[Music]
Jason
backside and eyes
short songs brief career long lasting
legacy welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top ten pixie songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and the most commercially
successful songs
[Music]
your phones
you
[Music]
number ten Viloria
[Music]
due to the song being their first UK top
40 hit The Pixies were forced to make a
video in order to qualify for an
appearance on the BBC’s Top of the Pops
the result a 23 second clip stretched to
fit the songs three minutes and forty
second running time
[Applause]
[Music]
the beep might have said they had to
have a music video but no one said it
had to be good seemingly a
straightforward love song frontman black
francis claims it is rooted in folklore
of 1920 san jose Rosicrucians
whatever that means
[Music]
it does however contain a pretty
kick-ass use of the theremin
[Music]
number nine gigantic ironically given
the friction between the two the pixies
first single was actually sunk by Kim
deal rather than black Francis written
by Francis and deal then billed as mrs.
John Murphy the song was inspired by the
Bruce Beresford film crimes of the heart
in that film a white married character
has an affair with a black teenager
[Music]
depending on who you ask gigantic is
either a compliment to the young lad in
question or as Francis claims a
commentary on the songs massive Lou Reed
light chord progression you decide
[Music]
number eight dig for fire
written by Black Francis in the style of
the Talking Heads dig for fire and its
quirky hooky charm transcend its
inspiration the second single released
from bossa nova dig for fire is
suggestive of the album space and surf
sounds with classic Pixies weirdness
mixed in for good measure
most of bossa nova an album that proved
to be far more successful in the UK than
in the US was written in studio and was
also plagued by recording issues most
notably poorly grounded amplifiers and a
mixing console that would pick up radio
stations but only after 6:00 p.m.
[Music]
fire
[Music]
number seven Alec Eiffel
[Music]
here the Pixies paid tribute to
architect Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
because let’s face it he was way way
overdue Eiffel aside from the obvious
was also the mind behind the Statue of
Liberty
along with heaps of buildings bridges
towers via ducks and other structures
throughout the world
as iconic as the Eiffel Tower is today
it wasn’t exactly a crowd-pleaser in
1889 especially among the more
artistically inclined that notion of
division among artists gives the song
its general theme lyrically while steady
guitar hooks make it more fun to listen
to than a lecture on French architecture
[Music]
number six wave of mutilation
I give up a goodbye
opening with a passing reference to a
Charles Manson song eventually revised
by the Beach Boys wave of mutilation
only gets weirder her Black Francis the
songs first half deals with a Japanese
businessman committing suicide by diving
into the ocean after failing in business
[Music]
Shyne
then of course it moves on to happy
times with mermaids crustaceans and one
of the only references to El Nino in
song
it’s as surreal as anything else the
band’s ever done and that’s a example
what
number five here comes your math
box car
[Music]
we’re joined by a teenage black Francis
here comes our man was used to help
secure the band a recording contract
with no plans to ever release it calling
it wimpy poppy and Tom Petty ask the
band eventually did record it but went
out of their way to support it as little
as possible this includes declining an
invite to appear on the Arsenio Hall
Show and barely committing to miming in
the songs video
[Music]
me
despite their efforts the song still
managed to hit number three on the
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart their
highest art showing to date
[Applause]
got killed baton number four monkey gone
to heaven
[Music]
The Surreal monkey gone to heaven song
does something most enviro protest songs
dumped it rocks and runs the gamut from
ozone depletion to the greenhouse effect
to pollution of the oceans while
chucking in some biblical and
mythological elements for variety monkey
may not have United the planet towards a
cleaner future but it did sound amazing
through a set of speakers join for the
first time by a string section the
single earned praise from critics and
fans alike
[Music]
yeah
[Music]
Rolling Stone named it the fifth best
song of the year and later included it
among the 500 greatest songs of all time
[Music]
number three hey hey
must be a devil but sweetness whores in
a strange little bass-heavy piece of pop
magic hay was written during the band’s
1988 tour of Europe a live version of
the song in fact was recorded in Britain
and included in an issue of sounds
magazine months ahead of Doolittle
[Music]
the studio version meanwhile was
recorded in the band’s hometown of
Boston and benefited from the album’s
increased yet thrifty $40,000 recording
budget it may not have been recorded for
pennies but the album turned gold by
1995 even years before the band reunited
it was still selling upwards of a
thousand copies per week
[Music]
number two debaser
least in part on the Salvador Dali Luis
buñuel film near sha’alu which is the
source of the eyeball slicing imagery
debaser set the template for much of the
grunge and alternative music movement
I
the song’s bass intro quite loud
contrast and noise guitar solo all ended
up in the Kurt Cobain songwriting
lexicon while the parent album landed
the Pixies a spot on YouTube Zoo TV tour
the song’s chorus meanwhile was
originally shed Apollonia that referred
to the singer and one-time girlfriend of
prince
Apollonia kotero but black francis felt
that kind of reference was too obscure
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
number one where is my mind
[Music]
it’s hard to say exactly what the song
is about although black francis has
confirmed and was inspired by scuba
diving in the caribbean written by
francis while he was still a student at
UMass the song and its parent album were
produced by Steve Albini
[Music]
likely to blacks delight Steve stuck Kim
deal in a bathroom to achieve her echoey
and spooky backing vocals
although never released as a single
whereas my mind was always a fan
favorite and became a pop cultural
mainstay when it was used years later in
Fight Club where is mine
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite pixie song
for more alternative top 10 published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
you
Jason
backside and eyes
short songs brief career long lasting
legacy welcome to watchmojo.com and
today we’ll be counting down our picks
for the top ten pixie songs
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and the most commercially
successful songs
[Music]
your phones
you
[Music]
number ten Viloria
[Music]
due to the song being their first UK top
40 hit The Pixies were forced to make a
video in order to qualify for an
appearance on the BBC’s Top of the Pops
the result a 23 second clip stretched to
fit the songs three minutes and forty
second running time
[Applause]
[Music]
the beep might have said they had to
have a music video but no one said it
had to be good seemingly a
straightforward love song frontman black
francis claims it is rooted in folklore
of 1920 san jose Rosicrucians
whatever that means
[Music]
it does however contain a pretty
kick-ass use of the theremin
[Music]
number nine gigantic ironically given
the friction between the two the pixies
first single was actually sunk by Kim
deal rather than black Francis written
by Francis and deal then billed as mrs.
