Pixies - Velouria (Official Video)

'Velouria' was released in 1990, and is taken from the 'Bossanova' album.
Directed by Peter Fowler
Filmed by SNUB TV: Brenda Kelly and Peter Fowler, 1989.
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[@ZachGWatterson]

A little backstory about this video: When "Velouria" was released in 1990, it managed to hit the UK top 40 at #28. Top of the pops wanted to let the band perform on the show. But unfortunately, there was a rule stating that only songs with music videos can perform on the show. The Pixies were not not allowed to perform on Top of the pop and thus, in response, made a low budget music video of them running down a quarry in 23 seconds (slowed down to fit the song in). This video was made in vain as a protest of the BBC's performance rule.

[@pyewackett5]

Fuck the bbc

[@rickgrayson4423]

Thanks ! The BBC got Pixied !

[@sheldonspock5566]

hahaha this is priceless

[@manuelbucciriedel7363]

real artists

[@scruffyp9480]

And it became their best and one of the most unique videos ever.

[@josephkyle1557]

Me at 19: This video looks like fun! Me at 49: Someone could break a hip doing that!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

🤣

[@victorymansions]

Haha, reading your comment is really on point for me. A little background: So I'm a pretty young guy, but a few days ago managed to break my hip cycling in ice back from work. I'm laid up in hospital and I start low level singing Pixies 'Broken Face' but replacing the 'face' lyric with 'hip'. Then I get home after surgery and randomly stick this album on. I'm listening to Cecilia Ann and realize I'm inadvertently tapping my foot on the bad side of my break. I nearly commented on that video to say 'yeah Pixies must be awesome if they can make you forget about a broken bone' or some shit. But then I get to this video, and think the exact same as you and see your comment. Strange how certain events seems to just line up in their own unique but interesting little ways haha 😄

[@metallicmuse]

Me at 39: It's a miracle no one skinned their knees! 🙃😉

[@garystreile9143]

Me at 69 (and I loved the Pixies, and had a crush on Kim Deal, when the band broke in the late 1980s): Hey! I think this video shows a quick flash of Kim's underwear!

[@deletesoon70]

Oh same here, every time I watch this I'm still thinking "watch out!"

[@harrisonlaver3610]

This might sound weird but when I first heard this song, I felt like it was the song I had been looking for my whole life

[@dozer1642]

Harrison Laver when this album came out I felt exactly the same. It was what I'd been searching for. This song especially.

[@GoatyHerps]

Not weird at all. This band does that with a lot of their songs. The Happening/The Thing is one of them that does it for me. Letter to Memphis also. Even if you're not looking for a deep listen, they have plenty of "just want to rock the fuck out" music too.

[@mariai9549]

Yep that's what good songwriting does to you.

[@JamesD3399]

I agree. That's how I felt when I heard God Only Knows by Brian Wilson. It's a sign of musical genius.

[@vikingfortiesfaeroes]

Same with me and Radiohead's 'The Tourist'

[@roydenbellman]

Keep on smiling forever Kim. A lot of reasons this band was so huge to important people/music lovers and Kim was central to that.

[@ShellshockedRadio]

What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZCwiIuvpt1of5Y Very well done!

[@renayyamashiro4524]

Fuck yeah....Kim Deal all the way Breeders is great as well ❤

[@bloodbrother1000]

frank .

[@angelotsi849]

She has the most infectious smile that makes me happy every time I see it on a video.

[@iainprendergast8311]

They were all central. That’s what a band is. Don’t pick on one. Keep your crap to yourself

[@jennafreer9337]

this is a song that could never be played too loudly

[@sweeneytodd011]

Anything by the pixies can never be played too loudly 😉

[@SirCommoner]

yeah this song loud is exhilarating

[@JsRf13]

if you aren't screaming MY VELORIA along with the song are you even truly listening to it?

[@biggussconnus]

Heard them play it live on Sunday. So good

[@marksmith8556]

Preach!!! 🙌🙌

[@cactaceous]

I love how Kim has a smile on her face the entire 23 seconds...

