Released: November 4, 1987

Songwriter: Sonic Youth Paul McCartney John Lennon

Producer: Sonic Youth Bill Titus

Under The Influence Of The Jesus & Mary Chain

[interview conducted in French, translated afterwards]
[interviewer]
Do you think that many groups plays like the Jesus and Mary Chain? Or do you think they are the own... Sorry? Do you think you are playing on the same style?

[Thurston]
Uhm...

[Lee]
No, not at all

[Thurston]
Erm, we really... We really suck tonight ladies and gentlemen. In fact we're going to call this song: "Bury our Heads in the Sand". And... And eh... No, this is actually called "Dick weed"... eh... Part two

[Lee]
Part eight!

[Thurston]
Ah yeah, this is... This song is called "Dick Weed Part Eight"

Ticket to Ride
[Thurston]
Ahu hu hu
Okay can we all sing a solo song for ya
Well I got a ticket to ride
Yeah come'on let's do it
Yeah whoo, yeah whoo
Da-da-da-da-ta-ta-ta-ta
Wha-wha-wha-wha-wouw
Da-da-da-da-ta-ta-ta-ta
I gotta ticket to ride yaa
I gotta ticket to ride
Yeah, play those funky drums
Play those funky drums, yeah
Whaaaaaaaoooooooooooowowowowowo
Yeah
Hohahooga gaboga baboogaa
Ya yea ya yeah
I said I'm just a little boy from texas
And I'm gonna shake your head

Master=Dik (Version)
One two one two one two titty
I know every nook and cranny in new york city
London fuck you're pissing me off
Hollywood weirdo cough cough cough
Won't you please let me rock you
I'm just a boy with not much to do
Everybody says that you come from above
You're gonna scream when you taste my love
Taste my love love love love love love love love love love love love
Whaa I gotta to ride yeah
I got a ticket to ride
I got a ticket to ride
And I don't fucking care
No I don't fucking care
I don't fucking care
I don't fucking care
Looking everywhere I don't fucking care
Put on some dark eyes and waving goodbye goodbye goodbye goodbye
Do you want to do pipeline?

Introducing the Stars
[Thurston]
Yo Sun Ra, let's do pipeline!
We got Sun Ra in the studio today ladies and gentlemen. He's gonna play guitar, he's gonna sing a song, it's called "Pipeline / Kill Time", and if
You can deal with that...
Okay, hey Max Roach is here! Alright!
Man we got an all star jam! Get down! Okay, this is great!

[Lee]
Holy shit it's Sonny Sharrock!

[Thurston]
Alright!

[Lee]
Hey, Sonny! George Benson, ladies and gentlemen! George Benson!

[Thurston]
Yeah, hello, hello
Down Broadway
Yeah, I'm going down Broadway

[Lee]
Let's not do it too fast Steve-o...

Ringo
[Samples]
Ringo...
Ringo...
Ringo can i have a couple of words with you?

He's No Fire
[Thurston]
Lets go.. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhooooowwwwwww
Play some some funky beats....wooooo .... wooooooo

Florida Oil Drums
[instrumental]

Westminster Chimes
[instrumental]

Chinese Jam
[instrumental]

Vibrato
[instrumental]

Guitar Lick
[instrumental]

Funky Fresh
[Thurston]
Shit is funky fresh, ya know
Shit's funky fresh

Our Backyard
[instrumental]

Traffik
[instrumental]

Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth were a New York based experimental rock outfit founded in 1981. Initially composed of only Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore and a revolving-door lineup of drummers, the band added Lee Ranaldo after watching him perform with experimental guitar composer Glenn Branca at the influential New York no-wave festival, Noise Fest. After a couple years and several false starts, the band finally settled on Steve Shelley (formerly of The Crucifucks) as their drummer.

From roots in no-wave and noise, Sonic Youth crafted a dissonant and thunderous sound composed of sophisticated scale systems and offbeat guitar tunings. The period between 1985’s Bad Moon Rising and 1988’s Daydream Nation is often thought of as their creative pinnacle, with the latter album acting as their seminal masterpiece.

In 1990, Sonic Youth ruffled the feathers of the nascent indie rock community by signing with major label subsidiary Geffen Records. This move ushered in a second period of relevance for the band, highlighted by heightened exposure and brief flirtations with fame. Albums like Goo, Dirty and Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star entered with Billboard Hot 100. Despite a more radio-friendly bent, the music from this period is also critically adored, with songs like “The Diamond Sea” and “100%” frequently making “Best Of” lists from the period.