Sonic Youth's DAYDREAM NATION [Wikipedia:Reference desk Solves Sonic Youth 'Dildo' Question ]
On one of Sonic Youth's albums, Daydream Nation, there is a song listed as "Silver Rocket." What is this song about?
- Looking at the lyrics here, they don't strike me as being about anything much, in the sense of describing something particular or trying to send a message. What they do - like so many of SY's lyrics - is convey a mood through a loose collection of images. In this case, I'd guess the mood they were going for is being a teenager, going to gigs, chasing girls/boys, playing in bands. A bit like Smells like teen spirit. Cheers, Sam Clark 12:05, 14 October 2006 (UTC)
A Silver Rocket is a type of dildo, if that helps. --81.111.18.84 12:29, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
- Hmm. Daydream Nation was released in 1988. The earliest dated reference I can find to 'Silver Rocket' as a name for a dildo is from 2005, here. So, I suspect that the dildo is named after the song (as are the night at The Garage in London and the Czech record label), not vice versa. Cheers, Sam Clark 15:46, 15 October 2006 (UTC)
The Silver Rocket dildo's earliest reference i can think of is in a song by the band Placebo in 1995/6: '2 rubbers, 2 lubes and a Silver Rocket' - from the context of the two other items it's clear he means the dildo. of course, that is still a long time after daydream nation, long enough for the dildo to have taken its name from the Sonic Youth song. --81.111.18.84 21:01, 21 October 2006 (UTC)
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