Pixies — Greens and Blues
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I'm not together, and you know it's true.
My bits all wander in the trees.
And if I ever seem a little strange,
Would you excuse me please?
I said I'm human, but you know I lie.
I'm only visiting this shore.
I'll soon be leaving in the outbound tide
I pray again we will meet.
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind,
Slip into the greens and blues.
I said I'm human, but you know I lied.
I'm only visiting this shore.
I'll soon be leaving in the outbound tide.
I pray again we will meet.
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind
Slip into the greens and blues.
Greens and blues...
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you,
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind,
Slip into the greens and blues.
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you,
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind,
Slip into the greens and blues.
My bits all wander in the trees.
And if I ever seem a little strange,
Would you excuse me please?
I said I'm human, but you know I lie.
I'm only visiting this shore.
I'll soon be leaving in the outbound tide
I pray again we will meet.
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind,
Slip into the greens and blues.
I said I'm human, but you know I lied.
I'm only visiting this shore.
I'll soon be leaving in the outbound tide.
I pray again we will meet.
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind
Slip into the greens and blues.
Greens and blues...
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you,
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind,
Slip into the greens and blues.
I'm wasting your time, just talking to you,
Maybe best you go on home.
I'll leave you alone, fade from your mind,
Slip into the greens and blues.
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How nice to hear Sonic Youth followed by the Pixies. Thank you!
lily34 wrote:
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lily RP is one of my go toos when i just want to hear great music
same, but it was my ex-husband back in 2001. RP was the best thing to come from our marriage and i'll always be indebted to him for finding this life-changing station for me. i've since made many acquaintences and long lasting friendships in person (taken vacations together, etc.) with other RP members who came on board around or closely after 2001. life changing for sure in so many ways.
lily RP is one of my go toos when i just want to hear great music
radiotoe wrote:
A rather unlikely work acquaintance introduced me to Radio Paradise about 20 years ago, something like 2002. I've been a diehard fan ever since, and I've donated regularly for years. To say that Radio Paradise has made a deep impression on my life and my choice of music ... that may not be strong enough language ;>) Long live RP! You really have added to the joy and enjoyment in my life.
same, but it was my ex-husband back in 2001. RP was the best thing to come from our marriage and i'll always be indebted to him for finding this life-changing station for me. i've since made many acquaintences and long lasting friendships in person (taken vacations together, etc.) with other RP members who came on board around or closely after 2001. life changing for sure in so many ways.
A rather unlikely work acquaintance introduced me to Radio Paradise about 20 years ago, something like 2002. I've been a diehard fan ever since, and I've donated regularly for years. To say that Radio Paradise has made a deep impression on my life and my choice of music ... that may not be strong enough language ;>) Long live RP! You really have added to the joy and enjoyment in my life.
same, but it was my ex-husband back in 2001. RP was the best thing to come from our marriage and i'll always be indebted to him for finding this life-changing station for me. i've since made many acquaintences and long lasting friendships in person (taken vacations together, etc.) with other RP members who came on board around or closely after 2001. life changing for sure in so many ways.
ExploitingChaos wrote:
So true.
It's crazy how much music I discovered here and how much I play it at home, considering my way too large collection of vinyl, plastic, and flac.
I donate when I can, not as often as you, but I do. I even got me and my then girlfriend matching RP pajamas :-) Check it on the merch section!
A rather unlikely work acquaintance introduced me to Radio Paradise about 20 years ago, something like 2002. I've been a diehard fan ever since, and I've donated regularly for years. To say that Radio Paradise has made a deep impression on my life and my choice of music ... that may not be strong enough language ;>) Long live RP! You really have added to the joy and enjoyment in my life.
So true.
It's crazy how much music I discovered here and how much I play it at home, considering my way too large collection of vinyl, plastic, and flac.
I donate when I can, not as often as you, but I do. I even got me and my then girlfriend matching RP pajamas :-) Check it on the merch section!
A rather unlikely work acquaintance introduced me to Radio Paradise about 20 years ago, something like 2002. I've been a diehard fan ever since, and I've donated regularly for years. To say that Radio Paradise has made a deep impression on my life and my choice of music ... that may not be strong enough language ;>) Long live RP! You really have added to the joy and enjoyment in my life.
I was a big fan of the Pixies but remarkably had never heard this. THANKS RP!!!
its a 10 just for that fact that he's huge and phat!
bdwhitepm wrote:
Huh. I gave it an 8. To each his own I suppose.
Oh this is so sad. Not a good song at all. I love the Pixies. Saw them twice. Once in 1991 and once on the "reunion tour" Sometimes bands should stay broken up...RIP original Pixies.
Huh. I gave it an 8. To each his own I suppose.
Awesome. Supertramp followed by Pixies. Love it.