[@dudeatx]

Kim always does - she's a happy camper.

[@Ojoe2010]

@@dudeatx Kim is life, Kim is love

[@mmv4920]

Post Punk, noise, low-fi, indie, mínimal, raw, esto es una joya.

[@uncurbedthoughts]

Just realized the backing vocal kim was singing in the end of the song is V-E-L-O-U-R-I-A

[@triphophoney2981]

Giffari Ihza Dude! After all of these years and I never realized it until reading your comment.

[@ckirby921]

holy shit!

[@myRadiotron]

Wow ... new info, even after all this time.

[@vargaso]

Huh, whaddaya know.

[@yourarse]

hahaha, i knew reading comments would eventually lead to something good. kudos on this!

[@SirCommoner]

this is high art rock. "we will wade in the shine of the ever". what a line, pure poetry

[@wesleysullivan8047]

Truly.

[@veritas4364]

This video is basically Kim Deal trying not to die.

[@bennymutant]

they really broke the budget filming this

[@glynnikins]

+bennymutant The BBC wouldnt play songs in the top 40 charts if they didnt have a video, so the band went out and recorded 20 seconds of footage in a quarry and stretched it out for the duration of the song.

[@alexmillar8242]

+Glynn Bailey yep, they were meant to be playing on top of the pops i believe, they needed a video so they did this. If memory serves me correctly they still gave the slot on TOTP so someone else. So they got stuck with this video for nothing.

[@jimenak5062]

+bennymutant stop bitchin

[@bennymutant]

*****​ I know - you bitch

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

what does that tell you about the record label?

[@johndannenbrink7590]

On stage Pixies are from another planet. Back on earth, no one picks them in gym class.

[@ricd2821]

2:57 gotta love joey coming back into frame and absolutely killing that jump

[@mmr0221]

Lol

[@suprafrase]

I'm nearly 40 years old and I just heard this song for the 1st time today. Pixies were a band that escaped my notice. Hearing this today on the radio I couldn't help but notice elements of the guitars that reminded me of In Bloom by Nirvana. Reading all these comments from you guys makes the connection. Kurt Cobain was a Pixies fan and the inspiration he drew from listening to their music is clear to hear. I need to download myself some more Pixies music.

[@Darvatron]

I would start with Doolittle my friend, then go from there :-)

[@jaredm9679]

Keep listening, it won't disappoint my friend

[@scotarg1973]

If you liked nirvana, you'll like the pixies. I was a late comer too, having been a teenager when they were at their best, I just wasn't that cool! Same with Nirvana, they passed me by and I discovered their music in the late 90's. I'm cool as f##k now! 😎🤣

[@pax4377]

Kurt would have Pixies played over the PA before Nirvana came on stage.

[@paulmolive1821]

Weezer has made a career out of ripping off this song.

[@tucuperson4535]

I love how the whole band in this video looks like the group of high school teachers I always wanted to have, all making fun on a school trip.

[@cbennett196631]

Making fun of their students

[@Rosie-ij3on]

Awesome comment 😆

[@dodu8281]

i am sorry but about 2 minutes in this video, the drummer stole the show....

[@Overlorddz]

i had a couple of those teachers. Did have to enroll in the most expensive school in the country though.

[@ashleymonday298]

From their most underrated album. It's grown to be my favorite over the decades since it came out.

[@bucksdiaryfan]

I hope in my lifetime I can create anything as influential and great as this sensational piece of music

[@ShellshockedRadio]

What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZCwiIuvpt1of5Y Very well done!

[@jsquire5pa]

Extraordinarily unlikely .. but not the end of the world … I’d suggest just trying to enjoy your life… it is very short and the good times can end at any moment

[@voteZDLR]

This music video is the definition of punk rock, back in that time. Literally like, a 15 second clip... slowed to the duration of the song.

[@adgato75]

Haha , the Here Comes Your Man video is even more shady , with the anti-lip-syncing.

[@voteZDLR]

@@adgato75 It's also great lol. They were all about making points especially in the context of their music videos.

