Let Us Talk About Sonic Youth Songs
 

I am creating a small survey which will hopefully make you think about the Sonic Youth "songbook." We talk a lot about the Youth here but sometimes we forgetto discuss the songs themselves.
Here we go.

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"

3) What SY song do you find most sad?

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?

8) What SY song do you not "get?"



Let's hear it!

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Becuz

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Diamon Sea

3) What SY song do you find most sad? beauty lies

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? little trouble girl / drunken butterfly

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? oh man, "skip tracer"

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) well Diamond Sea , I guess; hardly topable

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? disconnection notice (because of Thurston's gay voice)

8) What SY song do you not "get?" none

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?

"Orange rolls Angels Spit"

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"

"Slow Revolution"

3) What SY song do you find most sad?

"The Diamond Sea" (it's allegedly about the feeling you get when you
fall in love, but there's something about it that seems to suggest the
ephemeral nature of such a feeling, and it kinda depresses hell outta me)

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?

"Halloween"

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?

"Silver Rocket" (it's all in the riff, baby)

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)

"Starpower" (greatest song ever)

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?

"Panty Lies" (especially when I think of how many people hate it)

8) What SY song do you not "get?"

"Satan is Boring"

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Master Dik

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Hits Of Sunshine

3) What SY song do you find most sad? JC (edited - i forgor about it)

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Panty Lies

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? NYC Ghosts + Flowers

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Diamond Sea / Hits Of Sunshine

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? My Friend Goo

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Reena

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? 'Cross the Breeze

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" I'm Insane

3) What SY song do you find most sad? JC

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? The Sprawl

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Saucer-Like

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) The Sprawl

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Panty Lies

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Sleepin' Around

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?

"silly" unbridled joy = "Eyes & Teeth" -- I love that song! But if the word silly were removed, then a tie between "Tom Violence" (best song in their discography) or "Reena" best opening riff in the world.

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"

"The Diamond Sea" (2nd half of half-hour version)

3) What SY song do you find most sad?

"Superstar" if I'm being honest rather than cool.

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?

"Dude Ranch Nurse" hands down hottest song they've ever recorded.

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?

"Shadow Of A Doubt," because how are those even guitars?

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)

"Kotton Krown"... pure Sonic lovesong.

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?

hmm. "My Arena" perhaps.

8) What SY song do you not "get?"

"My Friend Goo"... that's just some bad lyrics that I'd be embarrassed to share with the world.

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Cotton Krown

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Move Away

3) What SY song do you find most sad? karen koltrane

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? halloween

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Nyc ghosts & flowers

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) schizophrenia

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? mary christ

8) What SY song do you not "get?" peace attack

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Titanium Expose

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Blink

3) What SY song do you find most sad? Sweet Shine, don't know why

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Rain King

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? I Dreamed I Dream

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Karen Koltrane

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? The Ineffable Me (when Kim laughs)

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Youth Against Fascism

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Starfield Road

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Beauty Lies in the Eye (think the video puts way too much visual psych persuasion)

3) What SY song do you find most sad? Unwind (something about the bell tones and intertwining voices)

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Jams Run Free

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Stereo Sanctity (between the speed and lyrics, just a rush)

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Doctor's Orders (such a perfect shimmery song to me)

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Screaming Skull (the Rap Damage version even more, but the album version is quite hilarious too)

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Sleepin Around (is there a backstory to this that doesn't include T watching Desperate Housewives, if there is then it could save some points, but not that gravely vocal take)

Here are my answers

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Wish Fulfilment

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Scooter & Jinx

3) What SY song do you find most sad? I Love You Golden Blue - it really hits me HARD. so sad, the long intro is like waking up from a dream only to find that tragedy and despair are what you are waking up to.

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Drunken Butterfly

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Mote

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) I Dreamed I Dream/Disappearer (tie)

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Bubblegum

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Sleeping Around

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Brave Men Run; Sugar Kane (tie)

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Hits of Sunshine (For Allen Ginsberg)

3) What SY song do you find most sad? Superstar; Wish Fulfillment

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Shadow of a Doubt

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Tom Violence; The World looks Red

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) That's too hard to decide.

