:56 Ian Curtis of Joy Division (vocalist, guitarist)
0:57 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (bassist)
0:57 Atsuko Yamano of Shonen Knife (former drummer and current bassist)
0:57
0:57 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols (bassist)
0:57 David Bowie
0:58 Fumi of the Polysics (vocalist, bassist)
0:58 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (bassist)
0:58 Atsuko Yamano of Shonen Knife (former drummer and current bassist)
0:58
0:58 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols (bassist)
0:58 David Bowie
0:58
0:59 Ian Curtis of Joy Division (vocalist, guitarist)
0:59 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (bassist)
0:59 Atsuko Yamano of Shonen Knife (former drummer and current bassist)
0:59
0:59 Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols (bassist)
0:59 David Bowie
1:00 ZIN-SÄY!
1:03 John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (guitarist)
1:04 Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (vocalist)
1:05 Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (drummer)
1:06 Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers (bassist)
1:07 James Brown (left)
1:10 John Lennon of The Beatles (vocalist, guitarist)
1:11 Ringo Starr of The Beatles (drummer)
1:11 Paul McCartney of The Beatles (vocalist, bassist)
1:12 George Harrison of The Beatles (guitarist)
1:13 Bob Marley
1:17 The Residents
1:19 Freddie Mercury of the Queen (vocals, piano)
1:21 Susumu Hirasawa of P-Model (frontman; left) and Koichi Makigami of Hikashu (right)
1:24 Fumi of the POLYSICS (vocalist, bassist; left)
1:29 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana


There are a few still unidentified. I'd love some help. And if there are any corrections, do tell. Thanks!

I might do the same for this thread "The artists cleaning the trash" but I'll have to rewatch the episode.

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Beck 1st Ending - My World Down Full [2:30]

https://youtu.be/fGWm79XTZpI?si=lPEqvfsSiIb45eKy
Some actual photos vs. the 2D in the ED.

Some photo references (may not exactly be the ones used in the ED but are close enough):

James Brown

(Source: Discogs)

Shonen Knife

(L-R: Michie Nakatani (bass, lead and backing vocals, keyboards (1981–1999), Naoko Yamano (lead and backing vocals, guitar (1981–present)) and Atsuko Yamano (drums (1981–2005); bass (1999–2006, 2016–present; occasional touring 2007–2016); backing vocals (1981–2006, 2016–present) lead vocals (2016–present))
(Source: Discogs)

The Smiths' Hatful of Hollow album cover

(Source: Discogs)

The Residents

(Source: Discogs)

Denki Groove

(Takkyu Ishino (left) and Pierre Taki (right))
(Source: Discogs)

Poly Styrene of X-Ray Spex (vocalist)

(Source: Discogs)

Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols (bassist)

(Source: Discogs)

Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols (vocalist)

(Source: San Francisco Art Exchange)

Ramones

Joey Ramone of the Ramones (rightmost)
(Source: Discogs)

Patti Smith

(Source: Discogs)

David Bowie

(Source: BBC)

Michiro Endo of THE STALIN (vocalist)

(Source: Discogs)

Yutaka "U-ta" Higuchi of Buck-Tick (bassist)

(Source: Ameba)

Lolita No. 18

(Source: Discogs)

Serj Tankian of System of a Down (vocals, keyboards)

(Source: Metal Injection)

Bob Marley

(Source: Discogs)

Ian Curtis of Joy Division (vocalist, guitarist)

(Source: Discogs)

Red Hot Chili Peppers

(L-R: Flea (bassist), Chad Smith (drummer), John Frusciante (guitarist) and Anthony Kiedis (vocalist))
(Source: Discogs)

Fumi of the POLYSICS (bass guitar, vocals, synthesizer)

(Source: Discogs)

ZIN-SÄY!

(Source: Discogs)

The Beatles

(L-R: John Lennon (vocalist, guitarist), Ringo Starr (drummer), Paul McCartney (vocalist, bassist) and George Harrison (guitarist))
(Source: ABC NEWS)

Freddie Mercury of the Queen (vocals, piano)

(Source: Discogs)

Susumu Hirasawa of P-Model (frontman)

(Source: Critter Jams)

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana (vocalist, guitarist)

(Source: Discogs)

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P.S. I had a bit of a hard time identifying the members of Shonen Knife in the photo above because they had a lot of changes in their lineup especially in drums before. Plus, none of the articles mentioned who is who in the photo/s.

Identifying the member of Buck-Tick in the ED was also hard. Because a few of them had spiky hairstyles and I wasn't so sure if the one in the ED is a bassist or guitarist since the instrument wasn't so clear. But I believe it's their bassist U-ta because the others had spikier hairstyles (esp. their drummer).

I need some help with ZIN-SÄY!, I don't know which member is which based on their makeup. Help? I also found out that they're connected with Denki Groove.

P.P.S. Anyways, it was fun researching and reading about the artists and their music.
Posted by IridescentJaune | Oct 7, 2024 12:33 AM | 0 comments
It’s time to ditch the text file.
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