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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Kim Gordon

Bass

Lee Ranaldo

Guitar

Steve Shelley

Drums

Thurston Moore

Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Kim Gordon

Songwriter

Thurston Moore

Songwriter

Lee Ranaldo

Songwriter

Steve Shelley

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Sonic Youth

Producer

Butch Vig

Producer

Andy Wallace

Mixing Engineer

Edward Douglas

Engineer

Fred Kevorkian

Assistant Engineer

Howie Weinberg

Mastering Engineer

John Siket

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Peter Beckerman

Peter Beckerman

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I'm just here for dictation

I don't wanna be a sensation

Being on 60 Minutes

Wasn't worth your fifteen minutes

[Verse 2]

Don't touch my breast

I'm just working at my desk

Don't put me to the test

I'm just doing my best

[Verse 3]

Shopping at Maxfields

Power for you to wield

Dreams of going to the Grammys

'Til you poked me with your whammy

[Verse 4]

You spin the discs

Now you're moving your wrist

I'm just from Encino

Why are you so meano?

[Verse 5]

I'm just here for dictation

I'm not your summer vacation

You really like to schmooze

Well, now you're on the news

[Verse 6]

I'm from Sherman Oaks

Just a wheel in the spokes

But I ain't giving you head

In a Sunset bungalow

[Instrumental]

Roshumba

Judith

Paulina

Kathy

Vendela

Naomi

Ashley

Angie

Stacey

Gail

I'm swimming

I'm swimming

I'm swimming

Written by: Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Thurston Moore

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