even though the recorded version is so(!!!) good as well, this one just sums up all I adore about The Pixies. fabbbbbfabafabaffbafbsfaffuckilovethepixies.
(Was sent here from a link on IMDB.) Why, oh why does anyone listen to this type of thing? He's just screaming. Not singing, not making music, SCREAMING. He sounds like he has just been stabbed in the eyeball! Regarding TheGreeeen's comment: I don't care what singers look like, as long as they can sing.However, if you are suggesting that this guy is a talented singer, you apparently have no grasp of music.
@MROUQUART So, if a person were to "express" himself by going out and murdering people, would that be considered "art" too? That argument doesn't make sense. I'm saying that I don't understand why this is appealing. I never said you were wrong to like them, I just personally don't. I find it painful to listen to screaming. Regarding "listening to the lyrics", I can't. I can't understand him at all. If I can't hear the lyrics through the noise, I'd say they failed there too.
@LaydiNite You posed but one question. Albeit a silly one. Comparing this to murder is only one small step from a full blown ad Nazium argument. Do us a favour and take it.
@LaydiNite 2 questions: have you ever heard anything by the Pixies before? Because I can understand how this song is maybe not the best introduction to them. And, are you paying attention to the lyrics at all? You might want to consider that the screaming is related to them in some way. This is probably the most innovative rock band of the 80s and 90s, you should give them a chance.
@LaydiNite You can't generalize something that is matter of opinions like that. Before, I didn't think screaming could be counted as singing, but then I tried to broaden my mind. Something that appears as ugly, can be unbelievably beautiful, once you understund it. Screaming is not always good, that is true, but sometimes you have to scream to get the message to the listeners. Frank Black is one of my big inspirators and I'm not alone to think that he's one of the most talented musicians ever.
@LaydiNite wow, you have no fucking idea what you're talking about to the point where it's actually hilarious. run along now, go listen to your totally awesome singers! schmuck.
@LaydiNite who's job is it to decide what singing is and isn't? Or what music is? Expression is not always tangible, and art does not always have to be accessible. Want to know why hes screaming like a psychopath? Because he fucking wants to, and that, I feel like, deserves more respect then you grant it.
Wow... this is the exact version that was included as the b-side to the "Gigantic" single and later reissued on the "Complete B-sides" compilation. One of the greatest concerts of all-time. You can find the whole thing on YouTube in pretty good quality. I didn't upload it, but I do own a copy.
Watching the reunion tour version with Kim Deal singing is so underwhelming after seeing this kind of energy. Really wish I had been of an earlier generation just to see them in their prime.
this isnt a good version, definitely not a good representation of the song used in the david lynch film. but hey who knows, maybe thats what they were going for...
hey everybody, ive been sending people messages telling them about the band and showing them "letter to memphis"... especialy people who listen to shitty music like the jonas brothers. so if everbody could spread the word too that'd be awesome.
"Then you remember you've always wanted to be in a rock 'n roll band since you were five, but you moved to California and, in the rush, your parents gave away your Beatles albums. All of them. I had them all when I was eight and that's one of those painful childhood experiences." -Black Francis
He also covered one of their songs, you're not making any strong points here. I like the Beatles and so does Frank. Pixies did what the Beatles did but with far more integrity and, arguably, style.
Yes, the Beatles are great, everyone knows this. But the Pixies really shouldn't be compared to anyone. They've earned their right to be their own band, they have their own legacy.
really, what'd you think? I just saw Space Odysee 2001 and left for the better part saying, "what the fuck?". I hear that movie will leave me with the same feeling...
Frank Black looks like a giant piece of screaming meat.... in a good sense, and this "thank you very much" at the end just sounds a little bit weird...
ja ja a este gordo black no le oimporta nada es un genio, aunque la verdad que amo la version de Kim................ es como mucho mas dulce je je...........
Is this live at the Town and Country (now The Forum), in London? I was there, they were on a double bill with Throwing Muses and I remember the mike stand falling at the start, like it does here. It was also released on an NME single I think.
I don't mean the sound, just the attitude. The sound isn't really punk. It's just the kind of anti-mainstream aesthetic and mixture of fury with joy is punk. Just my opinion.
Manita arriba si estas aqui por Jesucristo Hijo de Dios!
fingersimp 1 week ago 3
This band is genuis
nn77nn8 1 month ago
he looks like a little spoilt kid who run out of chocolate
RichardStubbings 3 months ago 4
even though the recorded version is so(!!!) good as well, this one just sums up all I adore about The Pixies. fabbbbbfabafabaffbafbsfaffuckilovethepixies.