Just when I start thinking there's no hope for this world, I hear the opening chords of this song. Thank God for it.
Instant joy:
Pixies
Led Zeppelin
Jeff Beck
You?
dkwalika wrote:
I pay when I can, and I will again. Do the right thing!
such a bargain...so worth it
I pay when I can, and I will again. Do the right thing!
such a bargain...so worth it
Good Tune!
tinypriest wrote:
I pay when I can, and I will again. Do the right thing!
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
I pay when I can, and I will again. Do the right thing!
diggyduffy wrote:
Absolutely. I've been paying about $8/month for over a year now. It's the best $8 on music I spend, and I subscribe to Tidal, Spotify and even considered Roon.
I would hate to think RP would go the same way of 97X (woxy.com) or other great now lost music outlets.
So true.
It's crazy how much music I discovered here and how much I play it at home, considering my way too large collection of vinyl, plastic, and flac.
I donate when I can, not as often as you, but I do. I even got me and my then girlfriend matching RP pajamas :-) Check it on the merch section!
Absolutely. I've been paying about $8/month for over a year now. It's the best $8 on music I spend, and I subscribe to Tidal, Spotify and even considered Roon.
I would hate to think RP would go the same way of 97X (woxy.com) or other great now lost music outlets.
So true.
It's crazy how much music I discovered here and how much I play it at home, considering my way too large collection of vinyl, plastic, and flac.
I donate when I can, not as often as you, but I do. I even got me and my then girlfriend matching RP pajamas :-) Check it on the merch section!
Franky god to hollywood 
tinypriest wrote:
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
I agree and I do. pxd from snowy! London tinypriest wrote:
Absolutely. I've been paying about $8/month for over a year now. It's the best $8 on music I spend, and I subscribe to Tidal, Spotify and even considered Roon.
I would hate to think RP would go the same way of 97X (woxy.com) or other great now lost music outlets.
If you regularly enjoy this free fabulous service do consider a few bucks a month.
What would you do if there was no RP?
ALSO - I am only a fan.
Regards from rainy-work-from-home-Covid 19-lockdown Ireland.
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
Absolutely. I've been paying about $8/month for over a year now. It's the best $8 on music I spend, and I subscribe to Tidal, Spotify and even considered Roon.
I would hate to think RP would go the same way of 97X (woxy.com) or other great now lost music outlets.
If you regularly enjoy this free fabulous service do consider a few bucks a month.
What would you do if there was no RP?
ALSO - I am only a fan.
Regards from rainy-work-from-home-Covid 19-lockdown Ireland.
tinypriest wrote:
I'll see your five and raise you five- only wish it could be more!
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
I'll see your five and raise you five- only wish it could be more!
tinypriest wrote:
Already do :-) But echo the sentiment!
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
Already do :-) But echo the sentiment!
Public Service Announcement: Please pay for RP. Send them $5 a month or MORE. I give and we should all do so. Nothing stays free. Support Radio Paradise. (I'm not paid to say this, just a fan, who pays for you to enjoy).
bdwhitepm wrote:
I'd have been so pleased to have the ability to have created this song and play it and have a career ... but each to their own - peace. Oh by the way, it's a beautiful work too ...
Oh this is so sad. Not a good song at all. I love the Pixies. Saw them twice. Once in 1991 and once on the "reunion tour" Sometimes bands should stay broken up...RIP original Pixies.
I'd have been so pleased to have the ability to have created this song and play it and have a career ... but each to their own - peace. Oh by the way, it's a beautiful work too ...
bdwhitepm wrote:
Wasn’t sure about it at first but this has really grown on me. The melancholy sound is so soothing.
Oh this is so sad. Not a good song at all. I love the Pixies. Saw them twice. Once in 1991 and once on the "reunion tour" Sometimes bands should stay broken up...RIP original Pixies.
Wasn’t sure about it at first but this has really grown on me. The melancholy sound is so soothing.
Oh this is so sad. Not a good song at all. I love the Pixies. Saw them twice. Once in 1991 and once on the "reunion tour" Sometimes bands should stay broken up...RIP original Pixies.
Pilsenaaa wrote:
Right on I thought it's the oasis
i always seem to overlook the Pixies , it was so way ahead of the new wave
Right on I thought it's the oasis
I am no audiofi and so at first I thought it's oasis
i always seem to overlook the Pixies , it was so way ahead of the new wave
Pixies is full of beautiful harmonics no other band uses, it's so musically poetical and full of harmonic passages, syncopations, key changes and everything else to make this music so lovable and colorful like no other. Thats why I love them. My fave is Head Carrier album. Incredible and one of a kind - The Pixies.
Cheap Trick followed by the Pixies. It must be Bill’s “great live acts” playlist.
i never get tired of their sound 
rate 7
rate 7Such a great tune from such a great band!
