Pile Up
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Pile Up is a compilation of singles, B-sides, and rarities by queercore
band Pansy Division
.
The album includes numerous cover songs including "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other
", "Real Men", "Jack U Off", and "Smells Like Queer Spirit" (Smells Like Teen Spirit
).
Queercore
Queercore is a cultural and social movement that began in the mid-1980s as an offshoot of punk. It is distinguished by being discontent with society in general and its rejection of the disapproval of the gay, bisexual, and lesbian communities and their "oppressive agenda"...
band Pansy Division
Pansy Division
Pansy Division is an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California in 1991. Featuring primarily gay musicians and focusing mostly on gay-related themes, Pansy Division is one of the more melodic-oriented bands to emerge from the "queercore" movement that began in the 1980s.-Early...
.
The album includes numerous cover songs including "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other
Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other
"Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" is, according to Gene Tyranny, "the famous gay cowboy song" by Latin country musician Ned Sublette, whose music, according to Howard Cohen, features a, "lilting West Texas waltz feel"...
", "Real Men", "Jack U Off", and "Smells Like Queer Spirit" (Smells Like Teen Spirit
Smells Like Teen Spirit
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" is a song by the American grunge band Nirvana. It is the opening track and lead single from the band's second album, Nevermind , released on DGC Records...
).
Track listing
- "I Can't Sleep" – 1:31
- "Ring of Joy" – 3:04
- "Fuck Buddy" – 2:28
- "Cowboys are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" – 3:29
- "FlowerFlower (Liz Phair song)"Flower" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair from her 1993 debut album Exile in Guyville. The song first appeared on one of her Girly Sound tapes. The song was later covered by Pansy Division on their 1995 album Pile Up.- Music :...
" – 1:44 - "Cry For a Shadow" – 2:36
- "Real Men" – 1:30
- "Bill and Ted's Homosexual Adventure" – 3:05
- "Jack U Off" – 2:32
- "Strip U Down" – 3:19
- "JacksonJackson (song)"Jackson" is a song, written in 1963 by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, about a married couple who find that the "fire" has gone out of their relationship...
" – 2:49 - "Big Bottom" – 2:04
- "Touch My Joe CamelJoe CamelJoe Camel was the advertising mascot for Camel cigarettes from late 1987 to July 12, 1997, appearing in magazine advertisements, billboards, and other print media.-History:The U.S. marketing team of R. J...
" – 2:53 - "The Biggest LieZen ArcadeUpon its release Zen Arcade received positive reviews in many mainstream publications, including NME, The New York Times and Rolling Stone. In his review for Rolling Stone, David Fricke described Zen Arcade as "the closest hardcore will ever get to an opera .....
" – 1:42 - "Denny (Naked)" – 2:31
- "Femme FataleFemme Fatale (song)"Femme Fatale" is a song by The Velvet Underground from their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. At producer Andy Warhol's request, band frontman Lou Reed wrote the song about Warhol superstar Edie Sedgwick...
" – 2:20 - "Trash" – 2:07
- "Homo Christmas" – 2:30
- "C.S.F." – 1:07
- "Smells Like Queer Spirit" – 4:17