John Murphy the song was inspired by the
Bruce Beresford film crimes of the heart
in that film a white married character
has an affair with a black teenager
[Music]
depending on who you ask gigantic is
either a compliment to the young lad in
question or as Francis claims a
commentary on the songs massive Lou Reed
light chord progression you decide
[Music]
number eight dig for fire
written by Black Francis in the style of
the Talking Heads dig for fire and its
quirky hooky charm transcend its
inspiration the second single released
from bossa nova dig for fire is
suggestive of the album space and surf
sounds with classic Pixies weirdness
mixed in for good measure
most of bossa nova an album that proved
to be far more successful in the UK than
in the US was written in studio and was
also plagued by recording issues most
notably poorly grounded amplifiers and a
mixing console that would pick up radio
stations but only after 6:00 p.m.
[Music]
fire
[Music]
number seven Alec Eiffel
[Music]
here the Pixies paid tribute to
architect Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
because let’s face it he was way way
overdue Eiffel aside from the obvious
was also the mind behind the Statue of
Liberty
along with heaps of buildings bridges
towers via ducks and other structures
throughout the world
as iconic as the Eiffel Tower is today
it wasn’t exactly a crowd-pleaser in
1889 especially among the more
artistically inclined that notion of
division among artists gives the song
its general theme lyrically while steady
guitar hooks make it more fun to listen
to than a lecture on French architecture
[Music]
number six wave of mutilation
I give up a goodbye
opening with a passing reference to a
Charles Manson song eventually revised
by the Beach Boys wave of mutilation
only gets weirder her Black Francis the
songs first half deals with a Japanese
businessman committing suicide by diving
into the ocean after failing in business
[Music]
Shyne
then of course it moves on to happy
times with mermaids crustaceans and one
of the only references to El Nino in
song
it’s as surreal as anything else the
band’s ever done and that’s a example
what
number five here comes your math
box car
[Music]
we’re joined by a teenage black Francis
here comes our man was used to help
secure the band a recording contract
with no plans to ever release it calling
it wimpy poppy and Tom Petty ask the
band eventually did record it but went
out of their way to support it as little
as possible this includes declining an
invite to appear on the Arsenio Hall
Show and barely committing to miming in
the songs video
[Music]
me
despite their efforts the song still
managed to hit number three on the
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart their
highest art showing to date
[Applause]
got killed baton number four monkey gone
to heaven
[Music]
The Surreal monkey gone to heaven song
does something most enviro protest songs
dumped it rocks and runs the gamut from
ozone depletion to the greenhouse effect
to pollution of the oceans while
chucking in some biblical and
mythological elements for variety monkey
may not have United the planet towards a
cleaner future but it did sound amazing
through a set of speakers join for the
first time by a string section the
single earned praise from critics and
fans alike
[Music]
yeah
[Music]
Rolling Stone named it the fifth best
song of the year and later included it
among the 500 greatest songs of all time
[Music]
number three hey hey
must be a devil but sweetness whores in
a strange little bass-heavy piece of pop
magic hay was written during the band’s
1988 tour of Europe a live version of
the song in fact was recorded in Britain
and included in an issue of sounds
magazine months ahead of Doolittle
[Music]
the studio version meanwhile was
recorded in the band’s hometown of
Boston and benefited from the album’s
increased yet thrifty $40,000 recording
budget it may not have been recorded for
pennies but the album turned gold by
1995 even years before the band reunited
it was still selling upwards of a
thousand copies per week
[Music]
number two debaser
least in part on the Salvador Dali Luis
buñuel film near sha’alu which is the
source of the eyeball slicing imagery
debaser set the template for much of the
grunge and alternative music movement
I
the song’s bass intro quite loud
contrast and noise guitar solo all ended
up in the Kurt Cobain songwriting
lexicon while the parent album landed
the Pixies a spot on YouTube Zoo TV tour
the song’s chorus meanwhile was
originally shed Apollonia that referred
to the singer and one-time girlfriend of
prince
Apollonia kotero but black francis felt
that kind of reference was too obscure
before we unveil our topic here are a
few honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
number one where is my mind
[Music]
it’s hard to say exactly what the song
is about although black francis has
confirmed and was inspired by scuba
diving in the caribbean written by
francis while he was still a student at
UMass the song and its parent album were
produced by Steve Albini
[Music]
likely to blacks delight Steve stuck Kim
deal in a bathroom to achieve her echoey
and spooky backing vocals
although never released as a single
whereas my mind was always a fan
favorite and became a pop cultural
mainstay when it was used years later in
Fight Club where is mine
so do you agree with our list what’s
your favorite pixie song
for more alternative top 10 published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
you
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