Soundgarden - Spoonman [HQ]

From the album Superunkown (1994)

[@riverwolf654]

Hello from Ireland....This song is like Indian war drums. They are rebels just like us, I love em.

[@starblazer5178]

Hello from the United States. My family got out in 1609.

[@josecastro4143]

Voice 10/10 Guitar 10/10 Drums 10/10 Bass 10/10 Rock master work.

[@DanishJerk123]

Spoons 11/10

[@Mark-vs9rk]

Lyrics 0

[@ItsMr_Z]

Spoons 10/10

[@Robil63]

Sound: 10/10; Garden: Upside down

[@julesred385]

@b b ratio

[@johnfbugnacki3103]

I don't have to say it but the drums are awesome.

[@bushedc_6975]

Amen

[@rroyoy]

absolutely. The headbanging. the headbanging

[@m3mefeo_]

Matt Cameron is a beast at the drums

[@the2ndcoming135]

👀

[@marklarochelle3175]

DWs'. Sometimes Tamas.

[@SugaryPhoenixxx]

My Grandma was a Spoonmaster! She played the hell out of those spoons! RIP Grandma I miss you!

[@DaniKewl]

Your grandma seemed cool

[@CodyHoward-z8h]

My uncle always had spoons in his room, I think he was using them to mix chocolate milk at night cause they were always black on the bottom, rip uncle jerry

[@MrMandude365]

Spoonma

[@furioussherman7265]

This song deserved the Grammy it won.

[@A.lacayo]

Will always jam out to this song when it comes on. Never skip it. 🤘🤘

[@AnCapone1899]

Only Soundgarden can make a song about a guy playing spoons and be a Grammy winning badass rock piece

[@stevenhinkle6957]

I believe there's a double meaning here and it's not quite about spoons but another thing you can do with them..

[@o.m.g.2235]

@@stevenhinkle6957 eat soup?

[@m3mefeo_]

@@stevenhinkle6957 feel the rhythm with your hands?

@@o.m.g.2235 hahaaaa,,,

[@the2ndcoming135]

Well, I think Kurt was essentially right about Soundgarden really being the sh*t. No pun intended.

[@Blades_00]

Oh Mmm Feel the rhythm with your hands (Steal the rhythm while you can) Spoonman Speak the rhythm on your own (Speak the rhythm all alone) spoonman Spoonman, come together with your hands Save me, I'm together with your plan Save me, yeah Save, oh Well, all my friends are Indians (All my friends are brown and red) spoonman And all my friends are skeletons (They beat the rhythm with their bones) spoonman Oh, hmm Spoonman, come together with your hands Save me, I'm together with your plan Save me Save Save me Save me, yeah Save With your With your hands With your hands Come on, come on, come on, come on Hands Mmm, come on while I get off (Come on while I get off) Spoonman, come together with your hands Save me, I'm together with your plan Save me Save, yeah Save me With your, with your hands Feel the rhythm with your hands (Steal the rhythm while you can) spoonman

[@DikNancy]

Hqhaha

[@djembejambi]

Hasbiiiiii

[@TheTechCguy]

These songs were the glorious sound of the 1990s, man. My childhood! Nostalgia forever!❤😎

[@netwalkerproductions]

I still remember in 1994 when Mike Rowe gave me his Sony Walkman with this cassette. I played this song over and over until the batteries gave out. Not long after, I gave up my life of rucking and came down from the mountain. Technology still blows my mind to this day! Thanks Mike!!

[@shaunt7301]

LOL... Unfortunately your comment here is underrated for those who have no reference...... 😀

[@troykelso]

I paused that story to come here and listen to this.

[@SergioCalcio]

@ Shaun T Would you mind sharing the reference, please ?

[@greatBLT]

you guys friends or something?

[@10acious_D]

Mike Rowe, as in Dirty Jobs?

[@arizonanative7409]

Having lived under a rock all my life, I'm just discovering this band. Wow!! Guitar solo wicked.... vocals, too. Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Heck, yes!

[@m3mefeo_]

Hope you listen to more Soundgarden. They're just amazing!

[@OnkelKrede]

You are in for at treat then. Unfortunately, the lead singer Chris Cornell died (R.I.P.), so we won't get any new material, but the band left this wonderful back catalogue of pure rock masterclass, be sure to listen to Badmotorfinger, Superunknown and Down On The Upside - some of the best albums to come out of the 90's imho. King Animal ain't bad either, but shows that C.C. was generally better, when working together with other great musicians, as his "solo songs" like eg. "Halfway There" stand out as the album's weakest links. Again, imho.

