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The song's second verse, "Show me a word that rhymes with pavement/And I won't kill your parents and roast them on a spit," is a joke description of the word "depravement," with Malkmus describing the line as "the kind of thing you write when you're feeling cocky and you think it's a b-side [sic]."
Pavement‘s first new song since 1998 will apparently see the light of day on the soundtrack from an upcoming film about the band, Pavements.Group member Scott Kannberg let the news slip on the ...
The song attracted attention with controversial lyrics that seemed to mock alternative rock superstars the Smashing Pumpkins and the Stone Temple Pilots; Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan expressed his displeasure in magazine interviews [citation needed], while songwriter Stephen Malkmus maintained that his words had been misinterpreted and no insult was intended [citation needed].
The song's lyrics make several references to pop culture icons.. The repeated line "Hi-Ho Silver, Ride" in the chorus is a reference to The Lone Ranger's catchphrase.; Part of the second verse muses about Rush lead singer Geddy Lee's distinctive high-pitched vocal stylings.
It includes the song "Harness Your Hopes", which would become the band's most listened song on the streaming platform Spotify in 2017. [3] A reissue of the EP was released on 8 April 2022, and the announcement of the reissue was accompanied by a music video for “Harness Your Hopes”.
Westing (By Musket and Sextant) is a compilation of the early EPs and singles by American indie rock band Pavement.It features all the tracks from their first three EPs, Slay Tracks (1933–1969), Demolition Plot J-7, and Perfect Sound Forever, as well as the single mix of "Summer Babe," its B-sides, and two compilation tracks.
The result was Pavement’s first and only top 10 song on alternative radio, “Cut Yr Hair,” which pushed the album to sales of more than 300,000 copies and earned the band a prominent slot on ...
Slay Tracks: 1933–1969 (usually referred to as Slay Tracks) is the debut EP by American indie rock band Pavement.Pavement—at that time, a duo of just its two founding members Stephen Malkmus (guitar, vocals) and Scott Kannberg ()—recorded Slay Tracks with producer and future member Gary Young during a four-hour session.