Came across Empty Mansions last night (a band started by the Interpol drummer) and he has one song about BF ("That Man"). Lyrics are hard to make out but you can hear him hiss "Charles Thompson screaming like hell" or something at one point. Did a bit of googling and he loves Pixies and the first Frank Black album. He includes that album as one of his top five 'drumming albums' too. http://www.ludwig-drums.com/features/interviews/fogarino2009.php
Bloodhound Gang - The Roof is on Fire "I'm not black like Barry White is but I'm white like Frank Black is."
Will Rigby (dB's drummer) - Red Bra & Panties "Black Francis wears red bra and panties" This is a song where various, seemingly random people are called out as wearing red bra and panties. Including Dominos Pizza.
'Basing the music around a traditional guitar/bass/drums setup, he draws on influences from artists like Neil Young, Sonic Youth, and The Pixies. And speaking of The Pixies (and the album’s first single “That Man”), Fogarino says, “The song is really about my love for the work of Charles Thompson, aka, Black Francis…But, from a creepy fan-obsessed point of view.”'
Other artists' songs that reference Black
Posted - 01/28/2013 : 05:18:07
