Gordon also acted in a small speaking role.

The 2009 Gossip Girl episode 'Rufus Getting Married' featured a live version of this song, with Gordon on vocals. A 10' was issued on various colors of vinyl, including grey and purple. Its first pressing on 7' vinyl' included an EVOL poster and pendant. 'Starpower' was released in July 1986 by record label SST.

A live version of 'Starpower' was referred to by Moore as 'Watt Power', referring to bassist Watt. Only the 7' version featured the first two songs all other releases had all three. Mike Watt played bass on 'Bubblegum', a Kim Fowley cover which was also the bonus track on the EVOL CD. Though Kim Gordon sang the studio version, the lyrics were written by Thurston Moore, and he sings on all concert versions.īoth versions of 'Starpower' and 'Expressway to Yr Skull' are edits. It was re-released on colored vinyl in both 19. It was released in 1986 by record label SST as the first and only single from the band's third studio album, EVOL. ' Starpower' is a song by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth. Still, like the greatest-hits collections it tries to avoid being like, Hits Are for Squares works surprisingly well as an introduction to Sonic Youth's sound and approach.Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley The band’s body of work is broad and deep enough that most fans probably have custom mixes of their own favorite songs, so for them, this collection is more pleasant than essential, though the inclusion of an exclusive track, “Slow Revolution,” may push diehards to get the album. The discography of American rock band Sonic Youth comprises 15 studio albums, seven extended plays, three compilation albums, seven video releases, 21 singles, 46 music videos, ten releases in the Sonic Youth Recordings series, eight official bootlegs, and contributions to 16 soundtracks and other compilations. Likewise, Eddie Vedder's choice of “Teenage Riot,” one of the most earnest moments in Sonic Youth's songbook, feels spot-on. Cover of Carpenters‘ classic tune, which in its turn is a cover of a Delaney and. Yet just as many songs come from 1987’s sometimes overlooked EVOL, including the haunting “Shadow of a Doubt” and the album’s closing epic, “Expressway to Yr Skull.” Speculating why certain songs were chosen by certain people is entertaining in its own right Diablo Cody's choice of the subversive-yet-heartfelt Carpenters cover “Superstar” seems to make perfect sense, given the nimble way she balances kitsch, irony, and genuine emotion in her own work. Indeed, the bulk of Hits Are for Squares comes from Sonic Youth’s alternative nation heyday in the early to mid-‘90s, with special attention paid to Dirty and Goo (two of that album’s cuts, “Disappearer” and “Mary-Christ,” were chosen by Portia de Rossi and David Cross, respectively). For the most part, however, the album sticks with well-known tracks, with a smattering of songs that would be considered hits: “Kool Thing,” “Teenage Riot,” “Bull in the Heather,” and “Sugar Kane” all appear without feeling too obligatory. With a roster of curators that includes Alison Anders, Radiohead, Chloë Sevigny, and the Flaming Lips, this comp could have become a contest to pick the most obscure song (if it were, then Sevigny would win with her selection, “World Looks Red” from 1983’s Confusion Is Sex). Originally released in 2008, Hits Are for Squares features tracks selected by writers, artists, actors, and musicians. Leave it to Sonic Youth to put a twist on the typical greatest-hits album.

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