That's better
Quote from Kurt Cobain:
"I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it . When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band – or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard." - Kurt Cobain, January 27, 1994, Rolling Stone Magazine
"I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it . When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band – or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard." - Kurt Cobain, January 27, 1994, Rolling Stone Magazine
Rockit9 wrote:
good one. try to be as good as.
Yes indeed Rockit Man!
Yes indeed Rockit Man!
noe.architecte169 wrote:
Huh? They're putting out a new album in September...
Always Love Frank Black alias Black Francis 
but now The Pixies must rest in peace
but now The Pixies must rest in peaceHuh? They're putting out a new album in September...
Always Love Frank Black alias Black Francis but now The Pixies must rest in peace
but now The Pixies must rest in peace Rockit999 wrote:
Yes indeed Rockit Man!
Not a big Pixies fan but this record is a beauty.
Yes indeed Rockit Man!
LOVE it, and I agree with HayDuke: cloud cult is way bad...let's forget about that as we Celebrate THIS! Pixies RULE, now and forever
akdavey wrote:
I don't share your perception of this music but I really like the way you tell the story. I could almost see the place between Welsh's bar and a painting by Hooper coming to live.
It's like seeing an old friend you used to party with and ... woosh ... yer ready to go to your old bar and smoke the ol' pack of cigarettes, drink the same pint of beer, swing by that taco joint for a late nighter and wake up and do it all over again.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
I don't share your perception of this music but I really like the way you tell the story. I could almost see the place between Welsh's bar and a painting by Hooper coming to live.
Not a big Pixies fan but this record is a beauty.
this is so fecking G..R..ANDDDDD!
Pixies I don't have! Must get. Shades of Bossa Nova . . .
I saw them a few weeks ago and they are as good as ever live.
excellent man! before this Cloud cult though, way bad
akdavey wrote:
Growing old ain't for wimps!
It's like seeing an old friend you used to party with and ... woosh ... yer ready to go to your old bar and smoke the ol' pack of cigarettes, drink the same pint of beer, swing by that taco joint for a late nighter and wake up and do it all over again.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
Growing old ain't for wimps!
misterbearbaby wrote:
Bill never played the Pixies a ways back.
A small, but aggressive population of R. Paradise members shamed him into submission... and he finally caved.
Thanks Bill!
Jeez, this is just crap. What's wrong at RP- taking 'payola' from the Pixies' label?
Bill never played the Pixies a ways back.
A small, but aggressive population of R. Paradise members shamed him into submission... and he finally caved.
Thanks Bill!
Hannio wrote:
I'm hearing Weezer. Or maybe more appropriately, I hear the Pixies when I listen to Weezer.
Power Poppy!
I'm hearing Weezer. Or maybe more appropriately, I hear the Pixies when I listen to Weezer.
Power Poppy!
Good back-to-back: Kinks & Pixies
this'll do for me - grand so it is
I hear Noel and Liams influence in this track
i got Frank Black And The Catholics cd the other day
not at all bad
not at all bad
pumpkins3 wrote:
Hmmmm, interesting!
"I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it . When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band – or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard." - Kurt Cobain, January 27, 1994, Rolling Stone Magazine
Hmmmm, interesting!
Les Deep great stage name .....hugogdt wrote:
Sounds like a modern copy of the Pixies, more comercial, les deep ...
Sounds like a modern copy of the Pixies, more comercial, les deep ...
PSD please
"I was basically trying to rip off the Pixies. I have to admit it . When I heard the Pixies for the first time, I connected with that band so heavily I should have been in that band – or at least in a Pixies cover band. We used their sense of dynamics, being soft and quiet and then loud and hard." - Kurt Cobain, January 27, 1994, Rolling Stone Magazine
mondlak wrote:
Yep, that usually isn't a good combo. I haven't checked it out yet, but without Kim Deal it has to be missing something.....doesn't it?
I fully expected this album to suck (the 'old band' + 'new album' combination isn't usually a good one) ... but it really isn't bad at all. I particularly like the title track.
Yep, that usually isn't a good combo. I haven't checked it out yet, but without Kim Deal it has to be missing something.....doesn't it?
acamon wrote:
same here... 5 for now, until I understand my feelings better ;)
I'm not sure how I feel... til i checked, I assumed it was some britpop band...
same here... 5 for now, until I understand my feelings better ;)
Cool tune.
I'm not sure how I feel... til i checked, I assumed it was some britpop band...
Would love to hear the Pixies do something with Mike Doughty...for some strange reason...
Big 9 for me!
OzFan wrote:
I'm hearing Weezer. Or maybe more appropriately, I hear the Pixies when I listen to Weezer.
Good song ~ anyone else picking up the Jeff Lyne and ELO undertones here?
