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Soundgarden — Spoonman
Album: A Sides
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Released: 1997
Length: 4:05
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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

All my friends are Indians (All my friends are brown and red)
Spoonman
All my friends are skeletons (They beat the rhythm with their bones)
Spoonman

Oh, ooh
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 (come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on, come on)
With your, with your hands
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Yeah

Come on when I get off
Come on when I get off
Come on when I get off
Come on when I get off
Come on when I get off
Come on when I get off
Come on when I get off
Come on when 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
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 joejennings wrote:

WRONG!!  The song is about a spoon playing street musician!  Do some research!

Correct! Artis the Spoonman:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
He plays on this track as well.
Posted 3 months ago by tompoll    [ Reply ]
 benfitch523 wrote:

Ode to a heroin dealer. How cool is that?


WRONG!!  The song is about a spoon playing street musician!  Do some research!
Posted 3 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Wikipedia article just kinda glosses over Cornell's death. Kinda weird.
Posted 5 months ago by murrayn    [ Reply ]
 orthomd wrote:

Would have been nice if hip hop was short lived and quickly faded out instead of grunge...RIP CC



You do realize that all the bands who were labeled "grunge" hated that label, right?
Posted 6 months ago by ZenAce    [ Reply ]
 benfitch523 wrote:

Ode to a heroin dealer. How cool is that?



Not
Posted 7 months ago by jjacque100    [ Reply ]
Always loved this song, great band. 
Posted 7 months ago by jjacque100    [ Reply ]
Always loved the drums in this one. 
Posted 10 months ago by pgerv    [ Reply ]
it's great, just one of their lessers, imo. there are so many better soundgarden songs that william should look into playing. especially since he plays a lot of audioslave anyway. more soundgarden, please. 
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Hella great thumpin' rock track. 
Posted 1 year ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
Nice
Posted 1 year ago by lovelyhelicopter    [ Reply ]
Artis the Spoonman performed at my highschool in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1990 or 1991, I didn't really know what to make of it at the time, he looked pretty out of place. He performed to some Joe Satriani track but he commented that he actually preferred Satriani's 'Surfing with the Alien' album.
Posted 2 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
 rpdevotee wrote:

I like Soundgarden and this song but those gifs are hilarious! Hahaha



Posted 2 years ago by glennon6274    [ Reply ]
 barbpratt16 wrote:


Actually, ode to a spoon-playing street musician, Artis the Spoonman, check out the Wikipedia article.  To me it's like a great, updated, grunge version of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man (lyric-wise).  



Great tune!
Posted 3 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 calypsus_1 wrote:
~
Chris Cornell 10 by ~Satanarchist
©2007-2010 ~Satanarchist


u r 3rd rike hike 


Posted 3 years ago by glennon6274    [ Reply ]
 barbpratt16 wrote:


Actually, ode to a spoon-playing street musician, Artis the Spoonman, check out the Wikipedia article.  To me it's like a great, updated, grunge version of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man (lyric-wise).  



Posted 3 years ago by glennon6274    [ Reply ]
 benfitch523 wrote:

Ode to a heroin dealer. How cool is that?



Actually, ode to a spoon-playing street musician, Artis the Spoonman, check out the Wikipedia article.  To me it's like a great, updated, grunge version of Bob Dylan's Mr. Tambourine Man (lyric-wise).  
Posted 3 years ago by barbpratt16    [ Reply ]
Yeah!
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Another of the RamFish favorites to play on Rockband, now firmly 'back in the day' though I've been thinking of re-upping on whatever the current PS4 version is these days....LLRP and RamFish!!
Posted 4 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 orthomd wrote:
Would have been nice if hip hop was short lived and quickly faded out instead of grunge...RIP CC
 
Why should one be at the expense of another? 
Posted 4 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Ode to a heroin dealer. How cool is that?
Posted 4 years ago by benfitch523    [ Reply ]
Great rock and roll. Maximum drumming thumping thunder. To the initiated, if played at high volume, it could well cause a massive headache. I say, crank it up! 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 orthomd wrote:
Would have been nice if hip hop was short lived and quickly faded out instead of grunge...RIP CC
 
Hip hop & rap are a revolution in music and rhythm.

Grunge was always a great evolution of existing Rock forms.
Posted 5 years ago by MassivRuss    [ Reply ]
Would have been nice if hip hop was short lived and quickly faded out instead of grunge...RIP CC
Posted 5 years ago by orthomd    [ Reply ]
Now...what could this song be about? Rest In Peace Chris. Thank you for this gem of a song.
Posted 5 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
 oldmanmind wrote:
Metal? Is this Paradise lost? : )
 

Beato got his hands on the stream.
Posted 5 years ago by jukes1    [ Reply ]
 oldfart48 wrote:
{#Yell}{#Wall}
 
I like Soundgarden and this song but those gifs are hilarious! Hahaha
Posted 5 years ago by rpdevotee    [ Reply ]
A little cowbell would work wonders.
Posted 6 years ago by hagz21    [ Reply ]
NICE tribute set Bill. Great choices! {#Yes}  Feelin' the love.
Posted 6 years ago by konakid    [ Reply ]
Not enough drums. 
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 DaMoGan wrote:

RIP Chris

 
{#Cheers}
Posted 7 years ago by hindsightseer    [ Reply ]
thanks Bill
Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]

RIP Chris


Posted 7 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
AWESOME
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Whenever I see a spoon, there is about a 33% chance that this song will start playing in my head.
I might have played this album one too many times.
Posted 8 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
 torino390 wrote:
Chris Cornell best rock vocalist ever?? gotta be up there. {#Dancingbanana_2}

 
Was just thinking how great that voice is...
Posted 8 years ago by tulfan    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
REAL GOOD - REAL SEXY!
 "9" 

 

 {#Yes}
Posted 8 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Metal? Is this Paradise lost? : )
Posted 8 years ago by oldmanmind    [ Reply ]
 GeorgeMWoods wrote:
Slightly less painful than a root canal. Only slightly.

