Monkey Gone to Heaven

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Written by: Black Francis
Produced by: Gil Norton
Released: March '89 on Elektra
Charts: 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." Producer 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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