Week Ninety-Five: Pixies - "Head On" - Trompe Le Monde

"Head On" is, of course, a cover of the song by The Jesus and Mary Chain. You may remember me posting about the JAMC version during Week Two. I remember purchasing a Pixies shirt at Fast Forward in the mall. I wore it to “field day” during Freshman year at my local Catholic high school. This Junior really wanted my Pixies shirt and was trying to convince me that as the “biggest Pixies fan that ever lived”, he should be the proud owner of my new shirt. So he decided to quiz me on my Pixies knowledge to see if I was actually worthy of wearing it. Wanna know what lame question he asked me? Okay, I'll tell you... It was: “What JAMC song did the Pixies cover?” - “Head On” - duh?!?!?!

The lead singer of the Pixies, Black Francis, went on to have a solo career under the name Frank Black, and I love his song, "Los Angeles"... so I will include that one for you today too. Kim Deal, the bassist, went on to be part of The Breeders, but I already posted my favorites by them, "Cannonball" and "Safari", during Week Twenty-Five when I talked about cassingles!

As soon as I get my head round you

I come around catching sparks off you

I get an electric charge from you

That secondhand living it just won't do

And the way I feel tonight

I could die and I wouldn't mind

And there's something going on inside

Makes you want to feel

Makes you want to try

Makes you want to blow the stars from the sky

And I can't stand up

I can't cool down

I can't get my head off the ground

As soon as I get my head round you

I come around catching sparks off you

And all I ever got from you

Was all I ever took from you

And the world could die in pain

And I wouldn't feel no shame

And there's nothing holding me to blame

Makes you want to feel

Makes you want to try

Makes you want to blow the stars from the sky

And I'm taking myself to the dirty part of town

Where all my troubles can't be found

I said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

And I'm taking myself to the dirty part of town

Where all my troubles can't be found

Makes you want to feel

Makes you want to blow the stars from the sky