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"Spoonman" was performed in drop D tuning.The main riff was written in septuple meter, in 7 4 time. [7] [8] [9] The chorus is 44 and part of the spoon solo is in 3 4.The guitarist, Kim Thayil, has said that Soundgarden usually did not consider the time signature of a song until after the band had written it and said that the use of odd meters was "a total accident".
Spoonman" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden It can also refer to: Artis the Spoonman, an American musician and street performer; The Spoonman, an Australian radio program "Spoonman", a song from the 1994 album dubnobasswithmyheadman by Underworld
The Spoonman's nickname came about as a collaboration between himself and management. Inspiration for the name is claimed from the Soundgarden song Spoonman, and also from Brian's character as a "self-professed 'stirrer'". Several versions of his on-air name are frequently used by callers, including "Spoony"/"Spoonie".
Soundgarden’s best-selling album, the dizzyingly diverse 70-minute opus 'Superunknown,' was released 30 years ago last week. ... Singles like “Outshined” and “Spoonman,” and a formative ...
The video clip of the song "Spoonman" is notable for featuring a performance by Artis the Spoonman, a street entertainer in Seattle. [25] The title of the song is credited to bassist Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam. [26] While on the set of the movie Singles, Ament produced a list of song titles for the fictional band featured in the movie. [25]
Artis, known professionally as Artis the Spoonman (born October 3, 1948), is an American street performer and musician from Seattle, Washington, who uses spoons as a musical instrument. He frequents the Pike Place Market accompanying singer/songwriter and guitarist Jim Page with his collection of spoons of different shapes and sizes and ...
4 time, an unorthodox meter which the band would also later use in "Spoonman". [3] Guitarist Kim Thayil has said that Soundgarden usually did not consider the time signature of a song until after the band had written it, and said that the use of odd meters was "a total accident." [4]
During the making of the film Ament produced a list of song titles for the fictional band. [44] Chris Cornell took it as a challenge to write songs for the film using those titles, and "Spoonman" was one of them. [44] The title of "Spoonman" is credited to Ament in the liner notes for Soundgarden's 1994 album, Superunknown. [45]