MajaLisaKehlet 3 months ago
@cutandpaste1 when you find that proper contraction, get back to me
toribjork10 4 months ago
@toribjork10 Lol smartass.
LamaPaj 4 months ago
@cutandpaste1 again, check your grammar. find the proper contraction, and get back to us when you think you've got it figured out. next?
toribjork10 4 months ago
@cutandpaste1 neither does your grammar.
toribjork10 4 months ago
So this is where Modest Mouse got the lyrics to Working on Leaving the Living apparently.
1jon11 4 months ago
ha this video was uploaded on my birthday.
barbarian95man 4 months ago in playlist Pixies
hahaha i fucking love how he sounded like a mentally handicapped person at first, god i love this band
Joshvan321 4 months ago
fat fuck!
FreedomLover1973 5 months ago
sweaty maternity shirt .
ProjectStryker 5 months ago
Heaven, New Jersey notwithstanding
r8dj 5 months ago
great version!
blahblah2018 5 months ago
Just made the mistake of watching the eraserhead version. Creepy as fuck.
sonetlumiere12345678 5 months ago 5
Eraserhead
welcomehome901 6 months ago
love this.
11011011011100110 7 months ago
(Was sent here from a link on IMDB.) Why, oh why does anyone listen to this type of thing? He's just screaming. Not singing, not making music, SCREAMING. He sounds like he has just been stabbed in the eyeball! Regarding TheGreeeen's comment: I don't care what singers look like, as long as they can sing.However, if you are suggesting that this guy is a talented singer, you apparently have no grasp of music.
LaydiNite 7 months ago
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MROUQUART 7 months ago
@LaydiNite
Denying that the Pixies make real music is gonna make you feel sorry in maybe... a few years
when you finally grow up to realise they were in fact a brilliant band combining psychopath screaming with vulnerability
you'll see
MROUQUART 7 months ago
@MROUQUART Psycopath screaming, by definition, ISN'T music.
LaydiNite 7 months ago
@LaydiNite
ever heard of Kurt Cobain? Captain Beefheart? The Velvet Underground => SISTER RAY?
if you know these kinds of music you can try another shot at 'defining music'.
Just try to get to know and understand music that's OUT THERE
MROUQUART 7 months ago
@LaydiNite
it's expression, and expression is art
pixies win
end of discussion
MROUQUART 1 month ago
@MROUQUART So, if a person were to "express" himself by going out and murdering people, would that be considered "art" too? That argument doesn't make sense. I'm saying that I don't understand why this is appealing. I never said you were wrong to like them, I just personally don't. I find it painful to listen to screaming. Regarding "listening to the lyrics", I can't. I can't understand him at all. If I can't hear the lyrics through the noise, I'd say they failed there too.
LaydiNite 1 month ago
@LaydiNite Yes.
RamrockMansJukebox 1 month ago
@RamrockMansJukebox Which comment were you responding to? 'Yes, murder is art' or 'yes, they failed at getting a message through'?
LaydiNite 1 month ago
@LaydiNite You posed but one question. Albeit a silly one. Comparing this to murder is only one small step from a full blown ad Nazium argument. Do us a favour and take it.
RamrockMansJukebox 2 weeks ago
@LaydiNite not stabbed, sliced in the eyeball. oh oh oh oh.
Discordiaist 7 months ago
@LaydiNite 2 questions: have you ever heard anything by the Pixies before? Because I can understand how this song is maybe not the best introduction to them. And, are you paying attention to the lyrics at all? You might want to consider that the screaming is related to them in some way. This is probably the most innovative rock band of the 80s and 90s, you should give them a chance.
josh2ee 7 months ago
@LaydiNite You can't generalize something that is matter of opinions like that. Before, I didn't think screaming could be counted as singing, but then I tried to broaden my mind. Something that appears as ugly, can be unbelievably beautiful, once you understund it. Screaming is not always good, that is true, but sometimes you have to scream to get the message to the listeners. Frank Black is one of my big inspirators and I'm not alone to think that he's one of the most talented musicians ever.
urhomies 6 months ago
@LaydiNite just listen to their other songs.
TheFlimOfFlam 5 months ago
@LaydiNite wow, you have no fucking idea what you're talking about to the point where it's actually hilarious. run along now, go listen to your totally awesome singers! schmuck.
toribjork10 4 months ago
@LaydiNite who's job is it to decide what singing is and isn't? Or what music is? Expression is not always tangible, and art does not always have to be accessible. Want to know why hes screaming like a psychopath? Because he fucking wants to, and that, I feel like, deserves more respect then you grant it.
cheeseleader09 1 week ago
reminds me such good times...
antivatican1 7 months ago
I literally get chills from this song, both Kim and Frances' covers are great in different respects LONG LIVE PIXIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
G3GabeL 7 months ago
he's an awful AWFUL singer
Tedaus5 7 months ago
@Tedaus5 You're a awful bitch!
tubbythug92 2 months ago
@tubbythug92 "You're AN awful bitch." That's how you say it.
