Lemonade (CocoRosie song)
"Lemonade" | ||||
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Sub Pop Records | ||||
Songwriter(s) | Bianca Casady, Sierra Casady, Gael Rakotondrabe | |||
Producer(s) | CocoRosie | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Lemonade" on YouTube |
"Lemonade" is a single by experimental band CocoRosie, released on April 17, 2010, from their album Grey Oceans. The B-side of the CD contains a cover of the Beach Boys' song "Surfer Girl". While both sisters of CocoRosie wrote the single, the music for the album was also contributed to by keyboardist/composer Gael Rakotondrabe.[1]
Background
In an interview with Metro New York, Sierra "Rosie" Casady stated that the album was strongly influenced by "spooky memories from growing up in the desert," such as stealing a car (despite being "way too young to drive") and hunting rabbits, an activity referenced in the song. "Just shoot them through the window while we were driving," said Casady, "and take them home and skin them and make a big rabbit stew. That was a pretty dramatic memory for us."[2]
Bianca has stated that the opening lines of the song - "It was Cinco de Mayo/Pillowcase on his head/No more breathing time/An ambulance sped/It sped ‘round every corner/Calling out his name" - is a reference to the 2006 death of their older half-brother Simon Casady.[3][4]
Critical reception
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On the other hand, Dan Cairns of The Sunday Times said that the song was a "lyrically opaque and vocally screeching collage".[14]
Charts
Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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French Singles Chart[15] | 74 |
References
- ^ David R. Stampone (May 23, 2010). "CocoRosie: Grey Oceans" (PDF). The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "'Grey Oceans' and Haunted Deserts" (PDF). Metro New York. May 25, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "Cemetery Songs". GoodTimes. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "Twisted Sisters". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- Boston Globe. Archived from the originalon July 25, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ Grant Lawrence (May 11, 2010). "CocoRosie: Grey Oceans". American Songwriter. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ Chris Mincher (May 11, 2010). "CocoRosie: Grey Oceans". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ "Coco Rosie y Wilco ponen vida a un segundo día de Primavera Sound". Qué! (in Spanish). May 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ Staff writer (June 4, 2010). "CocoRosie, "Grey Oceans"". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ "CocoRosie – "Lemonade"". Stereogum. March 30, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Op-Ed: An Artists' Dialogue On CocoRosie's Grey Oceans". Stereogum. June 21, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- Allmusic. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
- ^ Matthew Fiander (March 10, 2010). "Album: Grey Oceans". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
- ^ Dan Cairns (May 23, 2010). "Cocorosie: Grey Oceans". The Sunday Times. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "CocoRosie - Lemonade". LesCharts. May 1, 2010. Retrieved April 14, 2011.