80's Jams #61: Pixies "Monkey Gone To Heaven" (1989)

"If man is five...then the Devil is six...and if the devil is six...then God is seven!" It is hard to argue with this bit of numerological logic, from one of the Pixies' best-known songs, "Monkey Gone to Heaven." The song is as good as any in illustrating what the Pixies did best: a skewered pop arrangement with agitated surf and punk-influenced guitar textures, dramatic dynamics, girl group backing vocals, and a lyric that is at once humorous, surreal, and a little spooky. -- Allmusic http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:fpfoxzu0ldje