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"Death Valley '69" is a song by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth and featuring Lydia Lunch. The song was written and sung by Thurston Moore and fellow New York musician Lunch, and recorded by Martin Bisi in 1984. A demo version of the song was released in December 1984 on Iridescence Records. A re-recorded version was released in EP format with different artwork in June 1985; this version was featured on their second studio album, Bad Moon Rising.

"Death Valley '69"
Single by Sonic Youth featuring Lydia Lunch
from the album Bad Moon Rising
B-side	"Brave Men Run (In My Family)"
Released	December 1984
Recorded	July 1984
Genre	Noise rock, no wave
Label	Iridescence
Songwriter(s)	Robert Bertelli, Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, , Lydia Lunch
Producer(s)	Sonic Youth, Clint Ruin
Sonic Youth single singles chronology
"Death Valley '69" (1984) "Flower" (1985)

Death Valley '69
EP by Sonic Youth featuring Lydia Lunch
Released	June 1985
Genre	Noise rock, no wave
Label	Blast First, Homestead
Sonic Youth EP chronology
Kill Yr Idols (1983) ''Death Valley '69'' (1985) Master=Dik (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	D[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Music video

The video for "Death Valley '69" was filmed in 1985 and was the first music video by Sonic Youth, directed by Judith Barry and Richard Kern.[4] The video features the majority of the band in various states of bloody dismemberment interlaced with live footage of the band. It also stars alternative model Lung Leg. The video is the only one to feature both recently departed drummer Bob Bert and new member Steve Shelley.

Critical reception

The song was ranked number 10 among the "Tracks of the Year" for 1985 by NME.[5]

Cover versions

The Flaming Lips' Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid includes a live cover of the song. Soundgarden included a sample of the song on the track Smokestack Lightning from the band's Ultramega OK album in 1988.[6]

Yoshimi P-We's Yunnan Colorfree includes a cover version of the song.

Track listing

1984 version

1. "Death Valley '69" – 5:32
2. "Brave Men Run (In My Family)" – 3:48

1985 version

1. "Death Valley '69"
2. "I Dream I Dreamed"
3. "Inhuman"
4. "Brother James"
5. "Satan Is Boring"

Personnel

Sonic Youth

• Thurston Moore – guitar, lead vocals, production
• Kim Gordon – bass guitar, production, backing vocals
• Lee Ranaldo – guitar, backing vocals, production
• Bob Bert – drums, production

Additional personnel

• Lydia Lunch – lead vocals, production

Technical

• Martin Bisi – engineering, production
• John Erskine – engineering, production
• Clint Ruin – engineering, production

References

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Death Valley '69 — песня альтернативной группы Sonic Youth, вошедшая на их второй лонгплей Bad Moon Rising. Название песни переводится как «Долина Смерти 69». Авторство текста и вокал в песне принадлежит гитаристу и вокалисту Sonic Youth Торстону Муру и артистке нью-йоркской андерграундной сцены Лидии Ланч[2][3], с которой Sonic Youth сотрудничали вместе во времена становления и развития No Wave-сцены[4].

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