Youth Against Fascism
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"Youth Against Fascism" was the second single from Sonic Youth's
1992 album Dirty. It was released in 1992 on DGC
.
"Purr" is from the July 20th, 1992 Mark Goodier BBC session, and is semi-acoustic. A live version of "The Destroyed Room" was previously released on the "Dirty Boots
" single under the title "The Bedroom".
Ian MacKaye
of Fugazi contributes extra guitar to the studio track.
The line, "I believe Anita Hill
", refers to the controversy surrounding the 1991 appointment of Judge Clarence Thomas
to the Supreme Court over allegations of sexual harassment from Hill, a former subordinate.
. The video was shot in the concrete flood control channel of the Los Angeles River
with the band playing while FMX
Bikers are riding around. Spliced into the video is imagery of fascism
, Nazism
and communism
plus an insurrection mixed with pictures of punk bands and fashion.
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
1992 album Dirty. It was released in 1992 on DGC
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
.
Track listing
- "Youth Against Fascism" (Clean-Ex Mix)
- "The Destroyed Room"
- "Purr" (Mark Goodier version)
- "Youth Against Fascism" (LP Version)
"Purr" is from the July 20th, 1992 Mark Goodier BBC session, and is semi-acoustic. A live version of "The Destroyed Room" was previously released on the "Dirty Boots
Dirty Boots
"Dirty Boots" was the third and final single from Sonic Youth's 1990 album Goo. It was released in 1991 on DGC.-Track listing:# Dirty Boots - 4.49# White Kross - 5.06# Eric's Trip - 3.28# Cinderellas Big Score - 6.34...
" single under the title "The Bedroom".
Ian MacKaye
Ian MacKaye
Ian Thomas Garner MacKaye is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, label owner, and producer. Active since 1979, MacKaye is best known for being the frontman of the influential hardcore punk bands Minor Threat and The Teen Idles, the post-hardcore bands Embrace and Fugazi, as well...
of Fugazi contributes extra guitar to the studio track.
The line, "I believe Anita Hill
Anita Hill
Anita Faye Hill is an American attorney and academic—presently a professor of social policy, law and women's studies at Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy and Management. She became a national figure in 1991 when she alleged that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas had...
", refers to the controversy surrounding the 1991 appointment of Judge Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas
Clarence Thomas is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Succeeding Thurgood Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court....
to the Supreme Court over allegations of sexual harassment from Hill, a former subordinate.
Music video
The music video for Youth Against Fascism was directed by Nick EganNick Egan
Nick Egan is a visual design artist, and director of music videos, commercials and film. He graduated from the Watford College of Art and Design with a DGA in 1976...
. The video was shot in the concrete flood control channel of the Los Angeles River
Los Angeles River
The Los Angeles River is a river that starts in the San Fernando Valley, in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and flows through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the western end of the San Fernando Valley, nearly southeast to its mouth in Long Beach...
with the band playing while FMX
Freestyle Motocross
Freestyle Motocross is a variation on the sport of motocross in which motorcycle riders attempt to impress judges with jumps and stunts.The two main types of freestyle events are:...
Bikers are riding around. Spliced into the video is imagery of fascism
Fascism
Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
, Nazism
Nazism
Nazism, the common short form name of National Socialism was the ideology and practice of the Nazi Party and of Nazi Germany...
and communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
plus an insurrection mixed with pictures of punk bands and fashion.
Singles chart
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Youth Against Fascism" | UK Singles Chart | No. 52 |