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A Look at the Funny, Crazy, Scary Lyrics of the Pixies

By Nikhil Swaminathan

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | October 7, 2004

To sing-along to a Pixies song is to put aside a want for poignant prose. In a lot of cases, the words are chosen just to keep up with the dive-bombing rhythms. It makes for some childish, nasty, and even ridiculous word combos.

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Creative Loafing (Atlanta)

Creative Loafing Atlanta and its website clatl.com are Atlanta’s leading sources of information about life in the city. The newspaper was founded in 1972 and reaches a total audience of more than 535,000. It is owned by SouthComm...

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