[@arizonanative7409]

@@OnkelKrede Thank you! Yes, I read where Chris Cornell died - but I appreciate your reply. I am old enough to remember artists like Janis Joplin.

[@marywatkins4335]

You lived under a rock?

[@arizonanative7409]

@@marywatkins4335 Yup. Warm and cozy!

[@Da_ComputerMonster]

I've always imagined this elusive "Spoonman" as a Skeleton who flies around in dynamic poses, like Superman, but always holds a single spoon in their hand.

[@nadeirawelch4208]

He's a real person; I watched him play spoons at the Oregon Country Fair in 2001 or 2002? Been a while, but yeah, real person 🙂

[@alexm4505]

One rattly boy with a spoon, just whirling the fuck around haphazardly

[@JonDoeNeace]

No it's about a guy who taps on objects like spoons in public as a form of art like street percussion and has very few friends.

[@chancegivens9390]

Ready to give a scoop! OF JUSTICE!!

[@origanev1986]

@@nadeirawelch4208 there's not just one guy fren. nobody could afford instruments back then so they played spoons, very common, miners etc

[@LurkerPatrol5]

0% profanity 0% drama 0% romance 0% nonsense 100% spoonman

[@paulgioia9730]

Best comment here🎉

[@CarlosVolf]

one of the best album of my adolescence, I listened to it all day

[@cn0is]

0:00 Intro 0:18 Verse 1 0:43 Chorus 1:02 Verse 2 1:27 Chorus 1:56 Bridge/Guitar Solo 2:33 Spoon Solo: Artis the Spoonman 3:09 Interlude 3:29 Chorus 3:58 Outro

[@brandonbalenger4210]

My girlfriend at the time bought me this cd. Listened over and over in the driveway in my ‘91 Camaro. I had a set of Pioneer 12s in the back hatch. I can still smell the knock-off Drakkar Noir. 😅

[@PrinceTeeBag1]

Comically large spoon

[@beanusmaximus7515]

yo dawg can i get some spoonma n

[@Xboxzilla]

ONLY A SPOONFUL!

[@mikahraptor8849]

𝕀 𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖 𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖

[@carraigroche9663]

Comically large unknown is my favourite soundgarden album

[@metalmilitia7287]

Dawg fuck you I can't escape it .

[@michaeldefreese4678]

I can honestly say I've never heard somebody sing more perfectly then the part he goes save me and holds it with them high notes he could really sing simply amazing unnatural born gift sad loss rest in peace Chris Cornell

[@curran4600]

*than the part. than. Come on man

[@raestar4476]

Growing up as a gamer and being told I have an "ear to hear" for music. One of my most favoritest games of all time, Snes Secret of Mana, this song was used in one of the village music. I don't remember which town village it was but I swear I hear it everytime I listen to this. The part you hear is at 2:34 I KNOW I hear it and it's freaking amazing I love it! The memories of such great content and being given the opportunity to grow up with it is truly a blessing! Thank you Chris Cornell for your wonderful musical influence! You are so dearly missed! and thanks to the gaming companies who decided to be incredibly creative with what was made! Nothing is as good as it used to be though. That's ok, I can die happily a retrohead

[@illegitimatefilm]

I just did a quick glance through the ost and I have to say there are a lot of contenders. Is it Secret of the Arid Sands?

[@raestar4476]

@@illegitimatefilm i believe it might have been dancing animals. I dont think this ost has everything exact. It doesnt sound the exact same like it was altered so ill just have to play through again to be sure Edit: i think this ost is too altered to trust with the real sound of the game. A playthrough will suffice!

[@elijahantony4300]

@@raestar4476 reaching bro.

[@Supperdude9]

@@raestar4476 I think you're talking about the song that plays in the Mushroom kingdom. Yeah, it's called Dancing Animals. It is kinda reaching, but I can see how you connect it.

[@MUFCXI]

Man I miss rock/alternative with lyrics that were written by the band themselves. They poured their hearts and souls into it. I can’t find music like this these days. It just sucks.

[@MUFCXI]

Sadôg bro wtf did I watch lol. His vocals are INSANE. The only other character I think that can control vocals that way is Maynard with TOOL. They both have incredibly control.