I'm hearing Weezer. Or maybe more appropriately, I hear the Pixies when I listen to Weezer.
I fully expected this album to suck (the 'old band' + 'new album' combination isn't usually a good one) ... but it really isn't bad at all. I particularly like the title track.
akdavey wrote:
Have you considered that maybe you're the old friend in this story?
It's like seeing an old friend you used to party with and ... woosh ... yer ready to go to your old bar and smoke the ol' pack of cigarettes, drink the same pint of beer, swing by that taco joint for a late nighter and wake up and do it all over again.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
Have you considered that maybe you're the old friend in this story?
love love love the pixies
OzFan wrote:
I don't hear that any more than any of their other influences, unless I were specifically listening for a Jeff Lynne 'sound', but two different people could hear three or four notes of a song and easily be reminded of entirely different influences. This tune does have a sort of descending melody, which Lynne's tunes often had; maybe that's it.
Good song ~ anyone else picking up the Jeff Lyne and ELO undertones here?
I don't hear that any more than any of their other influences, unless I were specifically listening for a Jeff Lynne 'sound', but two different people could hear three or four notes of a song and easily be reminded of entirely different influences. This tune does have a sort of descending melody, which Lynne's tunes often had; maybe that's it.
Not all that bad! I don't really get all the negative reviews about this album. I agree it's the worst of their career, but it's still a decent album with some really good songs.
akdavey wrote:
Chuckle, chuckle. That's funny!
It's like seeing an old friend you used to party with and ... woosh ... yer ready to go to your old bar and smoke the ol' pack of cigarettes, drink the same pint of beer, swing by that taco joint for a late nighter and wake up and do it all over again.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
Chuckle, chuckle. That's funny!
Jeez, this is just crap. What's wrong at RP- taking 'payola' from the Pixies' label?
KaraokeVox wrote:
Yes!
thank god for guitars
Yes!
Good song ~ anyone else picking up the Jeff Lyne and ELO undertones here?
Wow, good song from an old band. Rare indeed.
thank god for guitars
Could happily live without this song
Tonight in Lyon, France 
Sounds just fine ... and feeling grateful for more Pixies. I actually missed them the first time around, started listening a couple of years ago, and am always very happy when they come on.
greengene wrote:
Hearing more from the album will be great! Regarding the line, "I'm wasting your time just talking to you", I'm thinking that it might have a lot to do with the title of the song, "Greens and Blues", as those items tend to make one feel "tired" and, maybe, self-critical. Anyway, I like this track and can't wait to hear more from the rest of the album.
Tad tame, for the Pixies, same progressions, but wonder if the line "I'm wasting your time just talking to you" and the tired delivery is the message...will have to hear more from this album.
Hearing more from the album will be great! Regarding the line, "I'm wasting your time just talking to you", I'm thinking that it might have a lot to do with the title of the song, "Greens and Blues", as those items tend to make one feel "tired" and, maybe, self-critical. Anyway, I like this track and can't wait to hear more from the rest of the album.
Tad tame, for the Pixies, same progressions, but wonder if the line "I'm wasting your time just talking to you" and the tired delivery is the message...will have to hear more from this album.
Sounds Good!
Distinctly Pixiesque chord sequences, but about as exciting as the latest Depeche Mode drivel. Most disappointing, but still better than a lot of new stuff out there. As you can tell, my opinion may or may not be ambiguous.
Zeito wrote:
Yeah - I know what you mean! It's too bad that she didn't realize that Pixies still had some great tunes to create! She didn't want to be a part of a dud...
It is growing on me, but I still have a no Deal, no Pixies feeling inside of me.
Yeah - I know what you mean! It's too bad that she didn't realize that Pixies still had some great tunes to create! She didn't want to be a part of a dud...
Everyone in my shoes is loving this!
It is growing on me, but I still have a no Deal, no Pixies feeling inside of me.
Like it a lot. An 8 from me
For me it's more like hooking up with a friend you haven't seen in 23 years, only to find out that you have both lived life, aged, matured, and mellowed. No need to smoke and drink - we've both been there/done that. Instead, just hanging out with that comfortable familiarity yet having new conversations.
Just lovely.
Just lovely.
I can see how these guys had some new sounds that influenced other bands, but they could not bring it all together in a good way themselves ---- a most forgetable band. They remind me of Sonic Youth.
It's like seeing an old friend you used to party with and ... woosh ... yer ready to go to your old bar and smoke the ol' pack of cigarettes, drink the same pint of beer, swing by that taco joint for a late nighter and wake up and do it all over again.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.
But wait, the old friend turns out to be kind of a dick and you forgot that part where he likes flying saucers. Nobody smokes anymore. Drinking gives you heartburn and the taco joint is now a TJ Max.
That's how I feel about the Pixies' new album.