The 1000 best songs in the world ever.
688-Pixies-Cactus.
1988-Never released as a single.
Best Bit-At 1.10 P.I.X.I.E.S.
The song was written and sung by the band’s front man Black Francis and produced by Steve Albini.It tells the story of a man in prison missing his wife and wishing she would send him something with her scent.’Bloody your hands on a cactus tree,wipe it on your dress and send it to me.’
David Bowie recorded a version of the song for his 2002 Album ‘Heathen.’This version features D-A-V-I-D spelled during the instrumental break instead of P-I-X-I-E-S.
‘Sitting here wishing on a cement floor just wishing that i had something you wore.’
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