Paul’s Boutique
Beastie Boys
1989
For Paul’s Boutique, the inspiration was a fictitiously-named Downtown thrift store. It was the perfect gestalt symbol for what the group was doing lyrically, musically, and stylistically. Cobbled together from over a hundred different samples, which was unheard of at the time.
Stand-Out Tracks
High Plains Drifter
Hey Ladies
Looking Down the Barrel of a Gun
Beastie Boys – Paul’s Boutique
Beats
Lyrics
Concept
3.5