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Tuff Titty Rap

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Sleepin around

You're right about the lack of song discussion...

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Death Valley 69

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Hey Joni

3) What SY song do you find most sad? Tunic (Song for Karen)

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Becuz

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Starpower

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Shadow of a Doubt

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Panty Lies

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Lightnin

Nice thread idea.

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
BROTHER JAMES

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
HALLOWEEN

3) What SY song do you find most sad?
NONE

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
SHAKING HELL

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
NONE

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
BROTHER JAMES

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
none really, maybe TEENAGE RIOT, but not really.

8) What SY song do you not "get?"
DIAMOND SEA

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
Wildflower Soul. i love that it's so upbeat yet not corny.

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
SYR 7. the whole thing.

3) What SY song do you find most sad?
I Love You Golden Blue.

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
Bull In The Heather or Nevermind. all due to Kim's vocals.

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
Cross The Breeze. totally fucking kickass.

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
Hoarfrost. probably one of the most beautiful songs i've ever heard.

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
Dripping Dream. the lyrics are pretty funny and weird.

8) What SY song do you not "get?"
Unwind.

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Teenage Riot.

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Diamond Sea.

3) What SY song do you find most sad? JC.

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Halloween.

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Teenage Riot.

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Too many to list.... first in my head was Karen Koltrane.

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Expressway To Yr Skull.

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Cross the Breeze.

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Diamond Sea [second half].

3) What SY song do you find most sad? NYC Ghosts and Flowers.
4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Shaking Hell, definitely.
5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Bull in the Heather
6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Tom Violence
7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? O.J.'s Glove or What? (mainly the title)
8) What SY song do you not "get?" None.

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Kool Thing

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" I Love Her All The Time

3) What SY song do you find most sad? Marilyn Moore

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Halloween

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Genetic

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Kotton Krown

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Master-Dik

8) What SY song do you not "get?" I can't think of any

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
No Queen Blues

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
NYC Ghosts & Flowers

3) What SY song do you find most sad?
Marilyn Moore

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
The Diamond Sea with Kim's Bee-Bee's Song probably

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
100% and Tom Violence

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
Peace Attack tied with The Diamond Sea

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
Tuff Titty and Screaming Skull ( Rap Damage )

8) What SY song do you not "get?"
Freezer Burn/I Wanna Be Your Dog

how do you not "get" that song?

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
confusion is next

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
she's in a bad mood

3) What SY song do you find most sad?
jc

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
eliminator jr.

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
cross the breeze

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
kotton krown

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
rap version of screaming skull

8) What SY song do you not "get?"
none

i just can't feel kim screaming in all ways.

you gotta pretend she is using her "sugar walls" to "tear off" yr cock "flesh"

;)

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Hyperstation

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Protect Me You

3) What SY song do you find most sad? Hoarfrost... or NYC G+F

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Panty Lies

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? no wishes here

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Cinderella's Big Score

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Total Trash

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Drunken Butterfly

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
Mary-Christ

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
Diamond Sea
3) What SY song do you find most sad?
Sweet Shine
4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
Also Sweet Shine
5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
Cross the Breeze
6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
Diamond Sea
7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
Master-Dik
8) What SY song do you not "get?"
A lot of the stuff of ATL. First track especially.

oh, I think that wouldn't be nice :p

this is the point why I love ATL.


where I can find this one?

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
-nicfit

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
-hits of sunshine

3) What SY song do you find most sad?
-wish fulfilment
4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
-100% and a lot of kim tunes
5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
-theresas soundworld (soundwise) so simple and beautiful

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
-definaely a lee one

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
dont know
8) What SY song do you not "get?"
-reena

http://www.freewebs.com/sonikyouth/rarities.htm

go down a bit on the page and you can dl the whole thing.

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
Inhuman/Eric's Trip
2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychedelic?"
Hallowe'en
3) What SY song do you find most sad?
I'm Insane/Justice is Might. Mainly because of the riff when the songs overlap.
4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
Shaking Hell
5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
I don't know.
6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
Candle
7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
Master-Dik
8) What SY song do you not "get?"
Diamond Sea. It's an alright song, but not the greatest thing they've ever done.

