Pixies - "Catfish Kate" (Recorded Live for World Cafe)

Pixies performs "Catfish Kate" for a World Cafe Session with contributing host, Stephen Kallao. Recorded at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on 9/6/2019.
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[@migueladbriel6131]

Sinister and great song. Black Francis is one of the greatest songwriters of all times.

[@eoinryan3275]

Great chorus to this.

[@corie609]

Call me devil, call me friend
But call me Black Jack Hooligan
I came all the way from Aberdeen
To live among the go-betweens
Let me tell you tell you about Catfish Kate
In the time before when she's just Kate
Here in the mountains all alone
Before the time we called this home
Where is my angel fallen
Down at the river bottom
And will she get away?
Where is my Blackfoot blossom
Is she just playing possum
Who lives another day?
Here in the valley that we all know
A river bend that's deep and slow
Where every creature drinks their fill
And other creatures take their kill
Now Kate went to catch a fish
To put inside her favorite dish
A catfish grabbed her by the head
And took her to his house instead
Where is my angel fallen
Down at the river bottom
And will she get away?
Where is my Blackfoot blossom
Is she just playing possum
Who lives another day?
Well, they wrestled all the day and night
The morning showed the bloody sight
Kate all dressed in catfish clothes
His whiskers for her catfish robe
Whiskers for her robe
Where is my angel fallen
Down at the river bottom
And is she there to stay?
Where is my Blackfoot blossom
Is she just playing possum
Who lives another day?
Now she's known as Catfish Kate

[@anamariamundaca4635]

The smitsh?

[@opamuller626]

Songwriters are like parents. They love their kids evenly. Well, practically always. But, come on(!), every objective listener will tell you that "Debaser" is the work of genius and "Catfish Kate" is a mediocre ditty that would not stand out in a row of ten other randomly selected indie tunes. Thank you, Frank Black/Black Francis for what you have done. On first four Pixies albums. That will never be forgotten!

[@AngeloAbela]

You are comparing apples to oranges.

[@PristineTX]

Nah. Catfish Kate is a great song. One of the best choruses Charles has ever written. The new album is amazing too. Maybe you just don't like new things.

[@Xrayflames]

@@PristineTX i dont think this song is better than a lot of the earlier stuff, but it is a good song and im happy they can still make good music after 30 years

[@langdonboom]

HIs genius has just gone further underground in the years since - no longer needing to announce itself in the bold colors of obvious weirdness, but all the more genius for its subtle alien frequencies and subliminally subversive tones. Requires a few more listens to synch yourself to it.

[@vraikorrigan]

@@langdonboom Very well said !