Hungover, you hold your head in your hands and wonder why it seemed like a good idea to leave your bar tab open when your bills are more than a little past due. We’ve all been there. Here are ten songs that will commiserate with you.
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“Kiss Me Deadly” – Lita Ford
Not just because of the borrowed nostalgia from the 80s, either. This song is to “Manic Monday” what Girls is to Sex and the City. That being said, The Runaways’ ex-guitarist starts the song with, “I went to a party last Saturday night/I didn’t get laid, I got in a fight.” There’s no denying how relatable the monetary sentiments are in this song — borrowing ten bucks from your dad on the way to work isn’t silver and gold. But hey, if Lita Ford thinks it ain’t no big thing, then it ain’t no big thing.
“Rich Girl” — Gwen Stefani
“Think what that money could bring/I’d buy everything/Clean out Vivienne Westwood/In my Galliano gown/No, I wouldn’t just have one hood/A Hollywood mansion if I could.” …Need I say more?
“Money” — The Drums
Though this song is a little more Sid and Nancy than Nick and Norah, it touches upon a sincere kind of helplessness. “I want to buy you something, but I don’t have any money.” Ironically, Jonathan and Jacob hit the money notes in the process of singing about not having any.
“Super Rich Kids” — Frank Ocean feat. Earl Sweatshirt
Frankly, the only person who’d miss them is their Porsche dealer.
“Don’t Fuck with My Money” — Penguin Prison
We all need to do the math sometimes, and love’s not always a part of that equation. Penguin Prison’s disco vibrancy captures this aptly.
“Sunset Blvd.” — Tyler Hilton
Is there any way you can’t possibly relate to a line like, “So the boy went to the city/Of the smarter and the faster/Where you can date opportunity/But it takes cash to undress her”?
“Earn Enough for Us” — XTC
I never quite understood how people garnered such hatred towards XTC. This song is late 80s pop-happy goodness, and maybe men are just intimated by the implications.
“Girls & Boys” — Good Charlotte
The only thing better than this song is the red track suit Benji wears in the video (and how accurately it foreshadowed the Nicole Richie/Paris Hilton segue of the band). The girls with the bodies like boys with Ferraris after all.
“Frankly, Mr. Shankly” — The Smiths
This is the song you sing to your boss when you give your two weeks notice.
“Fingerprints” — Katy Perry
This song dates back to before Katy Perry went mod-country and sang about how great of a performer John Mayer is (on and off stage). $7.75 isn’t worth an hour of anyone’s hard work and time when you can’t afford half of what is advertised.
