"Spoonman" is a song by Soundgarden which is about a street artist named Artis the Spoonman, who played the spoons on the streets of Seattle. Artis is in the song playing the spoons at one point. It is mixed into the background, but it's there. He is also the feature of the video, with the band members opting to have a smaller role. (thanks Willy - Port Hawkesbury, Canada) See the Spoonman and learn more in Song Images. Cornell wrote a rough version during the filming of Singles that can be heard in the movie in a scene where a Citizen Dick poster is being put up on a telephone pole.