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“Monkey Gone to Heaven” is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies and is the seventh track on their 1989 album Doolittle. The song was written and sung by frontman Black Francis and was produced by Gil Norton. Referencing environmentalism and biblical numerology, the song’s lyrics mirrored themes that were explored in Doolittle. “Monkey Gone to Heaven” was the first Pixies song to feature guest musicians: two cellists, Arthur Fiacco and Ann Rorich, and two violinists, Karen Karlsrud and Corine Metter.
“Monkey Gone to Heaven” was released as the first single from Doolittle in the United States and United Kingdom. As the band had signed to Elektra Records shortly before, the single also marked their first American and major label release. It was critically well-received; Rolling Stone’s David Fricke said “Monkey Gone to Heaven” was “a corrosive, compelling meditation on God and garbage”. In the years since its release, the song has received several accolades from music publications.
“Monkey Gone to Heaven“‘s main theme is environmentalism. The song mainly deals with man’s destruction of the ocean and “confusion of man’s place in the universe”. “On one hand, it’s this big organic toilet. Things get flushed and repurified or decomposed and it’s this big, dark, mysterious place”, Black Francis later said, “It’s also a very mythological place where there are octopus’s gardens, the Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis, and mermaids.
“Monkey Gone to Heaven” was released as the first single from Doolittle in the United States and United Kingdom. As the band had signed to Elektra Records shortly before, the single also marked their first American and major label release. It was critically well-received; Rolling Stone’s David Fricke said “Monkey Gone to Heaven” was “a corrosive, compelling meditation on God and garbage”. In the years since its release, the song has received several accolades from music publications.
“Monkey Gone to Heaven“‘s main theme is environmentalism. The song mainly deals with man’s destruction of the ocean and “confusion of man’s place in the universe”. “On one hand, it’s this big organic toilet. Things get flushed and repurified or decomposed and it’s this big, dark, mysterious place”, Black Francis later said, “It’s also a very mythological place where there are octopus’s gardens, the Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis, and mermaids.
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DerekBowie wrote:
It baffles me how satisfying Kim's part is to sing
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aem76us wrote:
remember hearing this for the first time, driving craziness in Boston in the rain. Skool.
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katwalton wrote:
I feel like i should b on a surf board listening to this!!!
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dsignrdane wrote:
this song sold me on this band, i don't know what it is...it's just perrrrrfect
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ProGravity wrote:
I've always thought the Pixies sounded like Sonic Youth if you told them to play pop songs.
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crstjohn81 wrote:
Always loved this one.
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cgriffin1969 wrote:
Love this song, since the first time I have heard it years ago
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yuyoia wrote:
Great band, but how the hell did it end up on my station?
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incognita-hood wrote:
chuck norris is cthulhu, apparently.
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TescoSwab wrote:
chuck norris is a faggot just like you.
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natu26 wrote:
an underwater guy who controlled the sea....
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Ackibear wrote:
I only just realised there's a cello or a violin in the mix there.
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Soulbeans wrote:
I never really listened to the lyrics nor knew what this song was about. But now- I do!
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kraP_its_Josh wrote:
Chuck Norris is 9
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Don_Diego wrote:
I'd wager this is AA Gill's favourite Pixies song.
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gaz_ wrote:
haha digreidont
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augustfinch wrote:
I'm not black like Berry White is, I am white like Frank Black is.
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digreidont wrote:
then cthulhu is 8
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Isihazel wrote:
god is 7
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Jacqueahakarra wrote:
Great song from a great band.
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