# Song Reader > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Song_Reader > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Song_Reader.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_Reader > Source revision: 1355563274 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2012 sheet music book by Beck Song Reader Author Beck Language English Genre Sheet music Publisher McSweeney's (US) Faber & Faber (UK) Publication date December 11, 2012 (2012-12-11) Publication place United States Media type Print (Hardcover) Pages 108 ISBN 978-1938073380 Website SongReader.net ***Song Reader*** is a book of [sheet music](/source/Sheet_music) by the American [alternative music](/source/Alternative_music) artist [Beck](/source/Beck) released on December 11, 2012. The book includes 20 songs worth of sheet music and more than 100 pages of art. The book's publisher, [McSweeney's](/source/McSweeney's), also announced that versions of the songs performed by other musicians would be featured on its website.[1] Links to [YouTube](/source/YouTube) and [SoundCloud](/source/SoundCloud) performances of the songs can be contributed to the official web site for the project. Beck began working on the project in 2004.[2] In 2013 Beck played three concerts with a variety of guests featuring the *Song Reader* material. He released a record of *Song Reader* with other musicians in 2014, and plans to release a compilation of fan versions.[3] *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)* named it 50th on their list of 50 best albums of 2013.[4] The official CD featuring various artists was released on July 29, 2014.[5] ## Song list No. Title Contributing artist Length 1. "Title of This Song" Moses Sumney 4:55 2. "Please Leave a Light on When You Go" Fun. 2:42 3. "The Wolf Is on the Hill" Tweedy 2:22 4. "Just Noise" Norah Jones 2:00 5. "Last Night You Were a Dream" Lord Huron 3:23 6. "Saint Dude" Bob Forrest 4:06 7. "I'm Down" Jack White 3:04 8. "Heaven's Ladder" Beck 3:17 9. "Don't Act Like Your Heart Isn't Hard" Juanes 3:27 10. "Sorry" Laura Marling 2:04 11. "Eyes That Say "I Love You"" Jarvis Cocker 3:18 12. "Rough on Rats" David Johansen 2:48 13. "Now That Your Dollar Bills Have Sprouted Wings" Jason Isbell 5:13 14. "The Last Polka" Marc Ribot 4:33 15. "Old Shanghai" Eleanor Friedberger 2:55 16. "Why Did You Make Me Care?" Sparks 4:40 17. "America, Here's My Boy" Swamp Dogg 3:04 18. "We All Wear Cloaks" Jack Black 2:30 19. "Do We? We Do" Loudon Wainwright III 2:51 20. "Mutilation Rag" Gabriel Kahane, yMusic 2:08 Total length: 63:20 ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-pitchfork_1-0)** Battan, Carrie (August 8, 2012). ["Beck Announces Details of His Sheet Music Album"](http://pitchfork.com/news/47436-beck-announces-details-of-his-song-reader/). [Pitchfork Media](/source/Pitchfork_Media). Retrieved August 14, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-mcinterview_2-0)** ["A Q&A with Beck Hansen, Author of *Song Reader*"](http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-qa-with-beck-hansen-author-of-song-reader). [McSweeney's](/source/McSweeney's). December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Beck Working on "Song Reader" Record; Reveals "Morning Phase" Details"](http://thefutureheart.com/2013/11/21/beck-updates/). The Future Heart. November 21, 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-02. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["50 Best Albums of 2013"](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2013-20131202/beck-song-reader-19691231). *[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)*. December 2, 2013. Retrieved 2016-02-02. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Beck - Song Reader"](https://www.discogs.com/Beck-Song-Reader/release/5989300). *Discogs*. Retrieved 2016-11-15. ## External links - [Official website](http://songreader.net/) v t e Beck Studio albums Golden Feelings Stereopathetic Soulmanure Mellow Gold One Foot in the Grave Odelay Mutations Midnite Vultures Sea Change Guero The Information Modern Guilt Morning Phase Colors Hyperspace Remix albums Guerolito EPs A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight Beck Paisley Park Sessions Compilations Stray Blues Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime Official singles Album "Loser" "Pay No Mind (Snoozer)" "Beercan" "It's All in Your Mind" "Where It's At" "Devils Haircut" "The New Pollution" "Sissyneck" "Jack-Ass" "Tropicalia" "Cold Brains" "Nobody's Fault but My Own" "Sexx Laws" "Mixed Bizness" "Nicotine & Gravy" "Lost Cause" "Guess I'm Doing Fine" "E-Pro" "Girl" "Hell Yes" "Cellphone's Dead" "Nausea" "Think I'm in Love" "Chemtrails" "Gamma Ray" "Youthless" "Blue Moon" "Waking Light" "Say Goodbye" "Heart Is a Drum" "Dreams" "Wow" "Up All Night" "Saw Lightning" "Uneventful Days" "Dark Places" "Everlasting Nothing" "Ride Lonesome" Non-album "Deadweight" "Timebomb" "Looking for a Sign" "I Just Started Hating Some People Today" "Defriended" "Odyssey" Other singles Promotional "Orphans" "Wave" Featured "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" "Heaven Can Wait" "The Valley of the Pagans" Other notable songs As performer "Fuckin with My Head (Mountain Dew Rock)" "Truckdrivin Neighbors Downstairs (Yellow Sweat)" "Steal My Body Home" "Broken Train" "Debra" "Diamond Dogs" "I'm So Glad" "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime" As writer "Feel Good Time" Other projects Collaborations Record Club Song Reader Song Reader: The Musical Albums as producer Conquest EP Kissin Time IRM Mirror Traffic Demolished Thoughts Stage Whisper 3 Pears Wig Out at Jagbags See also Discography Awards and nominations "Bendin' in the Wind" Dust Brothers Nigel Godrich Danger Mouse Deconstructing Beck Family Marissa Ribisi (ex-wife) David Campbell (father) Bibbe Hansen (mother) Al Hansen (grandfather) Giovanni Ribisi (ex-brother-in-law) Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group Open Library This article about a music publication is a stub. 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