[@skord176]

@@adgato75 Didn't the Pixies made the Velouria video because they like to perform in Top of The Pops where many people were lip-syncing? If they were to perform, I think they would do it like Nirvana did when they performed Smells Like Teen Spirit on Top of The Pops. I'd love to see that happen.

[@adgato75]

@@skord176 IIRC , they DID make this video ( Velouria ) because of the Top of the Pops rule. Although I don't know if it had anything to do with lip syncing in that instance. But they DID make the Here Comes Your Man video specifically to show what they thought of lip syncing.

[@rubencabrera2021]

Agree

[@monstergod888]

A perfect exemple that a great video only needs a great song of a great band!

[@alexmcgee8316]

Y

[@SwitcherooU]

Love the backup vocals. They really bring the song to life.

[@chicka-boom7540]

[Verse 1] Hold my head We'll trampoline Finally through the roof On to somewhere near And far in time Velouria Her covering Traveling career She can really move Oh velveteen! [Chorus][x2] My Velouria, my Velouria Even I'll adore you My Velouria [Verse 2] Say to me Where have you been Finally through the roof And how does lemur skin Reflect the sea? [Bridge] We will wade in the shine of the ever We will wade in the shine of the ever We will wade in the tides of the summer Every summer Every summer Every My Velouria My Velouria [Verse 3] Forever green I know she's here In California I can see the tears Of shastasheen [Chorus][x5] My Velouria, my Velouria Even I'll adore you My Velouria

[@Shawnsrumi]

Apparently this song is based on Rosicrucian’s

[@athelsthanraelatheraicrag2884]

Tsss chingon broo...saludos desde Mexico, lindo y rockero.

[@TheReverOcelot]

This is my favourite Pixies' song. Especially i like intro riff, it hits so hard without some alternative low tunings. I like it when band is heavy and plays in Standart E

[@dennisethelegobatmangirl5064]

👍

[@sheldonmontgomery9767]

every Metallica song ever lol

[@dingdongism]

@@sheldonmontgomery9767 You mean until the Black album?

[@DavidOakesMusic]

@@dingdongism The Thing That Should Not Be is D Standard. Metallica is in E standard Except for Sad But True ( D standard ) . Load and Reload are Eb standard. St. Anger is mostly Drop C. Dirty Window is Drop Db and Other songs are Drop Bb. Death magnetic and Hardwired are back to E standard. 🙂

[@paulmolive1821]

It’s actually tuned to F.

[@floatingboy3363]

Saw them live once again yesterday opening for Pearl Jam in Imola (ITA). I still think Pixies are the greatest band in rock n roll history. They didn’t play velouria but anyway today I’m here again. AGAIN. MERAVIGLIOSI!

[@aeonslug]

I always come back to this song and am blown alway by how simple but powerful the drums are in this song. Truly magical band.

[@AMOW42]

I actually think this is the best music video ever made :P

[@jonanjello]

Bastards of Young by The Replacements

[@saltdrum]

i agree pretty deep

[@Nobodyreallyatall]

I remember when they "world premiered" this video on MTV's 120 minutes, such a funny pisstake of a video... and the host even dissed it as boring, what a dick.

[@83FotoStudio]

Now it is in my top 10 :)

[@Berus7777]

Then you must have voted for Trump.

[@user-annnnn1990]

kim deal was really adorable. 90's icon

[@xcanaanx69]

lien ying Has had her hands in the cookie jar a few too many times over the last few years. I wouldn't have minded getting my hands into her cookie jar when she wasn't so chunky back in the 90's.

[@llihaidyl4642]

Steve T are you fucking kidding me, she can eat however much of what she wants, fuck you

[@xcanaanx69]

llih aidyl Blah blah blah . . . Dry your eyes & get over yourself. Nobody cares.

[@llihaidyl4642]

nah fuck you, you troll

[@jimsox881]

I see this in a lot of the comments. She's cool as fuck. But hardly hot.

[@MrLee2e]

kim deal - the subject of all my teenage fantasies

[@jeffridley2564]

still for me

[@berliner0]

@@jeffridley2564 the real deal stay safe

[@spacey9707]

she's a goddess

[@aaronazagoth6373]

Mine were of Kim and Kelly but I still feel you!

