- Velouria
Infobox Single
Name = Velouria
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Artist =Pixies
from Album =Bossanova
Released =July 16 ,1990
Format =vinyl record (7"),CD
Recorded = 1990
Genre = Alternative,College rock
Length = 3:42
Label =4AD /Elektra
Producer =Gil Norton
Chart position =- #4 (US
Modern Rock Tracks ) - #28 (
UK Singles Chart )
Reviews =|
Last single = "Here Comes Your Man "
(1989)
This single = "Velouria"
(1990)
Next single = "Dig for Fire "
(1990)
"Velouria" is a song by the Americanalternative rock bandPixies , written and sung by the band's frontmanBlack Francis . "Velouria" features on their album "Bossanova " and was the first single to be released from it. The song features extensive use oftheremin .Black Francis re-recorded a version ofVelouria withKeith Moliné andAndy Diagram for theFrank Black Francis album.Video
As "Velouria" was climbing up the
UK Top 40 , the band was offered a spot on "Top Of The Pops ". However, aBBC rule stated that only singles with videos could be performed on the show. To counter this a cheap video was made, with the band being filmed running down a quarry. [Frank, Ganz, 2006. p. 140]In the video, ten seconds of footage (the time needed for the band members to reach the camera) is slowed in order to last for the duration of the song. [cite web | url=http://aleceiffel.free.fr/videos.html | title=The Pixies In Video | accessdate=2006-10-01 | author=Jean-Michel Biel, Christophe Gourraud] However, the effort in filming the video was in vain; the Pixies did not play "Velouria" on "Top of The Pops" while the single was in the charts. [cite web | url=http://www.playlouder.com/feature/+pixies4/ | title=The Pixies And Me | accessdate=2006-10-17 | author=Andy Barding | date=2004-06-07]
Covers
Velouria was covered by
Weezer for the 1999 "Where Is My Mind?" tribute album, as well as jazz trioThe Bad Plus on their second recording, "Give" (2004).ingle
The following tracks appeared on the single:
# Velouria (Francis) - 3:40
# Make Believe (Francis) - 1:54
# I've Been Waiting for You - (Young) - 2:45
# The Thing - (Francis) - 1:58ample
References
*Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn. "." Virgin Books, 2005. ISBN 0-312-34007-9.
Notes
External links
* [http://www.4ad.com/pixies/video/velouria-file-0/ 4AD: "Velouria" video]
* [http://dag.wieers.com/debaser/lyrics/Velouria.php "Velouria" lyrics]- #4 (US
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