The Song:
In order to make Song Reader feel more authentic, Beck filled out the artwork with fragments of melodies and songs, fictional album collections and made-up song titles. "My Balkan Baby" is listed as part of a collection of "far-flung melodies" about various exotic locations.
While most of the song titles throughout Song Reader refer to older sheet music/songs, the ones listed on the "far-flung melodies" page seem to be mostly jokes/puns about different places. Best I can tell, that's just what "My Balkan Baby" is too.
In order to make Song Reader feel more authentic, Beck filled out the artwork with fragments of melodies and songs, fictional album collections and made-up song titles. "My Balkan Baby" is listed as part of a collection of "far-flung melodies" about various exotic locations.
While most of the song titles throughout Song Reader refer to older sheet music/songs, the ones listed on the "far-flung melodies" page seem to be mostly jokes/puns about different places. Best I can tell, that's just what "My Balkan Baby" is too.