TheEloeo 1 month ago
@TheEloeo I'm glad you took the time to correct me, you bitch!
tubbythug92 1 month ago
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bajuk666 8 months ago
most of this concert has been removed from you-tube very unhappy bout that
soapboxratbag 8 months ago
@cutandpaste1 good looking people who can't sing are a LOT better right? ;P your sir are an idiot.
TheGreeeen 8 months ago
they got this song from eraserhead. go to that video its creepy
llamasarus1 9 months ago
this is just dreadful :)
riotxix 10 months ago
got pot?
BetoAcapulco 10 months ago
Scream it like you hate that bitch!
smarfling 11 months ago 2
lol I love the polite little "Thank you very much" at the end... perfect.
onstr 1 year ago 4
notice how the guitarist strowls after hes he saiz and you got mine
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i guess really bad singing makes you sweat a lot...
athealis 1 year ago
Wow... this is the exact version that was included as the b-side to the "Gigantic" single and later reissued on the "Complete B-sides" compilation. One of the greatest concerts of all-time. You can find the whole thing on YouTube in pretty good quality. I didn't upload it, but I do own a copy.
bradmexperience 1 year ago
This pwns my bands cover by a long shot.
DarthVTOR 1 year ago
this dude is one some shit forshure or im eraserhead
mapledelux 1 year ago
eraserhead was one fucked up movie
bongtoker420 1 year ago 27
@bongtoker420 i watched it on acid.
invectrum 13 hours ago
lol that was nice
Tsuta 1 year ago
I love this version. Far better than the version they perform now with Kim doing the vocals. Got to love young Pixies.
FakePlasticJames 1 year ago 5
Holy hell, it's the Eraserhead song! This is the craziest / coolest thing ever!
JustOneMeatPuppet 1 year ago 2
Come for the song, stay for the guitar swinging and yelling :)
Shoomski 1 year ago 9
happy belated bday mr francis
ministryofsumthing 1 year ago
Watching the reunion tour version with Kim Deal singing is so underwhelming after seeing this kind of energy. Really wish I had been of an earlier generation just to see them in their prime.
SomethingOtaku 1 year ago
the chaos and energy in this song is amazing... i must say i can't get enough of the pixies...thanks so much for the vid!!
samBLUES 1 year ago 3
Awesome version! Puts the lady in the radiator to shame. :)
drgonzo952 1 year ago 5
hmm...
this isnt a good version, definitely not a good representation of the song used in the david lynch film. but hey who knows, maybe thats what they were going for...
meatwadXcore 1 year ago
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this reeks of pretentiousness
BoomBoxJakey 1 year ago
How is the pretentious? What an outlandish statement!
DarkSunshineRain 1 year ago
i need to know what show this is and if there is a dvd of it?
thanks
SatansJapseye 1 year ago
@SatansJapseye London 1988, but I'm not sure.
FilipHosman 1 year ago
very nice version:)
mexickygulas 1 year ago
i fuckin love this songggggg..shit, it is really good ...ti's a gang
yosoyjuanperez1000 1 year ago
Stupid asshole!!!
Aynenflow 2 years ago
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NinetiesYouth 2 years ago
1.10 wtf what a guitar player
JAKKU94 2 years ago
Or you could just buy it on iTunes.
BobDylan1201 2 years ago
hey, could someone tell me, where from can i download this song?
MsIdiotic 2 years ago
buy the fucking cd you cheap fucker, song-downloading piece of shit, cause people like you we are like this....fagggot....
PaulProGuitar 2 years ago
eraserhead ..manso guachin!
joydivision1988888 2 years ago
at 00:10 min a smack in da' face for a certain Black Francis jejeje
fugamante 2 years ago
Amazing. That's all I can say Amazing...
claptonis 2 years ago
why didn't i go to this concert? give anything to have been there. pixies at their superb best.
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hey everybody, ive been sending people messages telling them about the band and showing them "letter to memphis"... especialy people who listen to shitty music like the jonas brothers. so if everbody could spread the word too that'd be awesome.
RaNk323itsmynamegeez 2 years ago
I hate it when people use recorded versions of songs over video...I dont care about sound quality like that; I want to hear the original....oh well.
