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# Sophie
- URL: https://helpful-koala.pikapod.net/sophie/
- Published: 2024-02-18T01:21:19.000Z
- Updated: 2024-02-18T01:56:29.000Z
- Author: Robert Rackley
- Tags: Noise, #robert-2, #Import 2024-09-14 17:57, #Import 2024-12-17 20:04, #Import 2025-01-01 18:26, #Import 2025-12-24 10:01, #Import 2026-07-11 23:34, #Import 2026-08-02 01:19, #Import 2026-09-14 17:25

I’ve loved the fourth track on the Small Black record, *Limits of Desire* ever since the album was released over a decade ago. It was a clear standout, a highly stylized, dreamy ode to a woman who could probably be described as a “free spirit.” The song is based on a real person. As is revealed in the anniversary reissue of *Limits of Desire*, “Sophie” can perhaps be even better understood as the spiritual successor to “Somebody’s Baby,” the Jackson Browne track that anchored *Fast Times At Ridgemont High*.

[Small Black - Sophie (live)](https://youtu.be/Rsad8Wc9woM?ref=helpful-koala.pikapod.net)

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Small Black is just wrapping up a tour for the tenth anniversary of *Limits Of Desire*.