As I point out every January, these are my ten favorite songs of the previous year. Other people who have written for TSL over the years may have very different favorite songs of the year. In fact, check out Necromoonyeti’s list of his 35 top albums!
Anyway, here are my ten favorite songs of the previous year. For the most part, my musical tastes tend to run the gamut from EDM to More EDM. That said, I think there’s perhaps a bit of variety to this year’s list as opposed to previous years. Or maybe not. Who knows? I’m typing this up at one in the morning so, to be honest, I’m lucky that I can even keep straight which year I’m writing about.
Today’s music video of the day is the latest from Upsahl. Monica Lewinsky is not so much about Monice as its about wanting to be famous like Monica …. and Lindsay …. and Britney. It’s all about wanting to make history. Who doesn’t want to do that? With this video Upshal and her director create a viral video about wanting to star in a viral video.
Enjoy!
LYRICS: I wanna make, wanna make history (like who?) Like Britney Like Lindsey Stunna like Monica Lewinsky (so cute) No really That stone cold hot girl feeling Unapologetic with a fucked up mind Doing all the crazy like it’s lady like like woo History I wanna make, wanna make history
On the year that I was born Girls were fucking presidents in the residence Then when I was four Shaving all their heads and toying with the press Yea I just gotta know where’d bad bitches go Who’s gonna do it like they did back then? 1 2 3 check
Wanna make, wanna make history (like who?) Like Britney Like Lindsey Stunna like Monica Lewinsky (so cute) No really That stone cold hot girl feeling Unapologetic with a fucked up mind Doing all the crazy like it’s lady like like woo History I wanna make, wanna make history
All of these songs gone viral But when’s the last time you saw a pop star spiral Too many tits with a blurred out face I just dropped an album, so I think I’ll drop a tape Hannah raised me, Miley made me Pulled some psycho on the daily I’ll make you love me till you hate me Cause baby lately
I wanna make, wanna make history (like who?) Like Britney Like Lindsey Stunna like Monica Lewinsky (so cute) No really That stone cold hot girl feeling Unapologetic with a fucked up mind Doing all the crazy like it’s lady like like woo History I wanna make, wanna make history
Stop worrying so much. Stop making yourself sick with all of you anxiety. Stop searching online for new things to panic about. Stop and have a good time. This video has a good message and it’s one that I happen to agree with. There’s a difference between staying informed and purposefully driving yourself mad. Sometimes, you just have to be willing to enjoy yourself. I fear that there’s a lot of people out there who have forgotten that or who feel guilty if they’re not constantly depressed all the time.
Enjoy yourself. Dance in the street. Swim in a stranger’s pool. Star in a music video. Hang out in the back seat of someone’s car. Sing a song about the joys of getting laid. Whatever it is that you have to do, do it.
As I said, it’s a good message. Everyone needs to listen to Upsahl. Or, at the very least, they need to listen to my interpretation of Upsahl. They need to listen to this song and they also need to listen to Drugs, a song that perfectly captures this current cultural moment. A good song always captures the period in which it was written. Of course, a good song also always has a good beat to which you can dance. Sorry, folk music lovers.
Anyway, enjoy!
I’m up all night online I’m looking up my symptoms Tell myself I’m fine But my system just ain’t listenin Like oooh This aint normal how Im feelin, no ooh Running higher than a fever
When palms start to sweat I feel it in my stomach This is how I get Every time I know you’re comin’ over
Whooo Sometimes I think that I might die with you Whooo It’s like I’m almost too alive with you
My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast Gonna beat so fast that it might stopOh it feels like… My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast Gonna beat so fast that it might stop Hit my chest like Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom
Kiss my neck Whisper in my ear ‘You aint seen nothing yet’ Cool me down and catch my breath like Whoo This is aint normal how I’m feeling, no ooh Say whatever, I’ll believe it cause Ahhh ahhh ahhh ahh ahh ahh
My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast Gonna beat so fast that it might stopOh it feels like… My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast Gonna beat so fast that it might stop Hit my chest like Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, Wooohh ooh ooh oohh, boom boom My hearts gonna beat so fast, gonna beat so fast Gonna beat so fast that it might stop
UPSAHL is already responsible for my favorite song of the year, Drugs. And now, she’s responsible for my second favorite.
Poor UPSAHL. All of her friends are drinking champagne and hanging out on their huge lawn and smoking expensive cigars and enjoying themselves the way that only people with money can. Meanwhile, UPSAHL can’t even pay her rent or, to judge from this video, afford a decent lawn mower.
Now, of course, it’s also totally possible that her friends are just better at handling their money than UPSAHL. The thing is …. when you don’t have much money, everyone around you seems like they’re rich and they don’t have a problem in the world. I remember the first time I ever had to pay rent and I was shocked to discover that apparently the apartment manger was serious when he said that we had to pay by the end of the first week of the month. Seriously, I just kinda figured that was just a general suggestion. I remember very clearly thinking, “How does everyone else handle this so easily?” Only later would I discover that no one was handling anything easily.
(Fortunately, I was able to pay my half of the rent. I sold some of my friend’s college textbooks back to the student store and then I borrowed the rest from my mom. So, I may not have been rich but I still survived.)
UPSAHL’s songs are so relatable and her DGAF attitude should be an inspiration to us all.
I always appreciate a song that’s about exactly what it says it is. Even more so, I always like it when a video is about exactly what you think the song is about. The song is called Drugs. The song is about drugs. There’s a lot of drugs to be found in the video.
(And honestly, who has never gone to a party just for the drugs?
Seriously, watching this video made me feel like it was 2007 all over again.)
Of course, neither the song nor the video are just about drugs. They’re also about the empty banalities that most people use to get through life. It’s about being so bored with our society and our culture that you turn to something that offers up an easy escape from all the bullshit of people at parties, dropping names and searching for fame. It’s a song and a video about alienation and I absolutely love it and I’ll probably be singing it for the next few days.
Through the Shattered Lens 