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Pixies – Where Is My Mind?
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Black Francis says that “Where Is My Mind?” was written during the time he was attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and was inspired by the experience of having a
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Pixies – Gigantic
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One of the Pixies' most famous songs, this track from their debut album Surfer Rosa describes a woman’s sexual adventures with a black man named Paul. The guitars and drums start
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Pixies – Here Comes Your Man
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One of the purest pop songs in the Pixies' oeuvre, “Here Comes Your Man” was one of the anchors of the band’s 1989 masterpiece Doolittle. In contrast with the fractured
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Pixies – Broken Face
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[Intro] / I got a broken face, I got a... / I got a broken face, uh-huh / Uh-huh, uh-huh, uh-huh, ooo! / I got a broken face / [Chorus] / I got a broken face / I got a broken face
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Pixies – Debaser
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The first track off the Pixies highly-acclaimed 1989 album Doolittle, “Debaser” is one of the most perfect introductions to the legendary alternative rock band. A loud, upbeat song
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Pixies – Something Against You
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The first of a handful of (almost) single sentence lyrics that showcase Black Francis' minimalist approach to songwriting – see “La La Love You”, “There Goes My Gun”, “Stormy
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Pixies – Velouria
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The third track on Bossanova is one of the most discussed in Pixies lore, because the lyrics seem to have no clear meaning. However, statements by Black Francis make it clear that
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Pixies – I Bleed
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Black Francis told Esquire,
This could be categorized as one of my archeological songs. References to free, European conquest, the Indian peoples of the Southwest, specifically
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Pixies – Hey
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One of the Pixies' most popular songs, “Hey” is referred to by Black Francis as the bands' “Only R&B song” (see his comments below).
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Gong – The Pot-Head Pixies
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[Hook] / I am, you are, we are, crazy! / I am, you are, we are, crazy! / I am, you are, we are, crazy! / [Verse 1] / Hey Pete, you gotta meet the Pot-Head Pixies / I am, you are
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Pixies – Gouge Away
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Continuing Doolittle’s use of Biblical stories for lyrical inspiration, “Gouge Away” addresses the story of Samson from the Book of Judges. Empowered by God with supernatural
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Pixies – Wave of Mutilation
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This song was inspired by Black reading about Japanese businessmen who would commit suicide by driving their cars off a cliff and into the ocean.
Black Francis also told Esquire,
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Pixies – Dead
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One of many Biblical allusions in the Pixies' discography, “Dead” tells the story of David’s seduction of Bathsheba (2 Samuel 11) from the perspective of David.
Black Francis told
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Pixies – Bone Machine
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The opening track of Pixies' critically-acclaimed 1988 LP Surfer Rosa is an example of the Pixies' characteristic sound, contrasting caustic and heavy garage-rock execution with
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Pixies – Tame
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Fast-paced and breathy, “Tame” typifies the quiet-loud Pixies dynamic that gave rise to the grunge movement. Musically, the song is based around a basic three-chord progression
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Pixies – The Thing
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I was driving doing nothing / On the shores of Great Salt Lake / When they put it on the air / I put it in the hammer lane / I soon forgot myself / And I forgot about the brake / I
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Pixies – Mr. Grieves
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Black Francis told Esquire
I would say that this is the same as ‘Monkey Gone to Heaven.’ It’s ecological, but it’s in the spirit or category of mythology. Maybe not a specific one
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Blaketheman1000 – Pixies
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If you wanna kiss me / You've gotta listen to the Pixies / You've gotta be punk / I'm not a Wall Street chump / Uh uhhh / I'm a poser, I'm a shrub / If you wanna ditch me / I'll
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Pixies – Crackity Jones
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Black Francis told Esquire,
It’s a personal-history song about an old college roommate of mine. I think I have a lot more patience and understanding about mental-health issues now
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Pixies – I'm Amazed
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This song is about the singer’s amazement in the qualities of stories about statutory rape, suicide/marriage, childhood games, and vacation destinations.
According to Kim Deal
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Pixies – Cactus
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“Cactus” is the eighth track on their 1988 album Surfer Rosa. It was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and produced by Steve Albini.
In 2002, David Bowie covered this
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Pixies – Ana
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[Verse] / She's my fave / Undressing in the sun / Return to sea / Bye / Forgetting everyone / Eleven high / [Chorus] / Ride a wave / [Verse] / She's my fave / Undressing in the sun
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Pixies – Subbacultcha
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According to rock journalist Johnny Angel, this song was written for Black Francis' ex-girlfriend Jean Walsh. Francis and Walsh met while they were both enrolled in the University
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Pixies – U-Mass
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This song is about the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where songwriter/frontman Black Francis met guitarist Joey Santiago in the mid-1980s. A lot of the Pixies songs were
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The Fairly Odd Parents – We're Pixies
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[H.P.]: / Yeah / We’re Pixies / Yeah / We’re Pixies / [SANDERSON]: / We’re Pixies! / We're Pixies! / Check out our mad, wicked mixies! We’ve got square heads / Big pointy caps
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Pixies – Rock Music
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[Chorus] / Your mouth's a mile away! / Your mouth's a mile away! / Your mouth's a mile away! / Your mouth's a mile away! / Your mouth's a mile away! / Your mouth's a mile away
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Pixies – River Euphrates
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The sixth track on Surfer Rosa, squeezed in-between classic Pixies hits “Gigantic” and “Where Is My Mind?”. “River Euphrates” is an upbeat, distorted track about a man’s unusual
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Pixies – Allison
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The third out of four songs titled after names in Bossanova was originally about a girl called Alison. However, as Black Francis stated in an interview with Q on September, 1990
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Pixies – Levitate Me
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The final song on the Pixies EP, Come On Pilgrim. The sexual nature of many Pixies songs could lead one to conclude that the song is full of euphemisms for sexual acts.
In the
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Pixies – Tony's Theme
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[Intro] / This is a song about a superhero named Tony / It's called "Tony's Theme" / [Verse 1] / He's got the oil on his chain for a ride in the rain, no baloney / Ride around on
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Pixies – Nimrod's Son
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“Nimrod’s Son” is one of the more infamous Pixies songs, well-known for firmly and explicitly establishing the band’s trademark obsession with Biblical reference and incestuous
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Pixies – No. 13 Baby
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In a 1989 interview with NME, Black Francis said:
This is a collage of images of when I was growing up in Los Angeles. Number 13 traditionally means bad luck, but in America
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Pixies – Caribou
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One of the “original batch” of Pixies songs, and one of the band’s favorites to perform. Black Francis says he doesn’t remember writing “Caribou,” stating:
“it’s an abstract song
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Pixies – Silver
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The penultimate song on Doolittle is also the only song in which bassist Kim Deal shares co-writing credits with Francis.
Black Francis told Esquire that “Silver” is,
the only
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Pixies – I've Been Tired
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The penultimate song in the critically acclaimed EP Come On Pilgrim is about a rather awkward interaction between a radical left-winger female who is making really obvious advances
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Pixies – Head On
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[Verse 1] / As soon as I get my head around you / I come around catchin' sparks off you / I'm gettin' electric shocks from you / That secondhand livin', it just won't do / [Pre-
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Pixies – Alec Eiffel
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“Alec Eiffel” is a song was written and sung by Pixies frontman Black Francis, and is the third track on their 1991 album Trompe le Monde. This song is about the architect of the
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Pixies – Monkey Gone to Heaven
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A rare environmental song by the Pixies, “Monkey Gone to Heaven” deals with man’s confused place in the universe.
Black Francis told Esquire
This belongs in the mythological
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