8) What SY song do you not "get?"
A lot of the stuff of ATL. First track especially.[/quote]

for me that one is one of the best kim songs of all time. it definately got a great magic-turn-moment. and it sounds like autumn

thank you.
haa that song fucking rules, whay much better than normal one!

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? Orange Rolls, Angels Split

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" Satan is Boring

3) What SY song do you find most sad? Wish Fulfillment

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? Shaking Hell

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? Eyeliner

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Or

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? Compilation Blues

8) What SY song do you not "get?" Lightenin'

Same here.

:) Awesome

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
Teen Age Riot, bar none
2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
Hits of Sunsine
3) What SY song do you find most sad?
I Love Her All The Time
4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
'Cross The Breeze
5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
Brother James or She is Not Alone
6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
The Diamond Sea
7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
The Trilogy
8) What SY song do you not "get?"
Contre Le Sexisme

Great questions! Off the top of my head. without too much thought:

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? - Cotton Crown.

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?" - Hits of Sunshine

3) What SY song do you find most sad? - NYC G&F. Amazing song, but I can hardly ever listen to it.

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? - Halloween

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? - Schizophrenia, along with almost every other.

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) - Depends on my mood, but The Sprawl is right at the top.

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most? - Their sense of humor usually doesn't jibe with mine, but probably Master-Dik. The way Thurston mimics the Kiss sample and sings Gene Simmons name is pretty funny.

8) What SY song do you not "get?" - There are a few, but Stream X-Sonic Subway comes to mind.

Funness!

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy? "Expressway to Yr. Skull" wherein we kill all of the California girls with a smile on our face and just keep feeling good for all of a looped groove infinity.

2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychedelic?" I had to fix the spelling, it was driving me crazy. So many to choose from here, eh? I'll go with "Early American" which I heard for the first time on acid.

3) What SY song do you find most sad? "I Love You Golden Blue" which I always associate with the death of my friend Scott Jernigen, who was also my wife's first boyfriend in high school. He was a pretty huge Sonic Youth fan, and I've always kind of wondered if the song was about him as Nurse came out almost exactly a year after he died and I think Karp actually played with Sonic Youth a couple times. It probably isn't really, but we tend to make associations with music nonetheless.

4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it? "Titanium Expose", though that's very influenced by the video.

5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written? "Sunday" I used to dj Sunday nights in Olympia at the dance club everyone went to, and when I saw them play at Bumbershoot in Seattle, Thurston for some reason dedicated "Sunday" to Olympia. I proceeded to use it as a last song many a night at Thekla (the club I djed at) after that.

6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter) Incredibly tough call, but I'll go with "The Diamond Sea" which almost brought me to tears one time listening to it driving across the Narrows Bridge in Tacoma coming back from my grandparents. One of those moments when music and setting gel so perfectly that it's devastating.

7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
"Paper Cup Exit" Lee's dumbest lyrics ever, and so great because of it.

8) What SY song do you not "get?" I was listening to A Thousand Leaves the other day and while I really enjoyed "Female Mechanic Now on Duty" I couldn't tell you what the hell Kim is going on about in the second half. I think she was consciously (or just as likely unconsiously) trying to sound like Yoko maybe (which I actually think is pretty cool, but does not lead to making sense).

1) What Sonic Youth song brings you the greatest silly, unbridled joy?
Silver Rocket, Teenage Riot, Titanium Expose
2) Which Sonic youth song is the most "psychadelic?"
Mote, In the Kingdom #19, Eric's Trip
3) What SY song do you find most sad?
Tunic
4) What SY song do you think has the sexiest "feel" to it?
Star Power, Drunken Butterfly, Shadow of a Doubt, Bull in the Heather, Sympathy for the Strawberry, Jams Run Free, Shaking Hell
5) What Sonic Youth song do you wish you had written?
'Cross the Breeze
6) Which SY song is the most "beautiful?" (obviously a personal matter)
Expressway To Yr Skull, Schizophrenia, Cotton Crown, Tom Violence, Star Power, Shadow of a Doubt
7) Which Sonic Youth song makes you laugh the most?
Confusion is Next
8) What SY song do you not "get?"
Light's Out