(I Got A) Catholic Block

this is my ultimate favourite song by the youth. when they played the ilosaarirock-festival here in finland, they played this song. it was one of the coolest moments of my whole little life seeing them bashing out the song and thurston barking the lyrics.

i just trust the oppression like i trust your friends

that's good stuff. I may not have gotten confirmed if not for this song

this is my favorite sonic youth song, i was raised catholic, anyways im always trying to pick through it and find new meanings, i think it just means that catholics can do whatever they want because all they have to do is be sorry and theyve got a free ride, and being catholic is kind of stupid

haha, that's a terrible thing to say!

yeah, I know, but I stand by it.

lol

Pretty wierd imagery. Again LSD?? I really like the guitar's at the end

thurston was raised catholic. probably has something to do with it. as a term, "catholic block" could possibly refer to catholic guilt. maybe the guilt is so hard that it's turned into a block in his head that prevents him from doing the things he wants to do.

i was raised a catholic, i believe this song has to do with guilt, idk. thats one of the things that drove me far, far away from catholicism. but anyways, i personally didnt feel like i could do anything just by feeling sorry, they actually just told us we couldnt do anything at all. i guess it comes down to whether a person is a real or a mediocre catholic (like the majority of the catholics i know).

mtterofct, so i guess you're right about everything then?

when you were raised catholic (like me) and you are no longer in that world there is still that "catholic block" with you all the time. no big deal and no reason to get too upset - it just resides in the brain next to the "fun center," and of course it can be over-ruled!