1988 video of Caresse P-Orridge, age 6, and Psychic TV covering "Are You Experienced"

Last night, I finally saw the film The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye about artist/musician and BB friend Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle) and his late wife, Lady Jaye Breyer P-Orridge. Jaye tragically died of heart failure in 2007 while the two were in the midst of an ongoing life-art project to make themselves into a third "pandrogynous" being through matching breast implants, haircuts, and other body modifications. Directed by Marie Losier, the film was a beautiful, moving, sad, and inspiring love story. The documentary included footage from Gen's long career, including bits of the fantastic 1989 video above for Gen's daughter Caresse, then 6-years-old, and Fred "Sickmob" Gianelli's cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Are You Experienced" (renamed "R.U. Xperienced?"). In the documentary, you can see behind the scenes footage from the making of this video, much of which was filmed in Derek Jarman's garden.

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Just wondering in what sense this video is “fantastic”?
- http://imcravingpresidency.tumblr.com/ SedanChair
  
  I think you had to be there.
- http://twitter.com/tydesign tydesign
  
  Pscyhic TV and the P-Orridge’s have always been on the edge. I’ve always been a fan, but my college roommates compared it to farting whale noises. But I loved the early experimental stuff.
  
  I love Caresse’s RU Xperienced. I still have the 7-in. vinyl record somewhere. And appreciate Fred Gianelli’s post Pscyhic TV work as the Kooky Scientist. Video isn’t spectacular, but as I said it’s not for the masses.
- freshacconci
  
  Well, you either get it or you don’t, I guess. Does its existence bug you or something?
http://www.mrericsir.com MrEricSir

I still prefer the Devo version .
- http://www.xradiograph.com/ OtherMichael
  
  Mark Mothersbaugh was so high on coke during those years he doesn’t even remember making that album or video.
  - http://www.xradiograph.com/ OtherMichael
    
    Did I say “Mark Motherbaugh” ?
    
    I mean “David Bowie.”
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  When anyone mentions Devo I always think of the Fat Pie / David Firth character of the same name. Wish he’d done a cover of it.
- blindidiotgod
  
  Truly captures the era SubGenius revelation.
http://twitter.com/cicadamania Cicada Mania

Neat! I’ve been looking for that song for over two decades after hearing it on college radio once (WRSU).
http://www.facebook.com/people/Jorge-Queiroz/100000787397976 Jorge Queiroz

Loved it!
Erin Conrad

I used to hang out with Caresse as a teenager, I had never seen this. Thanks!
blindidiotgod

Good fun. Played this as a novelty at parties when it first came out. I’d usually wait till people were peaking.
Bob N Johnson

This is so far past awesome you would need to take a bus back to awesome.
Bob N Johnson

Here’s another great Hendrix cover from Sandra Bernhard