The Pixies' best song—the one that gave its title to the band's greatest-hits compilation—is a slow-burner with darkly absurd lyrics. "Wave of Mutilation" is also definitive proof that people who discount Kim Deal's slinky bass lines do not fully understand the purpose of bass guitar in rock music. This presents a challenge that's only matchable with a less-obscure-than-preferable Weezer song in the same mold. "Only in Dreams," the epic eight-minute closer of the Blue Album has an even better bass line, also juxtaposed with whispered vocals and crashing refrains. Both songs have one weird, stilted line that somehow worms its way into your brain forever ("could find my way to Mariana" and "molecules of oxygen and carbon dioxide," respectively). Now, try imagining how bored you would be if "Wave of Mutilation" went on for eight minutes.