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Artist: The Pixies
Song: Caribou
Verse
G|-----------|-----------||
D|-----------|-----------||
A|-----------|-3--3-3--3-||
E|-3--3-3--3-|-----------||
Chorus x2
G||-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------||
D||-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------||
A||-----------|-6--6-6--6-|-1--1-1--1-|-2-2-2-4-4-4-||
E||-3--3-3--3-|-----------|-----------|-------------||
x2
G|-----------|-------------||
D|-----------|-------------||
A|-6--6-6--6-|-2-2-2-4-4-4-||
E|-----------|-------------||
Order:
Rest
Verse x10
Chorus x1
Verse x12
Chorus x3
End On G
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net
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JOHN PAUL Lead Player |
#1 by JOHN PAUL JONES at Jul 14, 1970 at 8:34 AM EST |
| I thought maybe about being reborn | |
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Wes Wanna Be |
#2 by Wes russell at Jan 28, 1971 at 6:48 PM EST |
| Yay Pixies are back again! I thought Kim Deal wrote Caribou, but that seems in question. The first lines are simple enough for Kims earth mama pleading vocals to grasp, but the later "knife" references are probably where, Black - as previously noted - often ad-libs lyrices into the tune, where he "intuits" a phrase - seems out of place. Unless ... suicide is the means to obtain that "transmigration of Soul" into the wide roaming, teeming free thundering herds of Caribou. Dirt. I will get what I want. Otherwise its a simple yearning for me, to escape this street. I live cement. BTW "Teen Spirit" was supposedly modeled after "Gouge Away"! | |
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dakota Wanna Be |
#3 by dakota at Aug 13, 1971 at 4:06 PM EST |
| Nice, Brzuz, I think you've got the meaning. Great song. Great band. His voice reminds me of Cobain's. | |
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COBHC Average |
#4 by COBHC at Sep 10, 1975 at 10:44 PM EST |
| The werewolf explaination is neat. | |
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massie Professional Badass |
#5 by massie at Feb 13, 1976 at 8:11 AM EST |
| lets me knife. beautiful. not reincarnation. if that was printed, i am sure that was a joke. or hey were high... | |
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Quinn Wanna Be |
#6 by Quinn Carvalho at Aug 24, 1980 at 11:17 AM EST |
| * arctic-dwelling * | |
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Sybren Average |
#7 by Sybren .... at Mar 7, 1981 at 12:53 PM EST |
| what does the word caribou mean? This song owns by the way | |
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Daniel Average |
#8 by Daniel Gordon at May 16, 1982 at 9:10 PM EST |
| Amen, caitsith01. Amen. | |
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Sarah McKagan Musical Genius |
#9 by Sarah McKagan (AKA - Lady Rock 'n' Roll) at Feb 20, 1983 at 1:23 PM EST |
| Yeah, I like the werewolf explanation. It's definitely about someone wanting out of the city, someone who wants to go out into the wilderness. | |
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beast Average |
#10 by beast at Apr 18, 1989 at 1:51 PM EST |
| A werewolf languishing in the streets of a large city wishing he were in the frozen northland hunting suitable prey, the caribou. Check out the howl on the word "caribou." It's shivery. Doesn't it make you think of werewolves? | |
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Tradition Average |
#11 by Tradition Funk at Nov 14, 1989 at 2:12 PM EST |
| The song kicks major ass. What it means, I have no clue, does | |
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Simon Average |
#12 by Simon White at May 16, 1996 at 6:19 AM EST |
| Shouldn't that be "Cobain's void reminds me of him"? Kurt was a huge Pixies fan, he said that when he wrote Smells Like Teen Spirit he was trying to write a Pixies song. The Pixies are so underrated - even now they are ahead of most 'alternative' bands, they pioneered grunge way before it was cool and before bands like Soundgarden and Pearl Jam turned it into an over-bloated monster. I mean, they had basically finished their recording career before Nirvana had even written Nevermind... sometimes I hate the music industry. Why can't people recognize good music? Why does so much f&*^ing s%^ get published and a band as great as the Pixies gets largely ignored? | |
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Guitar Man Lead Player |
#13 by Guitar Man at Jul 24, 2000 at 7:15 AM EST |
| I think he hates himself and wants to die.(Nirvana reference) O_O But that's what it sounds like to me.I think it's just sitting there,feeling like there is no purpose.He may not even hate himself,he just might not see the purpose in living.Maybe it doesn't have a meaning.But that's what it looks like to me. And I strongly agree with caitsith01 | |
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Nick Wanna Be |
#14 by Nick Lugo at Nov 1, 2000 at 7:29 PM EST |
| that can't be true that frank black doesn't have meaning behind the lyrics to his songs. I mean look at "Debaser" that song has evident meaning. It could be just a theme he built words around...maybe a theme of self-deprecation? | |
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Tom Average |
#15 by Tom at Apr 20, 2003 at 1:47 PM EST |
| reeeepeeeeennnnt! reeeeepeeeennnnt! fine ok. | |
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Derrik Professional |
#16 by Derrik at Sep 27, 2005 at 3:38 AM EST |
| Caribouuuuuu we love uuuuu | |
