For Velvet Goldmine, Haynes' love-hate-letter to David Bowie, he sought a band that could fill the shoes of the Iggy Pop-stand-in Curtis Wilde and his Stooges. Haynes himself would later direct a remake of the film noir as an excellent HBO Series.īut the connections between Sonic Youth and Haynes don't stop at liking both The Carpenters and Joan Crawford. Mildred Pierce, another song off of Goo, was named after the classic film noir and had a video directed by David Markey, starring none other than director/ actress Sofia Coppola. Did Sonic Youth seek out Todd Haynes on the strength of Superstar, as fellow admirers of Karen Carpenter? I can only speculate, but Kim Gordon later did write an open letter to Karen Carpenter, reinforcing a view of her that is quite similar to the views Todd Haynes brings to light in the film. Curiously enough, other music videos for that album include ones called Tunic (A Song for Karen) which was about Karen Carpenter, and one called Mildred Pierce. It was one of many videos made for the album Goo, which, surprisingly for that time, had music videos for almost every single song. Before his feature length debut, Poison, but after his seminal short film Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Haynes directed a music video for Disappearer. The love affair of Todd Haynes with Sonic Youth is a long one. This week we look at Sonic Youth's Disappearer, directed by Todd Haynes. In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors.
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