🎵 Gigantic // by Pixies
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"Gigantic" is a song by the American alternative rock band Pixies, co-written by bassist Kim Deal and lead vocalist/guitarist Black Francis. The song appeared on the band's first studio album, Surfer Rosa, released in 1988. "Gigantic" was released as the band's first single later that year.
Featuring Deal on lead vocals, the song is one of Pixies' biggest hits and a crowd favorite at concerts, often played as the encore. The melody line comes from Deal's simple but effective bass playing—the same bassline is repeated throughout the song. Read more on Last.fm.
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Gigantic Lyrics
One of the Pixies' most famous songs, this track from their debut album Surfer Rosa describes a woman’s sexual adventures with a black man named Paul. The guitars and drums start out very simple, steadily… Read More
[Verse 1: Kim Deal]
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
[Pre-Chorus: Kim Deal]
"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"
[Chorus: Kim Deal & Frank Black]
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big, big love
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big, big love
[Verse 2: Kim Deal]
Lovely legs, they're a...
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
[Pre-Chorus: Kim Deal]
"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"
[Chorus: Kim Deal & Frank Black]
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big, big love
Gigantic, gigantic, gigantic
A big, big love
[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus: Kim Deal & Frank Black]
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, a big, big love
A big, big love, a big, big love
A big, big love, a big, big love
[Instrumental Outro]
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