Swimsuit Issueby Sonic Youth

Released on this day in 1992!

1992! kexp.org Kim Gordon, who wrote this song, says that the sexual harassment situation described (in more graphic detail elsewhere in the lyrics) is a composite of several incidents. Among the most prominent: the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the much-publicized case involving secretary Penny Muck’s sexual harassment charges against Geffen Records promotion executive Marko Babineau. Read more about the song at the LA Times: tinyurl.com

Kim Gordon, who wrote this song, says that the sexual harassment situation described (in more graphic detail elsewhere in the lyrics) is a composite of several incidents. Among the most prominent: the Senate confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the much-publicized case involving secretary Penny Muck’s sexual harassment charges against Geffen Records promotion executive Marko Babineau. Read more about the song here: www.latimes.com