Un chien andalusia

Surfer Rosa is an amazing album (yeah, fanboy praise, okay. Kurt's #2 favorite album of all time. #3? Pod.). That much is obvious. But after listening to a few of the more popular songs from their followup, Doolittle, I think I might like that one even more. And that's saying something.

This song encompasses everything I like about music. Well, not really. But it's pretty close. I can't really say why I like it. I'm not really good at explaining things, so don't listen to anything I say. And the chorus is screamed with an intensity I just don't hear that often. "I am un chien andalusia." It doesn't really mean anything in particular. But whatever. The video is pretty fitting. There's also that one part where he sings "Girl is so groovy, I want you to know," and there's a split second shot of Kim smiling (as some guy in the comments said). Yay.

This is supposed to be that one "pop" song on Doolittle (I'm trying not to listen to too many songs before I actually buy it). It's just as good as "Debaser," just in a different way. The song's best points are Black Francis's (very melodic) singing, Joey's lead guitar noodling and especially Kim's (very pretty) "so long" backing vocals. The video is unique too. The Pixies did not like recording music videos (like The Replacements, who hated the video format), so Francis and Kim don't lip sync, they just open their mouths wide. Which I respect, because, remember, I also think most music videos are crap. Not this one though. It's awesome. Except Kim could have gotten a cuter haircut.