Superstar

Sonic Youth - Superstar

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Lyrics

[Thurston]
long ago
and oh so far away
I fell in love with you
before the second show
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The track was originally released as a b-side to the Delaney & Bonnie single “Comin’ Home” in December 1969, as “Groupie (Superstar)”.

It was covered by many artists, including Luther Vandross and Bette Midler, but most notably The Carpenters in 1971.

The Sonic Youth version (recorded for the If I Were a Carpenter tribute album) is haunting and sad, carrying a completely different feel to the original. The original was sung from the perspective of a groupie after a one time fling - whereas the Sonic Youth version feels like grieving after the death of a loved one.

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adamzZz wrote:
Thursday afternoon

Totally overrated, but very good.

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Cannsaw wrote:
Thursday morning

never ever be the best song ever?

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FootToFace wrote:
Wednesday morning

could never be the best song ever

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andreas_s wrote:
8 days ago

Could be the best song ever, but the refrain ruins it. "baby baby baby baby oh baby" - which genius came up with that crappy line?

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renee_rawlinson wrote:
12 days ago

REALLLLLLY like this song. [x]

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Nigelhornberry wrote:
last month

I heard this first on bag of suck it's my favorite skate vid and this song is tight

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moocheri wrote:
last month

no you're not

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TURDF3RGUSON wrote:
last month

think i'm the only person here who first heard this on 'Bag of Suck'

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whoshebe wrote:
last month

Sonic's version just has a more lasting impression than the other covers

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nancykitten wrote:
last month

"I'm sorry that Sonic Youth can't keep making the same feedback-laden experimental rock on every album." lolz.

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licoricepizza wrote:
last month

Rented a movie and saw the creepiest use of this track: the trailer for the ultra-violent "Haute Tension", from a couple of years ago.

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freeBee1976 wrote:
last month

wow im weeping right now!

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annadie wrote:
last month

sonic youth is no more

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GucciPiggy90 wrote:
last month

Shatakan, I'm sorry that Sonic Youth can't keep making the same feedback-laden experimental rock on every album. Sorry that they happen to have a bit more diversity than that.

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loulou311 wrote:
last month

fucking amazing!

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Shatakan wrote:
last month

Sorry Guys I Just Hate This Song, It Really Isn't Sonic Youth At All! And It Damn Sucks That Such A Non-Representative of Their Sound Is Leading Their Charts :(

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Vaidosa wrote:
last month

I love this cover. I actually used to own this Carpenters comp on tape, wonder what I did with it. Hmmm....

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funguysmall wrote:
last month

carpenters and luther Vandross suck.

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FootToFace wrote:
last month

believe me, staytooned, none of the teenage girls who listen to this song put any thought into which cover is best, but it HAS to be good cuz it was in juno

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staytooned wrote:
last month

its a great cover of the song, but to say its the best cover from the Carpenters is a little over the hill....are we forgetting about Luther Vandross? I'm a big Sonic Youth fan...probably the biggest, but this cover is not better than Luther's...i know its two different genres, but one song gives off more emotion than the other, but if you like parts and vivid abstractions than okay maybe the Sonic Youth version is a little better.

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