[@Siaire]

You’re fucking right dude, this song literally gives me goosebumps on my skin it’s just so fucking good dude. Sorry about all the curse words.

[@kleighb1365]

Um..didnt tool release an album last year

[@twentysixbit]

ever heard of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard?

[@sulkissulking]

just gotta look harder. plenty still around. Primitive Man, Fister, King Gizzard, Melvins to name a very select few, could go on.

[@DadsOnBass]

This is a rock n roll song.

[@chrisbailey9377]

⬅️ 👀 ➡️

[@nunosil.6559]

This is a master piece of work ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Soudgarden forever

[@ModelCitizenTube]

Matt Cameron is one of the most Underrated drummers... NEEDS MORE RECOGNITION FOR SURE... After he joined Pearl Jam I'm the 2000's it changed their style for sure... And the rendition of Even Flow with him on drums is better than the original....

[@nickt8564]

Matt Cameron is an amazing drummer one of the most unique and 100% one of the most recognizable sonically and rhythmically. Yet I still believe Pearl Jam will never have a more perfect drummer than Dave Abruzzese

[@Lulustucru2393]

Nah Pearl Jam sounded better with Abruzzese in my opinion... Cameron is a top tier drummer tho no doubt

[@KRIS-KILO]

Clinically proven to brighten your day.

[@howardcohen4845]

One of the greatest 🙌

[@MagnumSundae27]

Thousandth like! SPPONMAN!

[@dinomra7771]

Bro you better fix your comment before the grammar police come.

[@chrisbailey9377]

It's brother.

[@srgrizzlyxd2083]

This Riff is Explosive

[@hernanbruno4178]

El día de mi funeral quiero que suene éste temazo. Siempre me fascinó Soundgarden.

[@Amber_xo_133]

Green Day,The Cranberries,Soundgarden, Alice In Chains,Pearl Jam,Foo Fighters,Stone Temple Pilots,Hole,Smashing Pumpkins,Weezer,Rage Against The Machine,Red Hot Chili Peppers,Primus,Third Eye Blind,Smash Mouth,The Flaming Lips,They Might Be Giants,No Doubt,Silverchair,Bush,Creed,Incubus,Our Lady Peace,Phish,Blink 182,The Offspring,Social Distortion,Fugazi,Jimmy Eat World,AFI,Deftones,Korn,Pantera,Dream Theater,Nightwish,Mr Bungle,Modest Mouse,Blur,Oasis,Radiohead,The Verve,Pulp,Suede,Supergrass,Limp Bizkit,Staind,The Black Crowes,Counting Crows,Mazzy Star and Guns N Roses 🎸🎸🎸 This is a 90s Rock Playlist

[@paolos1496]

You forgot Nirvana

[@michaelnick2927]

Nirvana should have been first on the list

[@nickzaytz5712]

How did you forgot Nirvana?? Dinosaur Jr, Mudhoney, Faith No More and SOAD?))

[@chrisbailey9377]

Metallica.

[@logantappa9788]

Man I miss Chris R.I.P

[@boris1387]

SpOoNtAsTiC

[@richardromesburg2592]

Using this to learn to play the song on the drums!

[@penguingod9999]

Nice!

[@m3mefeo_]

Hard song on drums. Hope you have learned it

[@astraghost774]

Easy on guitar. It's played in drop D

[@yossarian6799]

This was our baby brother Nick's jam. He was brutally murdered at the age of 21 and his death left deep scars on the souls of all who loved him. Not a day passes that our hearts don't silently scream for you, Nick. You're seat's still at the table, little bro. Forever in our souls... Love, "The Knuckleheads", Theresa, Timmy, Eric, Donovan, Brady and Scott

[@Weremoogle]

Sorry for your loss. Heartbreaking.

[@hippotuskman7808]

❤️

[@georgekitchen7046]

"All my friends are Indians (All my friends are brown and red) - I remember driving to school with my friend who was part Iroquois. He sang along and sang this part the loudest, proud of his heritage. Back then, us white people forgot to be offended for him and tell him that he needs to protest on a street somewhere, instead of being happy and enjoying life.

[@slashshat8035]

i've been a Seattlite since the earth cooled, & i recall seeing Artis (aka Spoonman) for years n years. It is cool af thet Chris wrote this for him. RIP CC: thiose whom the Gods love grow young.

[@freakyzoider]

SPOONMAN! COME TOGETHER WITH UR HAND SAVE ME!!!

