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Cactus

1988 · via Pixies

Pixies recorded “Cactus” in 1988. Pixies wrote it with Black Francis. This is the first recording of the song. Also recorded by David Bowie (1999), Tallywood Strings (2004) and The Swell Season (2008), among 140 recordings on file. It is on the album Surfer Rosa (1988).

Pixies – Cactus
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Pixies wrote Cactus, and eleven years on David Bowie was singing it back to them. Funny thing is, both of them also took a turn at Neil Young's I've Been Waiting for You, so they kept ending up at the same record shelf.

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Written by Pixies and Black Francis.

First recorded by Pixies in 1988: this is the first recording.

On the album Surfer Rosa (1988).

Other recordings on file

140 recordings of “Cactus” on MusicBrainz in all.

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