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Sonic Youth — Hits of Sunshine (For Allen Ginsberg)
Album: A Thousand Leaves
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Released: 1998
Length: 10:58
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Today I
Said goodbye
To my conflicted goddess
Her lush eyes
Show surprise
At how we could gather knowledge
The painting has a dream
Where shadow breaks the scene
And the colors run off
Blue is bashful
Green is my goal
Yellow girls are running backwards
Until the next time
With six hits of sunshine
The lights will blind up with blues in haiku
The shadow has a dream
Where painters look to sea
The colors burn out
Now I know where
I once saw you
Stepping into muddy water
John's reflection
Decried perfection
Now you walk him through the garden
Waiting in the wings
Painters shade their dreams
With falling colors
See me wave good
Bye forever
Happiness the goddess lover
Hurry back
Remember last time
The hits of sunshine
The hits of goldmine
I'll see you back tonight
Where painters love the light
And yellow shadow girls
Today I
Say goodbye
To my complicious goddess
Her hushed eyes
Show surprise
And how we captured knowledge
I'll see you back tonight
Where shadows dream of light
Let's slip on outside
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"F*ckin' long innit?"
Posted 1 month ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
"sunshine"
Posted 3 months ago by walk2k    [ Reply ]
Like 1968 but better.
Posted 6 months ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
i'm sure there's a story behind it, but that album art is so...random? i like it.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
 eileenomurphy wrote:

Good tune!



Yeah it jams
Posted 1 year ago by dgeagon    [ Reply ]
 jkforde wrote:

right brain is like 'yeeeaaaahhh, go for it', left brain is like 'does not compute, next' , with the result that I both like and dislike this track at the same time! I love being human!


One of the things about Sunshine is that it makes the left brain take a completely different look at things/facts/"reality".   Or so I'm told.
Posted 1 year ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
Nice little jam. These youths are Sonic after all
Posted 2 years ago by reguru2112    [ Reply ]
right brain is like 'yeeeaaaahhh, go for it', left brain is like 'does not compute, next' , with the result that I both like and dislike this track at the same time! I love being human!
Posted 2 years ago by jkforde    [ Reply ]
Good tune!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 clickfaster wrote:

pathetically pretentious punk pablum



but excellent alliteration
Posted 2 years ago by Greyerwrit    [ Reply ]
This track is solid 9 but what is more important: these guys are AMAZING live, check it!
Posted 5 years ago by whomhow    [ Reply ]
REALLY creepy album cover
Posted 6 years ago by jambo    [ Reply ]
pathetically pretentious punk pablum
Posted 6 years ago by clickfaster    [ Reply ]
 Bruce_AK wrote:
An amazingly and deliciously mesmerizing work of acid rock. Brings back memories.
 
right? pass that lil doobie poor fa voor    : P
Posted 7 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
PSD'd to this; grooovy, baby!

 
me too and I don't have it rated
Posted 7 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
PSD'd to this; grooovy, baby!
Posted 7 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
I went into a boredom-induced coma and when I awoke, 23 years later, this was still playing.
should have stayed in that coma
Posted 18 years ago by fcatalao    [ Reply ]
This is the song that never ends.
Posted 18 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Neo-psychedelia
Posted 18 years ago by MTL_Robbie    [ Reply ]
Neu!
Posted 18 years ago by Dave_B    [ Reply ]
This sounds like the Iron and Wine vocalist!
Posted 18 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
I went into a boredom-induced coma and when I awoke, 23 years later, this was still playing.
Posted 18 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
I swear the instrumental part of this song is one of the Rock Theme you can choose a ride to play on Roller Coaster Tycoon! That's freaky!
Posted 18 years ago by Rainman1975    [ Reply ]
I turned my speakers down to take a phone call, and it was still on when I came back...enough already.
Posted 18 years ago by crouton215    [ Reply ]
You may now touch my hamster!
Posted 18 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
Snoozin. H'm... does this thing end?
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
Great
Posted 18 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
zipper wrote:
tries too hard and doesn't succeed.
Doesn't try hard enough...
Posted 18 years ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
tries too hard and doesn't succeed.
Posted 18 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Wow...pass the bong....stoney
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Like this!
Posted 18 years ago by laozilover    [ Reply ]
You get stuck to it. Unbelievable!
Posted 18 years ago by otto63    [ Reply ]
wankery new word faramir wrote:
The first couple of minutes were cool, but the guitar-wankery gets rather boring.... and its still going a few minutes later! argh.
Posted 18 years ago by llj4665    [ Reply ]
Just bought my first Sonic Youth cd today. Trippin'!
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
The first couple of minutes were cool, but the guitar-wankery gets rather boring.... and its still going a few minutes later! argh.
Posted 18 years ago by faramir    [ Reply ]
quesarah wrote:
Well... I like the title. Except for the Ginsberg part. The "music" stinks though.
Why not the Ginsberg part? "Sunshine" was acid, and Ginsberg was into that stuff a little bit... Me, I like the bass in this track even if the song doesn't travel far as a whole.
Posted 18 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Well... I like the title. Except for the Ginsberg part. The "music" stinks though.
Posted 18 years ago by quesarah    [ Reply ]
I am so energized and my neighbors are going to kill me.... gotta play these cuts LOUD...... thank yooooooo... excellent choice.... genius! :-D
Posted 18 years ago by Robolink    [ Reply ]


Tuh-tuh-tuh-tuh TOUCH me -- I wanna be DIRTY!




