Even if you’re not familiar with Sonic Youth’s 1990 single “Kool Thing,” its refrain might sound vaguely familiar. The melody bears some resemblance to the hook from LL Cool J’s “Going Back to Cali,” and the line I don’t think so is taken directly from the 1988 hit. The connection between Sonic Youth and LL […]
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