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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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gladsad89 wrote:
Ooh boy, haven't heard this in a long time. Really takes me back to high school. My best friend and I used to write letters to eachother that consisted mostly of Pixies lyrics. "Doolittle" was our favorite album.
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IlliterateWit wrote:
So good... Pixies are incredible.
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ewgumz wrote:
numerology rocks!
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mikrophiber wrote:
oh man! i am totally going to repeat the song's lyrics as a comment! awesome!
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horsmeister wrote:
instrumental....
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Smolson wrote:
If man is 5 ... then devil is 6. And if the devil is 6 THEN GOD IS 7 !!! THEN GOD IS 7 !!! THEN GOD IS 7 !!!
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sartoris7 wrote:
fantastic song......makes me want to kick my boss in his head..........
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mayyglacier wrote:
thank heaven I recovered this song...
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okcomputer20 wrote:
Got killed from ten million pounds of sludge from New York and New Jersey.
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drainagerelated wrote:
blazing new trails Un Gutt
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Rippelator wrote:
Then Pixies are 7...?
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nexttothemoon wrote:
Pixies are gods.
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ukulelelab wrote:
THEN GOD IS 7!!
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boumalhab wrote:
Probably my least favorite pixies song, still awesome though.
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jolyn wrote:
ahhhh...
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RReneeElizabeth wrote:
YES!
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jumhed wrote:
Rock with me, Joe
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crimsonwolf1818 wrote:
hey i know that person down there
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djbart1218 wrote:
a classic. didn't expect it to be on this playlist i have here. cool.
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thebigyin28 wrote:
seen them in glas a few weeks back sufukinperb
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