Dig a Hole / I Hope You Die

"Dig a Hole" / "I Hope You Die" is a cassette single self-released by the Toadies on November 1st, 1990 on an IEC Type I compact cassette tape sold exclusively at Camp Bowie Sound Warehouse near Fort Worth and at live shows between 1990-1992. Of all the Toadies material, this release displays the strongest Pixies resemblance, with Kim Deal remarking after she heard "Dig a Hole" that, "It sounds like us!" The song is built on a simple recurring bass line and power chords and contains the memorable line, "Like pervert's words, I'm strung together/to make some pervert God feel better." The B-side details the end result of an imagined intimate relationship between Todd Lewis and Edie Brickell, a Dallas native singer whose national celebrity was near its all-time high.

Produced by Todd Lewis. Engineered by Keith Rust at Crystal Clear Sound, Dallas, Texas. Songs © Todd Lewis. Cover illustration by Dan Lightner. Sleeve design by Caren Lane. Some copies of this cassette were affixed with hand-cut stickers featuring two contact telephone numbers for booking purposes. The cassette's single-sided paper label was printed with a dot matrix thermal printer.

Track listing

1. "Dig a Hole" (Lewis) - 3:22
2. "I Hope You Die" (Lewis) - 5:13

Personnel

• Todd Lewis - vocals, guitar
• Charles Mooney III - guitar
• Lisa Umbarger - bass
• Mike Moore - drums

External links

• Dallas Observer's December 13, 1990 review of "Dig a Hole" / "I Hope You Die"

References

• The Toadies. "Dig a Hole" / "I Hope You Die". Self-released, 1990. Cassette single.
• Dawson, Shannon. "Local Record Reviews." Dallas Observer 13 Dec. 1990. Print.
• Magocsi, Alex. "Street Beat." Dallas Observer 8 Nov. 1990. Print.