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 song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis for the unreleased Purple Tape. The song was produced by Gary Smith at Fort Apache Studios. "I've Been Tired" was later released on the Come on Pilgrim EP in 1987, and is the seventh track on the EP.
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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. The song then changes to describing another woman in the third and fourth verses, whose identity is hinted at as being the singer's mother, presenting her in a more than conventionally desirable way - it is obscure, but not the first time a Pixies song references incest. The song showcases Francis' eccentric sense of humour, and 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
"I've Been Tired" has been covered in numerous tribute albums, including New Retros in Hey: A Pixies Tribute, and the band Jonus in Death to the Pixies—We're Better!. Pearl Jam have also covered the song in concerts, although a recording has not been released.[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. Alec Eiffel. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ Jean-Michel Biel, Christophe Gourraud. Pixies Covers - I've Been Tired. Alec Eiffel. Retrieved on October 1, 2006.
[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" | "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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