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Tame by Pixies
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PixiesProduced by
Gil NortonWrited by
Frank BlackAbout
Fast-paced and breathy, “Tame” typifies the quiet-loud Pixies dynamic that gave rise to the grunge movement. Musically, the song is based around a basic three-chord progression with three-bar phrases, “as opposed to a more square 16-beat feel that you would hear in a typical pop song”
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Tame Lyrics
[Verse 1: Black Francis]
Got hips like Cinderella
Must be havin' a good shame
Talkin' sweet about nothing
Cookie, I think you're
[Chorus: Black Francis]
Tame! Tame!
Tame! Tame!
[Verse 2: Black Francis]
I'm makin' good friends with you
When you're shakin' your good frame
Fall on your face in those bad shoes
Lyin' there like you're
[Chorus: Black Francis]
Tame! Tame
Tame! Tame!
Tame! Tame!
Tame! Tame!
[Bridge: Black Francis, Kim Deal]
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh (Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, ha ha ha)
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh (Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, ha ha ha)
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh (Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, ha ha ha)
Uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh, uh huh-huh (Ha ha ha, ha ha ha, ha ha ha)
[Chorus: Black Francis, Kim Deal]
Tame! Tame! (Ah ha ha, ah ha ha, ah ha ha)
Tame! Tame! (Ah ha ha, ah ha ha, ah ha ha)
Tame! Tame! (Ah ha ha, ah ha ha, ah ha ha)
Tame! (Ah ha ha, ah ha ha, ah ha ha)
Tame Q&A
Who wrote Tame's ?
Tame was written by Frank Black.
Who produced Tame's ?
Tame was produced by Gil Norton.
What did Pixies say about "Tame"?
Black Francis, NME, April 1989:
I don’t want to sound like a male chauvinist, but I have a male perspective, because I am male. ‘Tame’ is about women more than men. But the way some men treat their hair it’s incredible and I can’t understand all that deodorant and stuff. I’ve never related to it. M...