Where It's At
Performed with Beck during their 2002 tour as his backing band.
Original Version
There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the get-fresh flow
Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Take me home with my elevator bones!
That was a good drum break...
Pick yourself up off the side of the road
With your elevator bones and your whipflash tones
Members Only, hypnotizers
Move through the room like ambulance drivers
Shine your shoes with your microphone blues
Hirsutes with the parachute fruits
Passin' the dutchie from coast to coast
Let the man Gary Wilson rocks the most
W
here it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
What about those who swing both ways? AC/DCs?
Let's make it out, baby
Cheese
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
We're all part of the total scene
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Oh dear me! Make Out City is a two-horse town.
That's beautiful, Dad.
Got my microphone. . .
There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the get-fresh flow
Pulling out jives and jamboree handouts
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
I got plastic on my mind!
Makin' out, baby . . . let's make it . . . let's make out, baby.
Telephone, plastic, baby!
Oh it's all goooooood . . . ah yeah, let's burn it good.
There's a destination a little up the road
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the get-fresh flow
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
That was a good drum break...
With your elevator bones and your whipflash tones
Members Only, hypnotizers
Move through the room like ambulance drivers
Shine your shoes with your microphone blues
Hirsutes with the parachute fruits
Passin' the dutchie from coast to coast
Let the man Gary Wilson rocks the most
W
here it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Let's make it out, baby
Cheese
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
Two turntables and a microphone
We're all part of the total scene
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Oh dear me! Make Out City is a two-horse town.
That's beautiful, Dad.
Got my microphone. . .
From the habitations and the towns we know
A place we saw the lights turned low
The jigsaw jazz and the get-fresh flow
Two turntables and a microphone
Bottles and cans and just clap your hands
And just clap your hands
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Where it's at, I got two turntables and a microphone
Makin' out, baby . . . let's make it . . . let's make out, baby.
Telephone, plastic, baby!
Oh it's all goooooood . . . ah yeah, let's burn it good.
Discography Appearances
Live
From Whiskeyclone:
I actually am a little surprised I'm saying this, but the highlight of many of the Beck/Lips shows in Oct/Nov 2002 to me has been "Where It's At"! It's the song they use to jam, and the song varies greatly from night to night. Sometimes it's more straight-forward, other times it may be a bit of medley with Beck leading into "High 5"s "designer jean" singalong. Sometimes Beck even included bits of "Debra" or other songs. Once, on Halloween in New York, Beck even played a lot of harmonica on the song, and tacked "One Foot in the Grave" on to the end of it! I've never heard harmonica on "Where It's At" before, I don't think. The Lips have a cool handle on the coda, as well, making it a little trippy, but still danceable. Beck would use the end to go around to all the instruments and add his say too.
| 12/08/2002 | Los Angeles CA USA | Universal Amphitheater | KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas | |
| 12/06/2002 | Long Beach CA USA | Long Beach Terrace Theatre | ||
| 12/05/2002 | Santa Barbara CA USA | Arlington Theatre | ||
| 12/04/2002 | San Diego CA USA | Copley Symphony Hall | ||
| 12/02/2002 | Portland OR USA | Schnitzer Concert Hall | ||
| 12/01/2002 | Vancouver BC Canada | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | ||
| 11/30/2002 | Seattle WA USA | Benaroya Hall | ||
| 11/27/2002 | Oakland CA USA | Paramount Theatre | Download Available | |
| 11/26/2002 | Oakland CA USA | Paramount Theatre | ||
| 11/25/2002 | Los Angeles CA USA | Universal Amphitheater |