TheHeidiGame 2 years ago 3
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i am a huge pixies fan. i like the sound... but he looks like a retard on this vid ;-)
pipotherium 2 years ago
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cardigansarecool 2 years ago
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They see me trollin... they hatin...
pipotherium 2 years ago
he looks like a little kid swinging his guitar about.
stuartcoyne85 2 years ago 5
i think the guy who made this put the song from b-sides over this, it's obviously the same recording but the timing's terribly off
boarwood 2 years ago
the sound lags....
but the pixies still kick ass
TheBearwolves 2 years ago 2
nobody else wails like him.
Ievolovel 2 years ago 6
@Ievolovel thank god!
LaydiNite 7 months ago
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0:09 aww man boobies!
FazlokAaAaAaA 2 years ago
who's song is this originally?
halflifeepisode34980 2 years ago
The song is from the film, "Eraserhead."
HellWithPoverty 2 years ago 7
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No, It's inspired by that film
rsuandrade 2 years ago
Based on the song, from that film.
HellWithPoverty 2 years ago
Peter Ivers wrote it.
NinetiesYouth 2 years ago
I would happily let Frank scream this into my face while I'm getting electric-shock therapy.
WaldoGrapelliOHare 2 years ago 52
best comment ever!
Zatzzo 2 years ago
@WaldoGrapelliOHare this is like by far the craziest comment i've ever come across on yt! cheers, friend!
duskostrasni 1 year ago
@WaldoGrapelliOHare We can dream.
lolernie 11 months ago
One of the greatest covers ever.
boumalhab5 2 years ago 4
He's such a dork! I love him!
hojitasvioletas 2 years ago 49
Pixies- Surfer Rosa & C.O.P, Nirvana- Bleach and Never mind, Weezer- Blue album & Pinkerton.
OMGOMGOMGOMG I LOVE GRUNGE AND PUNK AND ROCK!!!
Idiotpieguy1969 2 years ago 4
umm... lolz
nastydr0 2 years ago
The Pixies aren't grunge or punk and to call them rock is misleading.
benningtonc7 2 years ago
well SORRY
Idiotpieguy1969 2 years ago
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TomReeseqazwsx 2 years ago
wat are dey den dickhead
dicklidl 2 years ago
"dey" are post-punk, dickhead.
benningtonc7 2 years ago
well they aren't grunge or punk but they influenced grunge and they have punk roots
nuzzo14 2 years ago 3
They're Awesome.
DrunkClown69 2 years ago
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They are Alternative Rock :)
Renegademaster15 2 years ago
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NinetiesYouth 2 years ago
Nah, they're just the Pixies.
cardigansarecool 2 years ago
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whatevs
NinetiesYouth 2 years ago
The Beatles are the 60's Pixies, dumbed down for the masses
llllllllllllllll0lll 1 year ago
"Then you remember you've always wanted to be in a rock 'n roll band since you were five, but you moved to California and, in the rush, your parents gave away your Beatles albums. All of them. I had them all when I was eight and that's one of those painful childhood experiences." -Black Francis
NinetiesYouth 1 year ago
He also covered one of their songs, you're not making any strong points here. I like the Beatles and so does Frank. Pixies did what the Beatles did but with far more integrity and, arguably, style.
llllllllllllllll0lll 1 year ago
I feel like you're not considering the late 60s Beatles. Especially Revolver.
NinetiesYouth 1 year ago
Yes, the Beatles are great, everyone knows this. But the Pixies really shouldn't be compared to anyone. They've earned their right to be their own band, they have their own legacy.
cardigansarecool 1 year ago 21
Anyway, you should check the Doolittle demos on my channel.
NinetiesYouth 1 year ago
@cardigansarecool amen.
barbarian95man 3 months ago
@llllllllllllllll0lll Style? What style? Are yo under the impression that "style" means "different, but completely hideous"?
LaydiNite 7 months ago
@LaydiNite No, I'm certainly not; you're just a narcissist
llllllllllllllll0lll 7 months ago
But Beatles is what everyone can relate to, it's hard for a general audience to relate to mutilation, rape, and murder.
But I see your point there, and agree.
cannabisabuser 1 year ago
legandary
ledsliver 2 years ago 4
You got that right man!
zephyrboys 2 years ago
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Much better song when they let Kim sing it on the reunion tour. Well, of course, she has the better voice...
irishsetter1972 2 years ago
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TomReeseqazwsx 2 years ago
The voices are off...
Good song, but i never saw the movie this is from...