 
Here's hoping you get them all done.
Posted 8 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
{#Jump} {#Jump} {#Jump} {#Jump}
Posted 8 years ago by ddog    [ Reply ]
Chris Cornell best rock vocalist ever?? gotta be up there. {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 8 years ago by torino390    [ Reply ]
What a rock voice!!
Posted 8 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]

Posted 9 years ago by Otomi    [ Reply ]
 hayduke2 wrote:

rp got me in the right frame o' mind today woooooo-fukkin'-hoooooohoooo!!! time to light one up : )

 
Cool.  Even though it's August, a fire in the fireplace would be great right now.  That's what you meant, right?

Posted 9 years ago by DaMoGan    [ Reply ]
Surprised I like this so much... almost feel guilty. But why?
Posted 9 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
 lily33 wrote:
soundgarden is one of my alltime favorite bands. however, i am shocked that it is being played on RP. just doesn't seem to fit in at all. i'm blown away. i am willing to bet this doesn't go over well here.
i used to play this entire cd when i was cleaning my house. or, was that the badmotorfinger cd? well, no matter. one must be in the right frame of mind to listen to soundgarden, i think.
 
rp got me in the right frame o' mind today woooooo-fukkin'-hoooooohoooo!!! time to light one up : )
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]

Posted 9 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
One of my least favorite Soundgarden songs.  They were a good band all the way through, but definitely started out stronger than they finished.  1st album rocks your socks off man!
Posted 9 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
REAL GOOD - REAL SEXY!
 "9" 
Posted 9 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I love the syncopated beat to this!  I've had it on my iPod for some time.


{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 10 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
Slightly less painful than a root canal. Only slightly.
Posted 10 years ago by GeorgeMWoods    [ Reply ]
Nice!!!!!!!!
Posted 10 years ago by omersegev    [ Reply ]
{#Yell}{#Wall}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
Nice Throw back!   Thanks
Posted 11 years ago by Baketown    [ Reply ]
A little kick your ass Rock and Roll never hurt anyone. 
Posted 11 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
Hate it cause of the overplay, but I must admit it sounds good on Radio Paradise
Posted 14 years ago by theforgiventeen    [ Reply ]
~
Chris Cornell 10 by ~Satanarchist
©2007-2010 ~Satanarchist



Posted 14 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
ghrup1 wrote:
Never expected to hear this on RP. Good Tune. Let's hear something off Badmotorfinger
Agreed. Searching With My Good Eye Closed, Holy Water, Drawing Flies. I love those songs and I don't think a single one of them ever hit the airwaves
Posted 21 years ago by Roto    [ Reply ]
I am sure that I\'ve lost some hearing due to playing this CD too loud at home, in the car, and at work wearing headphones. Love the energy of the whole thing. Haven\'t dusted it off for a while - might be time when I get home :)
Posted 21 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by nigeltufnel: so who/what is "the spoonman"?
Nothing mysterious. He's a semi-famous spoon player, who goes by the name Artis.
Posted 21 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by lordcruloze: This rules. Cornell back in the day ('88-92) could flatten a room with his voice. He started blowing it by the time this was recorded (93). Badmotorfinger has some vocals on it that are not even human - I love that stuff.
you are a person after my own heart. badmotorfinger is something else. i can't much listen to any of their stuff after that...well, here and there. and cornell imho is a god. did you know he helped work on jeff buckley's Sketches of My Sweetheart The Drunk? he and jeff's mom did a lot of the song choices etc. pretty cool.
Posted 21 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Very cool to hear stuff on RP that rocks as hard as this. One of my complaints about regular radio is they\'ll play the anemic \"Better Man\" by Pearl Jam, but none of the tunes that made them what they are. Not sure if Soundgarden has anything that wimpy to play on corporate radio, but it\'s great to hear some of the real grunge here.
Posted 21 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
ROCKIN! (pimp)
Posted 21 years ago by patrick_larson    [ Reply ]
i've always considerd this song somewhat irritating. i do like some of soundgardens tunes, it's just the heavy leanings grate on me.
Posted 21 years ago by KurtfromLaQuinta    [ Reply ]
This rules. Cornell back in the day (\'88-92) could flatten a room with his voice. He started blowing it by the time this was recorded (93). Badmotorfinger has some vocals on it that are not even human - I love that stuff.
Posted 21 years ago by lordcruloze    [ Reply ]
Not a great song, but it does rock. Got me to turn my volume up.
Posted 21 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
YEAH! The best soundgarden tune. Surprised to hear it on RP. But happy, nonetheless
Posted 22 years ago by JCJ    [ Reply ]
I saw \"the spoonman\" when I was in high-school in Indonesia back in \'92, was quite surprised to see him appear in a Soundgarden song and video afterwards.
Posted 22 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
If it rocks, I\'m happy to hear it. This rocks.
Posted 22 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
rock on !!! Spoon solo !! :D
Posted 22 years ago by darcyc    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by featherriver: Doesn't fit the rp format.
RP has a format? I thought that was the point? Maybe i'm missing something...
Posted 22 years ago by BagelBoy    [ Reply ]
Upon further listening, I really don\'t like the vocals but I do like everything else. The music is tight. The vocals really do go well with the music, but they are just a little too harsh for my ears. I definitely would have liked this in high school though :)
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]