Spit on a Stranger
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"Spit on a Stranger" is a single by the indie-rock band Pavement
, coming from their final record Terror Twilight
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band Nickel Creek
on 2002's This Side
, and another recorded by singer-songwriter
Kathryn Williams
on 2004's Relations
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Pavement (band)
Pavement is an American alternative rock band that formed in Stockton, California in 1989. In their career, they achieved a significant cult following, and they were called the best band of the 1990s by prominent music critics Robert Christgau and Stephen Thomas Erlewine...
, coming from their final record Terror Twilight
Terror Twilight
Terror Twilight is the fifth and final studio album released by Pavement. It was produced by Nigel Godrich and featured Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead playing harmonica on the songs "Platform Blues" and "Billie"....
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CD Track listing
- Spit on a Stranger [Album Version] – 3:03
- Harness Your Hopes – 3:26
- Roll With the Wind – 3:17
- The Porpoise and the Hand Grenade – 2:47
- Rooftop Gambler – 3:20
Cover versions
"Spit on a Stranger" has been covered by various artists. Alternative versions include one from progressive bluegrassProgressive bluegrass
Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...
band Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek
Nickel Creek was an American progressive acoustic music trio consisting of Chris Thile , Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins . The band was founded in 1989 and released 6 albums between 1993 and 2006...
on 2002's This Side
This Side
This Side is the Grammy-winning fourth album by the progressive bluegrass band Nickel Creek, released on Sugar Hill in the summer of 2002. It gained some notoriety in indie rock circles due to the group's recording of a Pavement song, Spit on a Stranger...
, and another recorded by singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Kathryn Williams
Kathryn Williams
Kathryn Williams is an English singer-songwriter.-Background:Williams was born in Liverpool, and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne after earning an art degree in the city. Williams released her first album, Dog Leap Stairs on her own Caw Records label in 1999 with a budget of £80...
on 2004's Relations
Relations (album)
-Track listing:#"In a Broken Dream" – 3:37#"Birds" – 2:26#"Thirteen" – 2:56#"Hallelujah" – 5:08...
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