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"Spoonman" is a song by Soundgarden which is about a street artist named Artis the Spoonman, who played the spoons on the streets of Seattle. Artis is in the song playing the spoons at one point. It is mixed into the background, but it's there. He is also the feature of the video, with the band members opting to have a smaller role. (thanks Willy - Port Hawkesbury, Canada)
Pearl Jam guitarist Jeff Ament came up with the title. Pearl Jam was in the 1992 movie Singles, and Ament made a fake tape as a prop in the movie with names of songs on it that he made up. One of them was "Spoonman," and when Soundgarden lead singer Chris Cornell saw the tape, he liked the title and decided to use it for a song. Ament is credited on the album.
See the Spoonman and learn more in Song Images.
Cornell wrote a rough version during the filming of Singles that can be heard in the movie in a scene where a Citizen Dick poster is being put up on a telephone pole.
Cornell was in the group Temple Of The Dog ("Hunger Strike") with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, who went on to form Pearl Jam.
This was the first single from the album, which went on to sell over 5 million copies. The B-side on the single is "Fresh Tendrils."
Soundgarden used this to open many of their live shows between 1996 and 1997.
Bassist Ben Shepard sang backup vocals, like the lines, "They beat the rhythm with their bones." His voice was sent through Fender Twin Reverb. It's his favorite song on the album.
A special remix is included as the B-side on the singles for "Black Hole Sun" and "My Wave."
This song appeared in the Playstation 2 game ATV: Offroad Fury. You are able to listen to it while racing. (thanks, John - Madison, WI)
This won the 1995 Grammy for Best Metal Performance. (thanks, Adrian - Brookings, SD)
Like the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love" and Pink Floyd's "Money," parts of this song are in 7/4 time. Soundgarden frequently used odd time signatures in their songs. (thanks, Adrian - Gettysburg, PA)
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Spoonman - Soundgarden Expert RB3 DLC
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"A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" • "Always" • "Cult of Personality " "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated To...)" • "Diamond Eyes (Boom-Lay Boom-Lay Boom)" • "Give It Away" "I'm Still Standing" • "Jessie's Girl" • "Jungle Boogie" • "Kids in the Street" • "Bang Your Head (Metal Health)" "Moves Like Jagger" • "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" • "One Week" • "Pumped Up Kicks" • "Raise Your Glass" "Shine" • "Shout" • "Sing" • "So Far Away" • "Spoonman" • "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" • "These Days" "We Are Young" • "The Wicker Man" |
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"The Stage" • "Trust" • "Dead Memories" • "Wake Me Up" • "Celebration" • "Party Rock Anthem" • "Swing, Swing" • "Some Nights" • "Cheerleader (Felix Jaehn Remix)" |
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"3's and 7's" • "ABC" • "Ace of Spades '08" • "Alive" • "Aqualung" • "Buddy Holly" • "Carry On Wayward Son" "Chop Suey" • "Come Out and Play (Keep 'Em Separated)" • "De-Luxe" • "Drain You" • "Everlong" • "Float On" "Gasoline" • "Holiday in Cambodia" • "I Was Wrong" • "The Killing Jar" • "Kryptonite" • "Laid to Rest" "Less Talk More Rokk" • "Livin' on a Prayer" • "Message in a Bottle" • "The Middle" • "Miss Murder" "More Than a Feeling" • "Move Along" • "Mr. Brightside" • "My Own Worst Enemy" • "Our Truth" • "Painkiller" "The Perfect Drug" • "Pinball Wizard" • "Rock Your Socks" • "Show Me the Way" • "Spoonman" • "Today" "The Trees" (Vault Edition) • "What's My Age Again?" • "Where'd You Go?" • "White Wedding, Part 1" • "Would?" |
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"Everlong" • "ABC" • "Buddy Holly" • "Ace of Spades '08" • "What's My Age Again?" |
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"Afterlife" • "All I Want" • "Back from the Dead" • "Black Sunshine" • "The Boys Are Back In Town (Live)" "Bring Me to Life" • "California Über Alles" • "Casey Jones" • "Constant Motion" • "Crushcrushcrush" "Dr. Feelgood" • "Excuse Me Mr." • "A Favor House Atlantic" • "Feed the Tree" • "Flathead" • "Funk #49" "Gimme Three Steps" • "Had a Dad" • "Headknocker" • "Heartbreaker" • "Here Comes Your Man" • "Hysteria" "I Stand Alone" • "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" • "Inside the Fire" • "Jeremy" • "Just a Girl" • "The Kill" "Know Your Enemy" • "Kool Thing" • "Lonely as You" • "Losing My Religion" • "Love Spreads" • "Lucid Dreams" "Monkey Wrench" • "My Curse" • "My Iron Lung" • "My Old School" • "The Number of the Beast (Original Version)" • "Pride and Joy" • "Red Barchetta" • "Renegade" • "Riad N' the Bedouins" • "The Rock Show" "Sex Type Thing" • "She's Not There" • "Sin Wagon" • "Smooth Criminal" • "Still Alive" • "Toxicity" "The Trooper" • "Typical" • "Under the Bridge" • "Wake Up Dead" • "Waking the Demon" • "Wonderwall" "You're No Rock N' Roll Fun" |
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