Dead (Pixies song)
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| Song by Pixies | |||||
| Album | Doolittle | ||||
| Released | April 17, 1989 (UK) April 18, 1989 (US) |
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| 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) |
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| Writer | Black Francis | ||||
| Producer | Gil Norton | ||||
| Doolittle track listing | |||||
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"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]
[edit] Melody
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"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
- ^ Sisario, Ben. Doolittle. Continuum, 2006 (33⅓ series). ISBN 0-8264-1774-4. p. 92
- ^ Sisario, 2006. p. 93
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