Cactus

"Cactus" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, and is the eighth track on their 1988 album Surfer Rosa. It was written and sung by the band's frontman Black Francis and produced by Steve Albini. Between the second verse and chorus of "Cactus," the band and the studio members can be heard spelling out "Pixies." John Murphy, then-husband of bassist Kim Deal, later commented on the interlude: "You can hear them spelling 'Pixies' in... more
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