500 Greatest Songs of All Time
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Pixies, 'Monkey Gone to Heaven'
Writer: Black Francis
Producer: Gil Norton
Released: March '89, Elektra
Did Not Chart
Numerology, sludge in the ocean, a hole in the sky — what's it all supposed to mean? Said Francis (a.k.a. Frank Black), "The phrase 'monkey gone to heaven' just sounds neat." Norton cleaned up the band's sound, adding the eerie strings, but the Pixies didn't bother to try for pop appeal. Said Francis, "It wasn't like we thought we'd get played on the radio."
Appears on: Doolittle (4 AD/Elektra)
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