Velouria

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“Velouria”
“Velouria” cover
Single by Pixies
from the album Bossanova
Released July 16, 1990
Format vinyl record (7"), CD
Recorded 1990
Genre Alternative, College rock
Length 3:42
Label 4AD/Elektra
Producer Gil Norton
Pixies singles chronology
"Here Comes Your Man"
(1989)		 "Velouria"
(1990)		 "Dig for Fire"
(1990)

"Velouria" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis. "Velouria" features on their album Bossanova and was the first single to be released from it. The song features extensive use of theremin.

Black Francis re-recorded a version of Velouria with Keith Moliné and Andy Diagram for the Frank Black Francis album.

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[edit] Melody

[edit] Video

A screenshot of the "Velouria" video, with the four band members running down the quarry
A screenshot of the "Velouria" video, with the four band members running down the quarry

As "Velouria" was climbing up the UK Top 40, the band was offered a spot on Top Of The Pops. However, a BBC rule stated that only singles with videos could be performed on the show. To counter this a cheap video was made, with the band being filmed running down a quarry.[1]

In the video, ten seconds of footage (the time needed for the band members to reach the camera) is slowed in order to last for the duration of the song.[2] However, the effort in filming the video was in vain; the Pixies did not play "Velouria" on Top of The Pops while the single was in the charts.[3]

[edit] Imagery

[edit] Covers

Velouria was covered by Weezer for the 1999 'Where Is My Mind?' tribute album, as well as jazz trio The Bad Plus on their second recording, Give (2004)

[edit] Single

The following tracks appeared on the single:

  1. Velouria (Francis) - 3:40
  2. Make Believe (Francis) - 1:54
  3. I've Been Waiting for You - (Young) - 2:45
  4. The Thing - (Francis) - 1:58

[edit] Sample

[edit] References

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Frank, Ganz, 2006. p. 140
  2. ^ Jean-Michel Biel, Christophe Gourraud. The Pixies In Video. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  3. ^ Andy Barding (2004-06-07). The Pixies And Me. Retrieved on 2006-10-17.

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