[@Ara-gp4yj]

@@spacey9707 ur weird

[@feverpitchtv]

Happy 30th birthday "Velouria", released on July 16 1990.

[@AndrewWms]

My favourite part is when they were running off the rocks

[@user-oy3in8to5o]

omg and mine too

[@OllieTastersall]

I missed that bit.

[@InAtlasAtLast]

Timestamp? Lol

[@bazookaschoolboy]

dude same

[@alukew10]

My favourite part is when they were running on the rocks

[@ThomasMurphy55]

I adore Nirvana...but where would they be without The Pixies?

[@Wisconsin222]

Thomas Murphy Or Sonic Youth?

[@kidmusule]

Kurt Cobain loved the Pixies he was surely heavily influenced by them

[@kidmusule]

Kurt Cobain loved the Pixies he was surely heavily influenced by them

[@kidmusule]

Kurt Cobain loved the Pixies he was surely heavily influenced by them

[@rbrme]

+Head Shell Kurt said he basically was trying to rip them off with nirvana

[@miriamsoler8293]

Hold my head, we'll trampoline Finally through the roof onto somewhere near and far in time Velouria, her covering, traveling career She can really move, oh, Velveteen My Velouria, my Velouria Even I'll adore you, my Velouria Even I'll adore you, my Velouria Say to me, where have you been? Finally through the roof And how does lemur skin reflect the sea? We will wade in the shine of the ever We will wade in the shine of the ever We will wade in the tides of the summer, every summer Every my Velouria, my Velouria Forevergreen, I know she's here in California I can see the tears of Shastasheen My Velouria, my Velouria Even I'll adore you, my Velouria Even I'll adore you, my Velouria Read more: Pixies - Velouria Lyrics | MetroLyrics

[@JakeJarmel]

Has to be one of the most inexpensive music videos to film ever and that's not a bad thing!

[@0okamino]

Miller Thyme I get the feeling that the TARDIS may have visited that filming location a few times back in the day.

[@starlitewalker8827]

Miller Thyme It was made under MTV pressure

[@JakeJarmel]

If MTV pressured them to make a video, then hats off to The Pixies for pushing back with this video.

[@starlitewalker8827]

Here comes your man was under MTV's pressure 2. Frank had no patience to do lipsynch, so they just open their mouth.

[@berliner0]

who knows hint hint

[@dashwig]

All I had for years was a tape with the band name, "Doolittle" Side A & "Bossanova" Side B. No song titles, no other info. When I saw this video for the first time in early 2000s, I was half disappointed, half shocked about the ordinary way they looked like. The music itself had created such a mysterious, powerful world of its own in my mind...Now we have the internet and old people like me posting these stories under these videos ;-)

[@audioamateur]

Thanks for sharing my 'old' friend

[@foxbasealpha]

The Pixies rock! And climb rocks!

[@nightmoose]

Kim Deal cracking up the whole time and stumbling around in the background makes this whole video lol.

[@joncokejones9318]

This riff is insane

[@ThePrecipice66]

It still amazes and delights me how the Pixies can shift between the beautifully melodic and jarringly coarse.

[@82easyrider]

There is so much beauty in this execution and how well the blow up of the timeline suits the song.

[@Cjwho]

Halt and Catch Fire brought me here

[@learnbit_bo]

haha me too

[@rebecadejesus2071]

Same here! Best show ever, and this song just killed me.

[@Mr.Frog21]

Comdex 90...

[@flopsterplopster]

I love the Pixies. Their music is so unusual. So unpredictable tunes, but still they find the way into your head. And they stay there. Forever.

[@ryanmoriarity6503]

Can never get enough of this one

[@doci6139]

I think this videoclip is very good. I'm not joking

[@StethoscopeConundrum]

Whoa, surely you must be joking.