Posted 18 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Following this with Mark Knopler's "El Macho" is a streak of brilliance.
Posted 18 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Reminds me a bit of early Chrome, circa 1977-78...
Posted 18 years ago by MM_Prague    [ Reply ]
like the groove...
Posted 18 years ago by Alafia    [ Reply ]
woods wrote:
DIG IT
For sure!
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
This band rocks damn it!!!!!
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
Nowhere. Don't knock it, Nowhere can be a very fine destination. crowhog2000 wrote:
well I hope you were at a frat party doing keg stands when they played there, this starts out and goes nowhere fast.
Posted 18 years ago by Bruce_AK    [ Reply ]
serendipity_blue wrote:
They played our campus when I was in college.
well I hope you were at a frat party doing keg stands when they played there, this starts out and goes nowhere fast.
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
awesome. i've said it before: i love these guys.
Posted 18 years ago by daveesh    [ Reply ]
i like how this goes on, just like SY has been going on. good thing they finally made it onto the playlist (my attemts off this very album failed...)
Posted 18 years ago by rexi    [ Reply ]
An amazingly and deliciously mesmerizing work of acid rock. Brings back memories.
Posted 18 years ago by Bruce_AK    [ Reply ]
DIG IT
Posted 18 years ago by woods    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of the band Can.
Posted 18 years ago by moonbat    [ Reply ]
Baby_M wrote:
1000 miligrams of Narcan on the rapid infuser--stat!
This post had to get back up top (probably just below Mari's). Funny!
Posted 18 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
This song moves along like a snail on Rohypnol - yet strangely enough I really like it
Posted 18 years ago by The_Seeker    [ Reply ]
plutodazed wrote:
The tune never gets ANYWHERE.
It's getting me SOMEwhere...
Posted 18 years ago by Zep    [ Reply ]
stupendous! so glad to finally hear this one on RP. we need to hear "Diamond Sea" (among many others) too.
Posted 18 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
Bizzarefall wrote:
Not to mention that is sounds nothing like a dead set... (At least not that I have heard...)
Yeah, unless it was one where jerry was whacked out on 'ludes or bad smoked heroin.... otherwise definitely not. Man, the more I hear of Sonic Youth the more I think it's a make-work project for NYC bobo musicians who THINK they're cool but really aren't. Frankly, these guys really suck. No dynamics, no groove, no melody, production's weak, song goes on WAY too long.... a wasted 15 minutes on RP. Sorry, I just don't get it. I suppose they didn't vote for Bush, so I guess they're good eggs.
Posted 18 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Groovy...sounds like a dead head concert.... :goodvibes:
anniebear wrote:
a "dead head concert"? um.....don't you mean a Grateful Dead concert?
Not to mention that is sounds nothing like a dead set... (At least not that I have heard...)
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
Oh my god: one of my gold hamsters is on the album cover! solid 10
Posted 18 years ago by ratko    [ Reply ]
Good God is this thing STILL on?? Enough already.
Posted 18 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
plutodazed wrote:
The tune never gets ANYWHERE.
That's the idea... ;-) Started as a 3 for me and now up to a 7...
Posted 18 years ago by thenoizzbox    [ Reply ]
plutodazed wrote:
The tune never gets ANYWHERE.
Where did it need to go?
Posted 18 years ago by froggy    [ Reply ]
The tune never gets ANYWHERE.
Posted 18 years ago by plutodazed    [ Reply ]
1000 miligrams of Narcan on the rapid infuser--stat!
Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Outstanding! :goodvibes.gif: Pure bliss, drifting in the perfect aural jam.
Posted 19 years ago by hujoppi    [ Reply ]
Holy Crap! What a great jam. Sonic Youth are at their best when they get all atmospheric and groovy. Daydream Nation was the last time I heard anything this beautiful coming from them.
Posted 19 years ago by kaosmonkey    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Groovy...sounds like a dead head concert.... :goodvibes:
a "dead head concert"? um.....don't you mean a Grateful Dead concert?
Posted 19 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
Wow.
Posted 19 years ago by coyotexxx2    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Groovy...sounds like a dead head concert.... :goodvibes:
Or QMS. I've always liked SY for their late 60's San Francisco sound.
Posted 19 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Groovy...sounds like a dead head concert.... :goodvibes.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
I thought these guys were all loud noise... is this representative of more of their stuff?
Posted 19 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Yo RP: check out how to spell Allen Ginsberg. Take it from another Ginsberg.
Posted 19 years ago by kylog    [ Reply ]
One of the great bands of our era.
Posted 19 years ago by miahfost    [ Reply ]
They played our campus when I was in college.
Posted 19 years ago by serendipity_blue    [ Reply ]
i am extremely happy to see this song make it to the playlist... thought i was on lrc for a moment...
Posted 19 years ago by mildersoap    [ Reply ]