[@GeneralJordan-os9wm]

A song about a man playing with spoons. Did you know that guy with the spoons actually record this song with the band Soundgarden? Yep that is true!

[@nuclearman8918]

Why is Soundgarden so good?

[@greatBLT]

They got the power

[@mikahraptor8849]

Because 𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕠𝕟

[@zezmerelda240]

'cause they didn't care what others thought---- only what they felt was good!

[@mikahraptor8849]

ꜱᴘᴏᴏɴ

[@BeyondVulgar]

Engineers and physicists are trying to figure that out.

[@christinewilliams4740]

I love Spoonman and I also love this song 💜💜💜💕💕💕❤️❤️❤️🎸

[@CircHistory]

Spoongarden - Soundman

[@The_One_Cosmos]

Such a trippy album cover

[@tbob8212]

The spoon bending kid in The Matrix, this was probably his favorite song 🙂

[@andysurvival346]

Save me!!!!!! with your hand!!!!! yeah :-)) Nothing better than this.

[@aubreylord179]

Hell ya love this frickin song

[@MegaCirse]

music of the old world, on the way to the Void!

[@JonDoeNeace]

This will outlive any void.

[@aubreylord179]

Hell yeah I'm a drummer!

[@abzue5375]

good for you!

[@bioof4]

@@abzue5375 lol

[@LS-oq3qh]

It was Dio's favorite Heavy Metal song.

[@marccram2664]

I hope so

[@ryanferguson9249]

How do you know?

[@LS-oq3qh]

@@ryanferguson9249 Because i've seen a news article that says so.

[@scottmeitz3737]

Just one of the best, Nothing like this song .. Pass that bong.. sings!

[@argonwheatbelly637]

In any episode, if Keith Partridge could play the music he really wrote, this would be it...

[@paulgriffin3438]

Epic. Defining. Period.

[@Luke117-r2x]

What are your feelings about forkman?

[@johnnyquick9185]

Oh yeah . Epic rock song !!

[@mridlon1634]

This song has such a Black Sabbath/Ozzy Osbourne sounds to it.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Spoonman would make an awesome stand name for jojos bizarre adventure

[@goast_cuard]

This is definitely one of their better bops that takes a little digging to find

[@twxvybeatz5796]

Literally plays on the radio everyday lol

[@m3mefeo_]

Literally the most overplayed soundgarden song lol

[@goast_cuard]

@@m3mefeo_ Well considering I've only heard black hole sun on the radio, you must have slightly less crappy radios where you live

[@jeliceinchains]

drums ♥♥♥

[@alonzolopez9649]

I can’t help but picture Rigby doing an act to this song.

[@epicpizzaep]

Spoon playing will save yo life!!

[@jazmineco3174]

i love that song hi i'am alexander charles

[@earlwinter6738]

This is about the bluesman of Mississippi inventor of original American music. They laid the ground work of rock, blues, soul, etc. I got to see furry Lewis inventor of the slide guitar in the mid 70's the Stones had him open for there act.

[@wesleyhunt7599]

I call Drop D tuning "Spoonman Tuning".

[@itsyapapasmurf7219]

Celebrating its anniversary

[@DEIGH1221]

Anyone remember hearing this song on ATV Off Road Fury? 👀

[@sandravirginia9550]

O melhor álbum do Soundgarden e um dos melhores de todos os tempos.

[@DioBrandoWRYYYYYY]

Moon-maaaan, play piano with your hands kay kay kay-ka-kay kay kay

[@lbear117]

kicks ass!😎

[@elziraaparecidadossantos9395]

Incrível meu filho ama essa música Chris

[@harrygoodwater4346]

Takes me back to the ATV games on PS2

[@LtCmdrGordon]

Ahhh memories

[@Lespaul5697]

Allways think of atv off-road fury ps2 lol when I hear this

[@mattfillman1182]

Needs more cowbell

[@mikahraptor8849]

Who needs cowbell when you can have 𝕤𝕡𝕠𝕠𝕟

[@adamjenks9613]

Mikahraptor Good point.

[@nathanielleack4842]

The only prescription

[@crisnapalm]

Needs more spoon

[@alexm4505]

Spoonman, come together wang in hand

[@symbiote3220]

Im still awaiting the spoonicular rapture

[@thescarletandgrey2505]

Great toon I used to enjoy the sounds of the coney island calliope back in aught ‘two yessir sippin on a sarsaparilla with Martha my cupcake and we’d still be together if it weren’t for that defective dagnabbit newfangled carpet steamer Stanley

[@trident2981]

I have not found one negative comment. Good. Let's keep it that way.

