"Southbound Pachyderm" | ||||
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Single by Primus | ||||
from the album Tales from the Punchbowl | ||||
Released | 1995 | |||
Length | 6:22 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
Songwriter(s) | Les Claypool, Larry LaLonde, Tim Alexander | |||
Producer(s) | Primus | |||
Primus singles chronology | ||||
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"Southbound Pachyderm" is a song by the American rock band Primus. It was released on their fourth studio album Tales from the Punchbowl (1995). It was also released as a single, and a stop-motion animated video was made for it. The song is about the extinction threat faced by elephants, rhinos and hippos.[1]
Les Claypool said in 2015 that "Southbound Pachyderm" is one of his favorites songs to play live.[2] It has been played 457 times since its live debut, making it the 7th most played song by Primus.[3]