Southbound Pachyderm
| "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 | |||
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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.
Les Claypool said in 2015 that "Southbound Pachyderm" is one of his favorite songs to play live. It has been played 457 times since its live debut, making it the 7th most played song by Primus.