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Pixies are going to headline On The Mount at Wasing 2026
The event coincides with the band's 40th anniversary celebration in June.
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"Born In Chicago" is a track by Pixies, from the album Rubáiyát (Elektra’s 40th Anniversary), released 24th March 1990. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Pixies.
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[Verse] I was born in Chicago 1971 I was born in Chicago 1970 What my father told me "Son, you'd better get a gun My first friend went down When I was 16 years old Oh my first friend went down When I was 16 years old There's one thing I can say about that boy He is going to go My second friend went down When I was 17 years of age Oh my second friend went down When I was 17 years of age There's one thing I can say about that boy He is going to go pray Oh life is a lie If you don't know how to play the game Oh life is a lie If you don't know how to play the game All my friends are going And everything's going to stay the same
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