Dead (Pixies song)

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"Dead"
Song by Pixies
from the album Doolittle
Released	April 17, 1989 (UK) April 18, 1989 (US)
Recorded	October 31–November 23, 1988 at Downtown Recorders in Boston, Massachusetts
Genre	Alternative rock, Indie rock
Length	2:21
Label	4AD (UK) Elektra Records (US)
Writer(s)	Black Francis
Producer(s)	Gil Norton
Doolittle track listing
"Here Comes Your Man" (5)	"Dead" (6)	"Monkey Gone to Heaven" (7)

"Dead" is an alternative rock song by the American band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. It is the sixth track on their 1989 album Doolittle. The song describes the biblical David and Bathsheba story (from II Samuel) from the viewpoint of David.^[1]

Contents 1 Background and lyrics 2 Melody 3 Notes and references 4 External links

[edit] Background and lyrics

[edit] Melody

"Dead" is driven by Santiago's lead guitar, which clashes with Francis' rhythm part in the chorus. The time signature of the song alternates between 6/4 and 4/4.^[2]

[edit] Notes and references

[edit] External links

• "Dead" lyrics

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" | "Letter to Memphis" | "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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