[@fabiogrilli2129]

Riff troppo ma troppo emozionante.

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

Vibing to this hard due to the death of a certain Minecraft KZbinr and I celebrate it hard.

[@shyguy85]

Tf wrong with you

[@bluefootwalking]

Spoonman...wait, isn't he the father of the kid who bent spoons in The Matrix?

[@AccuCat]

😸👍👍🤘

[@immewingatm]

Only a spoonful

[@diegomendoza3708]

Anyone find this song through ATV 2??

[@Quntquief]

ATV Off road fury WAS MY SHIT

[@bvanquish777]

Haha yup

[@giuseppeossola7540]

Rip

[@philipbowden8065]

top album

[@OkamixOni]

"and all my friends are skeletons!"

[@mkvector9539]

Spoonman Spoons all of the ladies.

[@cobracommander9977]

to the 56 people who didn't like it what are they talking about!!

[@vaultboy555]

One of the few Rock songs I like

[@andrewoid4711]

Really?

[@julianbud7334]

Nirvana actually brought me here because I need Chris cornell after having to listen to kurt Cobain lol RIP to both

[@djSpinege]

I fucking love this song now but hated it for like 20 years

[@Elitetreaty]

👏

[@logicalblackman8228]

I bet Spoonman was really disappointed when he heard this. You can barely hear his playing.

[@RoryMarshall-dy6ub]

This guy that plays spoons and Chris Cornell singing... Yep, it happened and was epic!

[@darrenreynolds5600]

Now, that's a fucking voice!

[@doubleder]

The idea of a rock song performed in a drop D tuning with a bizarre septuple meter in 7/4 time becoming a mainstream smash seems beyond comprehension, but it happened.

[@woodN_forks]

Lateralus by Tool would like a word with you :)

[@doubleder]

@@woodN_forks Lateralus, although quite evidently fucking brilliant, was not a mainstream smash.

[@woodN_forks]

@@doubleder Oh yeah for sure, I only mentioned it because of how bombastic it was despite sounding like a mess on paper.

[@doubleder]

@@woodN_forks Tool time signatures are beyond comprehension to many. I respect your taste in music my friend.

[@davidburke2132]

Derek Stein I think Pink Floyd would like a word with you (Money... rock band... about as big a smash as is conceivable with a baseline in 7 beats that’s been sampled for even more “commercial” tracks). Radiohead would like a word with you for Paranoid Android (and others) which has sections in 7 beat signatures. There’s loads of examples of strange time signatures in popular hit songs in pop and rock. The truth is some you don’t even notice because they feel so natural and were done not to stand out, whereas others are done purposely to be noticed, to stand out and to add to the feel and tension in a track. Regardless, there are quite a lot of them. I agree that Spoonman is a great example of an interesting time signature resulting in a commercially successful song but to exaggerate it as such a rarity doesn’t actually enhance its reputation and does down music in general. Edit: sorry to do an edit but I couldn’t not when I realised some of the examples of songs in 7 beat time signatures that I’d missed out... especially the first one in the list below!! The Beatles - All You Need is Love Blondie - Heart of Glass Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill Led Zeppelin - The Ocean Rush - Tom Sawyer

[@stormcloakrebellion609]

I live in the same town spoon man is from people may not know about it in school but I teach them

[@retroace5531]

This songs pretty great but the part at the beginning where it's most guitar is 👌😌🤏

[@piratealeks6865]

This is so fucking cool

[@viktoriaspasova8100]

🎸❤

[@matthewnegron1465]

spoon man beat the rhythm then can save on rent and utilities saving lives

[@rafaelmoitinho9611]

7/8 🤯🤯🤯

[@GreaseF1re]

Spoonman

[@mikahraptor8849]

𝔽𝕖𝕖𝕝 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕣𝕪𝕥𝕙𝕪𝕞 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 ℍ𝔸𝔸𝔸ℕ𝔻𝕊

[@m3mefeo_]

(steal the rhythm while you can)

[@mikahraptor8849]

𝕊 ℙ 𝕆 𝕆 ℕ 𝕄 𝔸 ℕ

[@carnege989]

SPOONMANNNN

[@ryanpresley323]

My spoon is too big