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Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Steve Shelley and Lee Ranaldo of influential alt rock band Sonic Youth took some time out from promoting their 15th studio album, The Eternal, to give us a hefty playlist of their all-time favorite songs. It's an interesting look inside the minds of each of the members, from Moore's obscure punk picks and Gordon's My Bloody Valentine crush to Shelley's diverse oldie loves and Ranaldo's fondness for folk.

Author: Sonic Youth
Genre: Alt/Punk
Category: Celebrity Picks
Created: Jun 4, 2009

Play/Add	Track	Artist
	1. Sligo River Blues	John Fahey
	2. Strange Fruit	Billie Holiday
	3. Caught In My Eye	The Germs
	4. Rise Above	Black Flag
	5. We Don't Need Freedom	Saccharine Trust
	6. Cut	Minutemen
	7. Impressions	John Coltrane
	8. Rebel Girl	Bikini Kill
	9. Typical Girls	The Slits
	10. Who Says?	Richard Hell
	11. Sunday Morning	The Velvet Underground
	12. Frenzy	The Fugs
	13. Stolen Moments	Oliver Nelson
	14. Oh Bondage Up Yours!	X-Ray Spex
	15. What We Do Is Secret	The Germs
	16. Personality Crisis	New York Dolls
	17. Out Of My Mind	Buffalo Springfield
	18. Jesus Was A Cross Maker	Judee Sill
	19. Superstar	The Carpenters
	20. Soon	My Bloody Valentine
	21. T.V. Eye	The Stooges
	22. Be Thankful For What You Got	William DeVaughn
	23. I Was Young When I Left Home	Bob Dylan
	24. Holocaust	Big Star
	25. I Got Loaded	Peppermint Harris
	26. Hit The Road, Jack	Percy Mayfield
	27. I'd Rather Go Blind	Etta James
	28. Down By The Trainline	Various Artists
	29. Debris	Faces
	30. Which Will	Lucinda Williams
	31. Jackie	Scott Walker
	32. I’ve Been Trying	The Impressions
	33. Bushes And Briars	Sandy Denny
	34. Hanging On The Telephone	The Nerves
	35. Lua	Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band
	36. Bandit	Neil Young
	37. Avalanche	Nick Cave
	38. Brokedown Palace	The Grateful Dead
	39. One Day Without You	John Martyn
	40. The Eternal [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]	Joy Division
	41. Odds And Ends	Bob Dylan

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