I've Been Tired
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| "I've Been Tired" | ||
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| Song by Pixies | ||
| from the album Come on Pilgrim | ||
| Released | October, 1987 | |
| Recorded | March, 1987 | |
| Genre | Alternative rock, Indie rock | |
| Length | 3:00 | |
| Label | 4AD Records | |
| Writer(s) | Black Francis | |
| Producer(s) | Gary Smith | |
| Come on Pilgrim track listing | ||
| "Nimrod's Son" (6) |
"I've Been Tired" (7) |
"Levitate Me" (8) |
"I've Been Tired" is an alternative rock song by the American band Pixies, written by the band's frontman Black Francis for the unreleased Purple Tape. The song was later released on the Come on Pilgrim EP in 1987.
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[edit] Lyrics
"I've Been Tired" describes a disjointed conversation between the singer and an unnamed woman in the first and second verses, but the song changes to describing her in the third and fourth verses. The song showcases Francis' weird sense of humour and also refers to the Velvet Underground singer, Lou Reed.
[edit] Performances
"I've Been Tired" is a concert regular and features in many of the Pixies' setlists, despite not one of their more notable songs. The song is included on the Pixies DVD (in a video of a 1988 concert), but is not included on the album Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies.[1]
[edit] Cover versions
| Artist | Album |
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| New Retros | Hey: A Pixies Tribute |
| Jonus | Death to the Pixies—We're Better! |
| Pearl Jam | (live, unreleased)[2] |
[edit] Other media
M. Night Shyamalan used the Come on Pilgrim version of the song for his film Unbreakable. The song plays in a comic book store that the near-catatonic Elijah Price trashes, much to the clerk's consternation.
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Jean-Michel Biel, Christophe Gourraud. The Pixies In Video. Retrieved on 2006-11-10.
- ^ Jean-Michel Biel, Christophe Gourraud. Pixies Covers - I've Been Tired. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
[edit] External Links
| Pixies |
| Black Francis | Kim Deal | Joey Santiago | David Lovering |
| Discography |
| Studio albums and EPs: Come on Pilgrim (EP) | Surfer Rosa | Doolittle | Bossanova | Trompe le Monde Pixies at the BBC | Complete 'B' Sides | Pixies (The Purple Tape) |
| Singles: "Gigantic" | "Monkey Gone to Heaven" | "Here Comes Your Man" | "Velouria" | "Dig for Fire" | "Planet of Sound" | "Alec Eiffel" | "Head On" | "Debaser" | "Bam Thwok" |
| Compilation Albums: Death to the Pixies | Wave of Mutilation: Best of Pixies |
| Related bands |
| The Breeders | Frank Black and the Catholics | The Amps | The Martinis |
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