Debasing the Pixies

Matthew does a pretty good Elvis impersonation, but he's really a Pixies fan. A big Pixies fan. So big that he recorded versions of Pixies songs in the style of other artists, including the King, Tina Turner and Jimi Hendrix (who he absolutely nails). The Prince version of "Hey" doesn't work because it's really hard to do Prince, and Matthew could use some work on his Jamaican accent on the Bob Marley version of "Mr. Grieves." But overall this is really fun stuff, and it demonstrates just how successful Frank Black (with help from his friends) was as a pop songwriter. There is a reason these songs have stuck with us.