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Portia de Rossi and Chloë Sevigny share their favorite Sonic Youth songsI never quite pegged Portia de Rossi as a Sonic Youth fan, but then again, I never knew she was one of us until she started making out with Ellen. At any rate, the actress has good taste in both music and women (obviously), as she's recently contributed to a compilation of Sonic Youth tracks called Hits are for Squares, sold exclusively at Starbucks.
Portia's pick: "Dissapearer." If we were to de-construct the song and lyrics like "You’ve been away too long / It’s been way too long / An eastern star is on / A disappearer," we have to say that maybe Ellen needs to be home more often.
Another fan of the grunge-punk band is Catherine Keener, whose pick was "Bull in the Heather." And Michelle Williams chose "Shadow of a Doubt" (I can totally see her rocking out to Sonic Youth in her Brooklyn pad, or just hanging out with Kim and Thurston playing Rock Band with their kids.)
Diablo Cody chose a cover for her ultimate SY pick, which is odd despite it being an amazing one. "Superstar" was recorded by the band for a Carpenters' tribute album, and their hyped-up reverb made the song their own, yet it's still not theirs. This is the best Cody could come up with?
Scene queen Chloë Sevigny chose a depressing song, "The World Looks Red," which is either a cry for help or a cry for more street cred. However, she's known Kim since back in the day, when she was a model for Kim's clothing line, x-girl. Maybe she just really likes that song.
Enough of my judgments: the real reasons the celebs chose the songs they did comes with the CD itself. Will you be heading to Starbucks for your own copy or can you live without knowing why Portia listens to "Dissapearer"? Submitted by on June 11, 2008 - 1:00pm. |
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Dammit Diablo
..."Lights Out" is one of their best. "Superstar" is my least favorite song/cover; i generally love a good cover but this one is a little *blah*. Luther Vandross sung it best-hands down! *slightly off topic* other covers that kick ass:
Toxic by Yael Naim (Britney Spears Cover)
Say It Ain't So by Wakey! Wakey! (Weezer Cover)
All The Young Dudes by World Party (Mott the Hoople Cover)
No Ordinary Love by Deftones (Sade Cover)
Baby Got Back by Jonathan Coulton (Sir Mix-a-Lot Cover)
Love Will Tear Us Apart by Fallout Boy (Joy Division Cover)
I'm not going to say Sonic
I'm not going to say Sonic Youth are sellouts [I can't say anything bad about Kim Gordon], but it is going to be bizarre walking into Starbucks and seeing this CD for sale.
Anyway.
JC and Tunic [Song for Karen] are the best Sonic Youth songs ever.
Right? Tres
Right? Tres bizarre.
"Stacey Merkins is a fu**ing c*nt! Say it say it say it!"
Sonic Youth...
I have to say that one of my favorite songs is Kool Thing, but that's due to the fact that it appeared in the Hal Hartley film Simple Men and was used to great effect in said film, thus furthering my enjoyment of the song.
(Self Appointed) "#1 Bridget McManus Fan"
C. Keener's Pick >>
is excellent. 'Bull In The Heather' is my fave SY song as well.
I knew I liked that woman for a reason...
Yes, nice pick...
They didn't include Tunic?
I still love
"Teen Age Riot" best.
:)
Nice!
Nice interpretation of Portia's favourite song! You should be a psychiatrist....yeah.
www.simplyqueer.com
I love Sonic Youth!!!
Goo is one of my fav albums from SY. I was surprised to hear that Portia picked Disappearer. I'm obviously not the only one who likes that song. That was actually one of my favs that made the CD. Although, I also like Teenage Riot, Bull in the Heather, Sugar Kane, 100%, Kool Thing, Shadow of a Doubt, Expressway To Yr Skull which all made the CD.
Other fav SY songs are:
Unwind (from Washing Machine)
Theresa's Sound-World (from Dirty)
Star Power (from EVOL)
Candle (from Daydream Nation)
I Love Her All the Time (from Bad Moon Rising)
None of those songs made the CD. I thought Star Power would for sure. Well, there's only one good reason to buy the CD...for the exclusive track Slow Revolution (also the last track on the CD).
According to the Starbucks website, the CD is only being sold in DC and WA state Starbucks stores. However, Starbucks is also selling it online: http://www.hearmusic.com/#PRODUCT384 (U.S. & Canada only)
For more info: http://www.hearmusic.com/#SONIC_YOUTH
http://stereogum.com/archives/tour-dates/sonic-latte_009957.html
(yes, my member name was inspired by Sonic Youth)
Sonic Youth at Starbucks?
That feels wrong somehow.
I personally couldn't care less why all these women prefer certain Sonic Youth songs. At least, not enough to buy the CD.
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