[@doci6139]

Zach K no, it's cool and special

[@Tyschnei]

Zach K 😂

[@adammorris9593]

Agreed, suits the song perfectly

[@richardjhgraham]

Agreed, it's brilliant, it accompanies the weightless feeling of the song and it doesn't distract from it by being too clever.

[@joseignaciorodriguez1207]

A great group I have always loved their music since I was a child

[@rohanmw]

Isnt it weird a song you heard 10 years ago can creep into your subconscious? Amazing music

[@vegancam]

10? Try 30.

[@shelby8364]

going on 13 years here lol

[@shelby8364]

going on 13 years here lol

[@nothanksplease]

This is one of my favorite songs of all time now.

[@ShellshockedRadio]

What a great song, I love it! I put it into my "Shellshocked Radio - Recommendations" List: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pZCwiIuvpt1of5Y Very well done!

[@nikkigreene6074]

I’ve been listening to the pixies for over 25 years are they are still the best.

[@MiikaNeula]

Just love this song and the band. It appeared on Halt and catch fire, loved that too.

[@moralkompas2729]

masterpiece.......this never ending video from base camp to K2 is masterpiece in documentaries. This music is original ......

[@adrianaros1023]

I used to listen this song over and over !! 30 years ago 😱 and still sounds Amazing!!

[@raulbric]

This is why I love videos from the MTV era. They just got stuck in the memory from the first time and forever. This was Pixies at their prime.

[@johnnymchaffie5904]

Totally onto it!

[@MrSomethingElse]

I love these people, it feels like I grew up with them, this is just the absolute bees knees of bees knees! I love how much fun kim Deal is having!

[@jonanjello]

True rock music

[@osuperman]

this song gives me so much power

[@walterbriseno5477]

Enorme pixies!! Grandes recuerdos de mi juventud

[@wtgardner6914]

This is not only my favorite Pixies songs, but one of my favorite from when I was in college. I was sent it on a mix tape of music and was instantly hooked. Thank you for sharing this.

[@farmface]

Every time Frank's rock wiggles I get nervous, even 30 years later.

[@TheJosieposie]

Hahahaha

[@thekidfromiowa]

I think he looks like he could win a Curly Howard lookalike contest.

[@GregLopesArt]

Francis big belly at 2:21; a wild Joe appears at 3:44; Lovering all "Ima gonna win that shyt" at 2:10 and Kim's magnetic smile the whole video. 10/10 would watch over and over again (well, been doing it already). :D These low budget videos are the best!

[@motorologist]

4 years later sorry, but it's 2:44, 3:44 is the video's end lol

[@GregLopesArt]

@@motorologist that’s ok! I frequently mess something when commenting online, I probably have ADHD or something 😸

[@motorologist]

@@GregLopesArt You mean, you don't spend all your time making sure that youtube comments you write are perfect in every way? Blasphemy!

[@dylancolt6665]

Pixies are so awesome! I love getting zooted and watching this video 😂

[@joelvela6996]

this song is pure rock and roll magic

[@PinkiePyro2011]

It really cracks me up that Joey went completely off camera for a solid two minutes XD

[@Maxim89Il]

I love this song so much I want to listen to it all day long ❤🤘🏻🎸👍🏻💅🏻

[@BennHardstyle]

This song is epic this is my first time listening to it! Where has this song been all my life ❤️

[@loti54]

absolutely no expense was spared for this magnificent clip

[@dddgmap9672]

I think I want this played at my funeral.

[@isaacy2791]

I was just thinking about this. As I’m getting lowered into the ground: “V-E-L-O-U-R-I-Aaaaaaa”

[@cruzazulysugente.1909]

Bendiciones de México, gran tema, gran banda!!! 🤟🏻🏁

[@john-vc7wl]

best clip ever

[@macandmefoley3037]

beautiful band 😍😍

[@EvanSaltare]

My favorite Pixies song and probably favorite song in general, yet I'd never seen this video all the way thru until now.

[@mateusgartner6527]

Todos los temas de los pixies están buenos

[@indigojones8]

Freshman year1990 at Tulane University, I reviewed a couple of albums for the WTUL campus radio station newspaper, one of which was this Pixies album. It incluced a song called Alison, which is my name. Despite the name song, I loved this "cassette" . Still do, and Velouria was always a favourite.

