Cico Buff
A drowsy, sunlit sigh with melting keyboards, never a single, and in 2026 an unexpected viral revival.
Cocteau Twins, from Blue Bell Knoll (1988)
- Written by
- Elizabeth Fraser, Robin Guthrie, Simon Raymonde
- Released
- 1988
- Length
- 3:49
- Album
- Blue Bell Knoll
Cico Buff sits in the middle of Blue Bell Knoll: slow, warm and hazy, with what Pitchfork called melting keyboards. The band have never explained the title or the words. It was never a single, but it became a regular in the 1990 and 1994 tours. In April 2026 Alexis Petridis wrote that the drowsy, sunlit song might have been a hit and was enjoying a viral moment on TikTok; a week later the band posted the original 1988 promotional video on their YouTube channel, which is the upload in the hypersongs web.
More songs by Cocteau Twins
Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops, Carolyn's Fingers, Cherry-Coloured Funk, Iceblink Luck
Sources
- Cocteau Twins' 20 greatest songs, ranked, The Guardian (2026-04-09)
- Cocteau Twins: Blue Bell Knoll / Heaven or Las Vegas, Pitchfork (2014-07-16)
- Cico Buff: song statistics, setlist.fm