C.B. - Sonic Youth

Claude Bessy: I’m the emcee,

um… so I’m supposed to be saying let’s hear it for Sonic Youth,

all the way from the states.

Except uh… actually I’d like about two minutes

of your attention.

Shut your f**king face, I want just two minutes of your attention,

I have a very interesting little story to tell you.

Two minutes, not very long, right?

And it’s a…

it’s a very instructive little story.

Um… Sonic Youth, um, are a band. shh shh shh…

Uh, they’re about to put out a record in this country except their

record company has decided to put a no-no on the record.

Because of, uh… the cover which is offending some people at

Rough Trade. And now, it’s not. I mean it’s not very offensive

cover, it’s uh, it’s got a naked lady, a naked Puerto Rican lady, it’s

not very obscene, she’s not doing anything weird.

Uh… it has nothing to do with. you know, in this day of AIDS, an

uh. and and all that shit, uh, you would think the major

alternative record company would have better things to do than

worry about the shape of our bodies. So, I thought I’d let you

know, uh, so… um… next time you go and buy a record, and you

think you’re really alternative and groovy, and uh, everybody is

in… is into the alternative charts, remember it’s just like the other

side except it’s a bit, a bit stranger, you know… but just remember,

it’s not uh… there’s no f**king culture there, you know.

There’s just as much censorship among people our age, or you

know. than anyone else.

Thurston: We’d like to thank Claude for that delightful speech.

This song is called The Green Light. It’s about green love.