Kool Thing (1990)

Music Artist: Sonic Youth

Directed by: Tamra Davis

Synopsis: A music video for the Sonic Youth song featuring a very cool black cat.

Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Band member Kim Gordon pets a beautiful black cat in many scenes throughout the video.

Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - Kim Gordon lying with black cat
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - close up of black cat
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - Kim Gordon lying with black cat
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - black cat near boom box
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - Kim Gordon petting black cat
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - black cat

The song includes the lyric “Kool Thing sittin’ with a kitty, Now you know you’re sure lookin’ pretty” and later also mentions a panther so the presence of a black cat makes sense.

Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - black cat close up
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - Kim Gordon holding black cat
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - Kim Gordon petting black cat near guitar
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - black cat
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - close up of black cat licking lips
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - black cat yowling next to boom box
Kool Thing - Sonic Youth - Kim Gordon holding up black cat

Final Mewsings: Black cats are certainly kool things!

Many thanks to Matheus for letting us know about the cat in this video.

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