Melody Maker ranked it #6 on their "Singles of the Year" list in 1996, and Q Magazine later named it one of the "1001 Best Songs Ever".
Beck associates the "devil" in the song with the compromises made when becoming an adult.
Lyrically, it explores "mental confusion and inner chaos" through a series of vivid, disconnected images. Key Imagery: "Stealing kisses from the leperous faces" "Heads are hanging from the garbage man trees" "Mouthwash, jukebox, gasoline" Impact and Legacy
A heavy, stomping rhythm that provides a gritty anchor for Beck's deadpan delivery.
Beck’s "Devils Haircut," the opening track of his 1996 masterpiece Odelay , serves as a high-octane manifesto for the "slacker" generation's peak creativity. It is a collision of gritty garage rock, hip-hop production, and surrealist poetry that remains one of the most distinctive sounds of the 1990s. The Sound of Junkyard Funk