The Hangover Mixtape
Because drinking fluids just isn't enough.
Many things in life should be taken in moderation; fatty foods, obnoxious friends, gambling and, of course, alcohol. Yet some celebrations call for excess, and this past weekend my roommate finally turned 21 (he's wise beyond his age, but boy do I feel old sometimes), and this called for copious amounts of alcohol. The next morning we needed a soundtrack to lie around to as we swore we'd never drink again and finally started to recall the things we did or said the night before. Below is a tried and true hangover mix, songs that might just ease the pain of the decisions made and the drinks consumed the night before.
The Beatles - I'm So Tired
Iron & Wine - Naked As We Came - I specifically think that Iron & Wine make music to either put soothe or put someone to sleep. You really can't go wrong though with any of their melodic and pretty tracks.
Handsome Boy Modeling School feat Cat Power - I've Been Thinking and Devendra Banhart - Quedate Luna
Bessie Smith - Gimme a Pig Foot and a Bottle of Beer - I like a little irony and dry humor, even when I'm hung-over. And after a long night of drinking, my voice probably sounds pretty similar to Bessie Smith.
The Kills - Goodnight Bad Morning
Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lay and Love - The only downside of hearing Bonnie "Prince" Billy is I'm stuck the rest of the day with the video for Kanye West's "Can't Tell Me Nothing," in my head. (Billy did with Zach Galifianakis. Billy is Zach's "hype man." If you haven't seen this masterpiece, please Youtube search it now).
Sufjan Stevens - To Be Alone with You
Wilco - Jesus, Etc. - Having a song with the word Jesus in it will totally make up for the stuff you did the night before, right? Let's hope so.
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Modest Mouse - Custom Concern - "I get up just about noon." Been there, done that. And if your feeling up to it, everyone can sing along with Isaac Brock when he yelps, "Gotta go to work gotta go to work gotta have a job." It's very therapeutic.
Jets to Brazil - Sweet Avenue and Weezer – Say It Ain't So
Death Cab for Cutie - State Street Residential – In college I lived in a residence hall on State Street, and if you played this song while people tumbled downstairs Sunday morning to get food in the cafeteria, looking like they were hit by a Mack truck the night before, it would match up perfectly.
Blur – Beetlebum - So the song maybe about heroin (something I don't condone doing at all, even in moderation), but when the chorus sweeps in, try not to feel inspired enough to get up and face the rest of the day.
Posted by Lisa White on Jul 17, 2008 @ 6:16 am
