GIGANTIC
PIXIES
SONGWRITER: KIM DEAL & FRANK
BLACK
ALBUM: SURFR ROSA
LABEL: 4AD
GENRE: ALTERNATIVE ROCK
YEAR: 1988
One of
the Pixies' most famous songs, this track from their debut álbum Surfer Rosa describes
a woman’s sexual adventures with a black man named Paul. The guitars and drums start out
very simple, steadily growing to a powerful climax which calms down almost
instantly once the chorus ends – a classic example of the Pixies' legendary
loud-quiet-loud dynamic.
“Gigantic”
was the first single released from Surfer Rosa, backed with an alternate
version of “River Euphrates”,
a live version of “Vamos” and a cover of “In Heaven (The Lady in the Radiator
Song)”from Eraserhead.
[Verse
1]
And this I know
His teeth as white as snow
What a gas it was to see him
Walk her every day
Into a shady place
With her lips she said
She said
[Chorus]
Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a ball
Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a ball
Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a ball
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big, big love
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big, big love
[Verse 2]
Lovely legs they run
What a big black mess
What a hunk of love
He'd walk her every day into a shady place
He's like the dark, but I'd want him
[Chorus]
Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a ball
Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a ball
Hey Paul, Hey Paul, Hey Paul, let's have a ball
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big big love
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big big love
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big big love
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big big love
A big big love
A big big love
A big big love