5 great fucking songs
My last post got me thinking about posting some top 10 lists on my blog, just for fun.
But then I thought, “10″? Do I really have that much to say about that many songs? I suppose I could endlessly fill the space with tired music critic clichés, but we should all be spared that much bullshit.
And then I thought, “Top”? It’s impossible. I haven’t heard every song in existence, and even if that were somehow possible, I haven’t heard all of them them enough to develop strong feelings for them.
So that’s how this “5 Great” list came about. I’ll post one every now and then, and I’ll link to either iTunes or free downloads to the tracks, if possible, so you can get them yourself. I tried to use iTunes’ iMix thing to just link to the whole list, but the way the iMix feature works is stupid: have a song from a compilation that iTunes has on a different album? Then it doesn’t recognize it, or even make suggestions so you can map it properly.
Anyway, onto the fucking list already…consider it my tribute to the most versatile word in the English language. No, these are not (necessarily) great songs to listen to while fucking. Nor are these great Songs About Fucking (well, not exclusively anyway). Rather, they are great songs that have everyone’s favorite word somewhere in the title.
5. Silverfuck
Smashing Pumpkins (1993)
A long and somewhat plodding opus by the Pumpkins, but after the initial flurry, all that quiet in the middle gives you just enough suspense for the inevitable explosion at the end. Kind of like a good fuck, n’est-ce pas?
4. Too Drunk To Fuck
The Dead Kennedys (1981)
Many of us have been there at one time or another, and it’s not a good place to be. Interesting note: according to Wikipedia, the first Top 40 hit in the UK with a certain word in the title. Hmm…how many UK Top 40 hits featured the word “drunk”, I wonder?
3. Fucking In NYC
The Damn Personals (2002)
The now-defunct Boston band serves up this “breath of hot smoke”. OK, I didn’t write that, Adrian Zupp did, for Rolling Stone. Breath of hot smoke? I have no idea what that means, but this is a fun song, even if the lyrics are a bit whiny.
2. Shit, Damn, Motherfucker
D’Angelo (1994)
This song is one of those rarities in life: it’s genuinely good, and makes you laugh at the same time, even though it’s not intended purely as comedy. D’Angelo croons this song about the harsh realization of the consequences of a situation that escalated too far, and somehow these three words have never sounded so sweet.
1. Up Against The Wall Motherfuckers
The Icarus Line (2004)
This is one of those songs that can’t be played loud enough. It’s intense, messy, raw, and filled with vacuous one-liners like “If comfort in skin comes from within, why can’t I get some for free?” and “I can’t stop thinking about what I’m gonna do to you.” What’s not to like?
Man, this top 5 list stuff is hard. Some honorable mentions: “Slack Motherfucker” by Superchunk, “Fuck Tha Police” by N.W.A., “Fuck and Run” by Liz Phair, “Fuck You” by Dean and The Weenies, “Fuck The Pain Away” by Peaches, “Fucker” by Eels. Hmm…maybe this will get easier in the future?