[@dudeatx]

Having seen many Pixies videos I have concluded that Kim is the smiliest person ever to have lived.

[@sotool1531]

Halt and Catch Fire , what a bittersweet scene

[@Nonexistanthuman]

This song really fills me up with a certain melancholic energy. Thank you Pixies :)

[@mkmstillstackin]

well said. Feel the same!

[@atopiques]

Me too

[@nightmoose]

Musician: I can't afford to make a music video. This video: *Exists*

[@pudboy123456]

LOVE THIS VID - pixies finest.

[@princealigorna7468]

Okay, but that opening riff is still one of the heaviest riffs ever written.

[@leevinson]

If you fall Kim, I will catch you.

[@juanpabloalvarez5509]

L Vinson - Cringy

[@derekgoins6547]

not cringy

[@mr.stauffersnaturechannel4016]

@@juanpabloalvarez5509 You're a dumbass.

[@alangastellou4665]

Deep Love only a few can get.

[@skord176]

The last real gentleman, folks

[@RockLee679]

Still the greatest video of all time

[@DEMAINCOMMEHIER]

Merveilleuse chanson So great ! Love from France

[@supernatural5354]

Greatest music video ever made

[@harrybanda]

Halt and Catch fire brought me here.

[@mdwayne741]

Love this song.

[@nickh.4916]

Awesome!

[@arremangalarepujala6023]

Actualmente tengo 15 y eh vivido dos años de COVID esta canción me recuerda un poco de antes de como era tan feliz y tan tonta

[@matheusbarth7587]

"Nós vamos passar com dificuldade pelo brilho do eterno " perfeito.

[@B0rQ]

Halt and Catch Fire brought me here. (S3E9) what a wonderful song!!!

[@i_dont_live_here]

Best Pixies song.

[@panzercat39]

Greatest music video ever made,and on a shoe string budget no less.

[@ricardogoncalves8648]

banda maravilhosa.

[@silvialogan9226]

That was nice!

[@pinksunami]

THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!!!

[@JsRf13]

I've always thought that Black Francis had a genius akin to Brian Wilson, just existing and manifesting in a different cultural landscape (as well as time, obviously)

[@nicolasmrn]

Yeah, I agree with you, both understand music in a special way and they create their own with these unique comprehension.

[@unakennelly]

Not that different a cultural landscape in one sense. The love of California surf rock is evident for both.

[@nicolasmrn]

@@unakennelly But in different stages: Brian Wilson sarted making surf rock and then leave that music genre, and Black Francis started making alternative rock and then explored surf rock in the Bossanova album.

[@wetdroidedition2549]

Well... Here are in sort way the two together: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnuVopxvgMt4kJo

[@JsRf13]

@@unakennelly exactly! both injected their own unique genius vision onto the genre to elevate it; one from the perspective of the 60s and one from the perspective of the 80s.

[@sovaine]

The first time I heard this song I felt like I'd found the holy grail of modern rocknroll:-)

[@loricollins1171]

Love this song

[@MrSkydog]

Epic!!

[@Mo-MuttMusic]

Trippy track. And I mean that in a good way. Love how they throw muscular drums and bass, Kim Deal's ethereal background vocals and a theremin together with Black Francis' lead vocal and lyrics for a memorable musical ride. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music (and longtime Pixies fan)

[@dsultanum]

The best song ever written. In more than 20 years since i first listened to this, nothing ever surpassed it.

[@bingbongbingkingofthecastl7046]

The happening? Gouge away? Try those out

[@dsultanum]

@@bingbongbingkingofthecastl7046 "you got your good thing and ive got mine"

[@bingbongbingkingofthecastl7046]

@@dsultanum fasho, those are my favs. Just thought I'd share because maybe you overlooked them.

[@dsultanum]

@@bingbongbingkingofthecastl7046 thanks buddy

[@UberAV]

wonderful 90's

[@Ale-nj3gr]

Brilliant...