Beck waited three years after Sea Change before releasing another album, but in between he found some time to record a song for my favorite movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

‘Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime’ was originally recorded by British pop group The Korgis in 1980 and was a modest hit, though I’d never heard it before. Beck’s version is a note-for-note copy but the production and delivery are far moodier than the synth-pop sheen on the original.

Director Michel Gondry used this song for both the opening and closing credits of Eternal Sunshine, and it’s hard to imagine a better choice. The spare arrangement echoes Jon Brion’s score and the quiet melancholy is a perfect fit for the film’s wintry lovelorn atmosphere.