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  • Pet-airs, and that incomparably wicked person Surplice, and a ragged gentle being who one day presented us with a broken spoon which he had found somewhere -- the gift being a purely spontaneous mark of approval and affection -- who for this reason was known as The Spoonman and the vast and immeasurable honour of departing for Précigne _pour la durée de la guerre_.

    The Enormous Room 1928

  • Doyle, who is good friends with the Soundgarden crew from their days as tour and labelmates on Sub Pop, sang a powerful rendition of "Nothing to Say" and delivered a scream-laden "Spoonman," which included Morello on rhythm guitar.

    Steal The Rhythm While You Can | ATTACKERMAN 2009

  • Superunknown, which debuted as No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1994, also brought the band Grammy success for their songs "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun," which are probably their best-known songs.

    The Cavalier Daily Operations Manager 2010

  • ██▓ ( "Spoonman"), delving into the depths of psychedelia ███

    The Mexican Taint Feedburner RSS Feed The Anomaly 2010

  • The anthem we use to good effect is 'Spoonman' by Soundgarden.

    TEAMtalk Football News 2010

  • Superunknown, which debuted as No. 1 on the Billboard charts in 1994, also brought the band Grammy success for their songs "Spoonman" and "Black Hole Sun," which are probably their best-known songs.

    The Cavalier Daily Operations Manager 2010

  • ██▓ ( "Spoonman"), delving into the depths of psychedelia ███

    The Mexican Taint Feedburner RSS Feed 2010

  • AJ says, "That sounds like Chris Cornell" and they were very obviously playing "Spoonman," but I figured "nah," and then the announcement came over the loudspeaker that it was indeed Cornell, so we scurried back out into the Fun Zone and holyfuckingshit they sounded great,

    The Obituarium 2008

  • Besides the fact that the band is responsible for "Spoonman," worst alt-rock staple of the ‘90s not by Live, what was there to grab onto?

    Please explain to me ... Soundgarden David Malitz 2010

  • Liz - My favorite part of that is when the new car stereo breaks the windows, playing “Spoonman” by Soundgarden (a song still over a year from release) and Chris Cornell walks happens upon the scene to check it out.

    Top 10 Rock Star Cameos in Movies » Scene-Stealers 2009

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