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  1. Pixies - “Head On” (Jesus and Mary Chain cover; Live in Studio; 1991)

    If memory serves, the legend goes that “Head On” was a song Pixies would play for rehearsals and warm-ups from the very early days.

    Which, if true, makes the story behind the video even more fun:

    By 1991, the Pixies refused to film music videos for their singles. After a long debate with their record company in the United States — Elektra Records — the band relented and agree to film a video, as long as the song was done completely live. Peter Lubin, the A&R representative of Elektra at the time, later explained the situation:

    By completely live that means full band, vocals, cameras roll, video’s done by the end of two minutes and 13 seconds. One take, that’s it. So those became the ground rules, that was the only way you were going to get a Pixies video for ‘Head On’ or anything else.

    2. Source: youtube.com

    Tagged:  Pixies 

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      who doesn’t love the pixies? don’t answer that. i don’t want to think less of you.
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      Wierdly this has always been one of my favorite pixies songs. Since none of my friends listened to them, I had no idea...
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      Dayton, Ohio’s favorite daughter, Kim Deal, didn’t...Pixies, I wouldn’t have an excuse to...
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