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November 5, 2004
Dumped by America - The Songs, Pt. I
Honestly, losing this election feels like getting dumped by a girl. This is, of course, the most navel-gazing approach to political involvement ever, but I found much comfort today in my iPod's collection of heartbreak songs. Just replace "you" with the concept of "America" or "democracy," and all the love songs instantly create direct dialogue about Nov. 2, 2004.
Songs that can ease Post-Political Heartbreak:
Anything by Nirvana
"Bulls on Parade" - Rage Against the Machine
"Souretsu (Funeral Procession)" - Shiina Ringo
"Oh Darling" - The Beatles
"Canary" - Liz Phair
Anything by the Get Up Kids or the Promise Ring pre 2000 (if Emo is not good for times like this, when is it ever good?)
Songs that are no good for Post-Political Heartbreak:
Anything Japanese
Anything that could be called "Loungecore"
Anything Jazzy
Anything by the Archies
They Might Be Giants B-sides
"My Own Worst Enemy" - Lit
Posted by marxy at November 5, 2004 12:50 AM
Comments
I know what you're thinking: "Why does he have They Might Be Giants B-sides on his iPod?"
Yeah, yeah. Sometimes we want to get back to our teenage years for a couple of hours and we forget to take the songs off.
Posted by: marxy at November 5, 2004 8:25 PM
Cat Power's "Free" has helped me.
Hey, I spent all last week listening to APOLLO 18, one of my favorite albums from 10 years ago.
Posted by: Jean at November 6, 2004 11:12 AM