Wave Of Mutilation (track)
by Pixies
Wave Of Mutilation appears on the following album(s) by Pixies:
- Doolittle (track #3) (this album) (1989)
- Wave Of Mutilation: Best Of Pixies (track #12) (compilation) (2004)
- Death To The Pixies (track #6) (compilation) (1997)
- Death To The Pixies (track #35) (compilation) (1997)
- Pixies At The BBC (track #9) (compilation) (1998)
- Live At Coachella 2004/05/01 (track #4) (2010)
- Live: Malibu Nightclub, Lido Beach, NY, 31 July '89 (track #22) (2017)
- Minotaur (track #24) (compilation) (2009)
- Live From Brixton Academy, London. June 2nd, 2004 (track #7) (2020)
- Live From Brixton Academy, London. June 2nd, 2004 (track #25) (2020)
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| ! | 07/23/2026 01:27 | stryker700 | 1,893 | 84/100 |
| ! | 05/17/2026 23:08 | Cheddar | 5,440 | 79/100 |
| ! | 03/21/2026 23:51 |  Rockdrigo | 1,125 | 82/100 |
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Pretty average lyrics about Japanese business men 'self destructing'. I was going to write this song but I lost my fag packet.
Even so it's still a good track.
Jagged guitars, echoing double track vocals, and possibly the best lyric ever in "You'll think I'm dead, but I sail away" make this one of my favorite songs on one of the best albums filled with them.
pjohnsongolf 11/20/2018 05:03 | #225247
One of the most catchy and accessible Pixies songs but still amazing
buzzdainer 04/13/2017 03:04 | #189186
Check out these lyrics: "I've kissed mermaids, rode the El Niño / Walked the sand with the crustaceans / Could find my way to Mariana / On a wave of mutilation." I couldn't tell you what a wave of mutilation is, but it sounds appropriately ominous. Then again, this isn't really one of the Pixies' most ominous songs--it's actually a heavenly little slice of deranged pop. I have no idea what it's about, though.
One of the most well known, as well as one of the best tracks on the album :)
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