Cactus (song)

Song infobox
Name = Cactus


Artist = Pixies
Album = Surfer Rosa
Released = March 21, 1988
track_no = 8
Recorded = 1987
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 2:16
Writer = Black Francis
Label = 4AD
Producer = Steve Albini
prev = "Where Is My Mind?"
prev_no = 7
next = "Tony's Theme"
next_no = 9"Cactus" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, and is the eighth track on their 1988 album "Surfer Rosa". It was written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis and produced by Steve Albini.

"Pixies"

Between the second verse and chorus of "Cactus," the band and the studio members can be heard spelling out "Pixies." John Murphy, husband of bassist Kim Deal, later commented on the interlude: "You can hear them spelling 'Pixies' in the break, which T. Rex did in one of their songs, "T-R-E-X," and they were copying it." I was against it, I was like, "No way I'm not doing it," because that's so trite. And I'm the only one that didn't do it. Steve [Albini] went along with it and liked it. So I'm the only one that never got on the records [...] Anybody that was in the studio could have gone in there and done it." [Frank, Ganz, 2005. p. 83]

Melody

Cover versions

David Bowie recorded a version of the song for his "Heathen" album in 2002. This version features D-A-V-I-D spelled in the break. Bowie performed the song live on his 2002 "Heathen Tour" concerts and the "A Reality Tour" in 2003. A 2003 live version is found on the "A Reality Tour" DVD.

References

*Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn. "." Virgin Books, 2005. ISBN 0-312-34007-9.

Notes

External links

* [http://dag.wieers.com/debaser/lyrics/Cactus.php Pixies - "Cactus" lyrics]
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Pixies/_/Cactus "Cactus"] at Last.fm
* [http://www.google.com/musics?lid=UYevTOM7KnI&aid=qe-FXrQD4RF&sid=DwEuBFzyWc "Cactus" at Google Music]