AidanMella 2 years ago
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pazzensutra 2 years ago
Just got done watching Eraserhead for the first time. I found this and now I love the Pixies even more. This is cool shit. That is all.
vanillafudgecheese 2 years ago
really, what'd you think? I just saw Space Odysee 2001 and left for the better part saying, "what the fuck?". I hear that movie will leave me with the same feeling...
funkymcbean 2 years ago
I suggest watching Eraserhead just to say that you have seen one of the most bizzare movies ever made. :-)
Long live the Pixies! Cheers!
vanillafudgecheese 2 years ago
hmm... Thanks! ^^ I think I will now.
funkymcbean 2 years ago
I would not recommend Eraserhead for you then.
SkaterK3 2 years ago
Ha ha ha! You know. I did that exact same thing and felt the same way. But about 2 months ago. It's really neat huh?
SkaterK3 2 years ago
Wow, smooth ending. 1:38
funkymcbean 2 years ago
ha! microphone right in the face
0793589606 2 years ago
Frank Black looks like a giant piece of screaming meat.... in a good sense, and this "thank you very much" at the end just sounds a little bit weird...
batardtrisomique 2 years ago
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ooohh... homer simpson
reiguav1 3 years ago
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best singer of those days, bad song tought
loko5555 3 years ago
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Air out that axe, Black Francis. I bet it reeked of the imminent collapse of one of the best bands ever. Get that smell out, tiger.
WeMustBeStopped 3 years ago
;_;
BrendanIsCool 3 years ago
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is this a joke?
Matfen815 3 years ago
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fat ass overhear almost knocked the mic down XD dX
JayRocFly 3 years ago
fuck you bro
pandasnakeman 3 years ago 13
so raw. its awsome.
lonelygnome1 3 years ago 11
0:10 almost had an accident ...
stonerj0e 3 years ago
This is the greatest video ever made. I wish Frank could still sing that beautifully.
weezescorcho 3 years ago
He still can
claymenrule 3 years ago
so true. now his vocal chords are just filled with more awesomeness.
wrezlerx2 3 years ago
i finally know where that modest mouse comes from.
thefentoozler77 3 years ago
totally. but modest mouse is still an amazing band. despite their last cd
CymbalRush 3 years ago
There last CD was okay.
It some good songs, just did not have that grittyness there other albums had.
bipolarclerk 3 years ago 3
Their earlier albums were more expiremental and weren't focused, but that's what was great about it
Head South! Head SOUTH!
funkymcbean 2 years ago
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It cracks me up when he knocks over the mic stand!!!
He really needs to wear a bra on stage!!
drbotanus 3 years ago
ja ja a este gordo black no le oimporta nada es un genio, aunque la verdad que amo la version de Kim................ es como mucho mas dulce je je...........
jerefoxleycba 3 years ago
the girl in the radiator is the best on this song.. eraserhead!!
steffe689 3 years ago
nope, wrong answer
lukeashmoore 3 years ago 2
lol@black's mantits.
btw the pixies rock
redbaseballcat 3 years ago 4
Cada vez que escucho este tema... (suspiro)
miamorporsativa28 3 years ago
Definetely rock
jmapelteuz 3 years ago
Is this live at the Town and Country (now The Forum), in London? I was there, they were on a double bill with Throwing Muses and I remember the mike stand falling at the start, like it does here. It was also released on an NME single I think.
inshreds66 3 years ago
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What the HELL is this song
shahafsagi 3 years ago
It's awesome.
admiralmoses 3 years ago
It's sung by the lady in the radiator in the movie "Eraserhead." The clip is on youtube.
WeMustBeStopped 3 years ago 3
out of synchro... but very good song from film "eraserhead"
leocarlisi 3 years ago 3
Is this song in any album by the pixies...?O_O
i can't find it.
euuhi 3 years ago
Live @ the BBC album. I think it's their best.
bread86 3 years ago 3
this versions on the album 'complete b sides'
mws2 3 years ago 2
I am looking for the version that kim singing.
euuhi 3 years ago
their best song
TomReeseqazwsx 3 years ago
This is the soul of punk. in HEAVEN, every THING! IS! FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINE..
absurdpersonplural 3 years ago
PUNK?..........
JonAthens 3 years ago
I don't mean the sound, just the attitude. The sound isn't really punk. It's just the kind of anti-mainstream aesthetic and mixture of fury with joy is punk. Just my opinion.
absurdpersonplural 3 years ago 7
you are just absurd
mongobobo 3 years ago
hes kind of right bro...
Dechaine249 3 years ago
black fancis had a nice rack back then
wiggaroo 3 years ago 6
Hahhhhahaha
JonAthens 3 years ago