I stumbled across a clip of Kim Gordon and Kim Deal performing Little Trouble Girl live on TV for the first time ever last Wednesday, and it's a treat.
I only sporadically subscribe to Netflix (e.g. when there's a 30-day free trial or the like), so I was completely ignorant of the talk show Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, which debuted on 12th March. I also have no idea who John Mulaney is either, if you're asking.
However, a major benefit of living in 2025 is that it doesn't matter where you live, or whether or not you shell out money every month to any number of subscription channels. If you have access to t'internet, then you have access to music clips from around the world, past and present.
I mean, what are the chances that Kim and Kim would do this again on, say, The Graham Norton Show, Later...With Jools Holland or Sunday Brunch?
Kim and Kim's version of Little Trouble Girl is all the more affecting for it's pure, raw performance: there's no vocal gymnastics, no glam costumes or hair, no dancers or choreography; just Kim singing and Kim speaking, supported by the band. The song speaks for itself.
As if that weren't enough, it was preceded by Kim Deal with the title track of her album Nobody Loves You More.
And, earlier in the show, by Kim Gordon with BYE BYE, from her album The Collective.
To complete the complement of Kims, here's the original video for Little Trouble Girl, released as a single from Sonic Youth's 1995 album, Washing Machine.
The chorus on the studio version is completed by Lorette Velvette and Melissa Dunn, though only the two Kims appear in the promo.
Wow- those live tv clips are amazing and making me even more keen to see Kim Deal in Manchester in June
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