August 25, 2002
Considering the number of boozies in the music business it's shocking that more songs aren't written about the topic. Is it because they're secretly ashamed of their addiction? Or is it that people love to hear a song about a guy on heroin, but not about a guy who drinks too much? I think the second explanation is more likely.
Still, this doesn't change the fact that we were hard up for topical songs. Even taking our classic way out -- playing songs BY boozy musicians -- didn't work because most of those musicians were better known for their rampant drug or sex addiction. The life of an alcoholic just isn't very glamorous.
To make things even weirder, this was the first night Venus didn't drink any alcohol. She didn't do it to be strange, though...she did it because she needed to attend a charity for depressed zoo animals the next day. But I more than made up for it by consuming many drops of that She-Devils elixir known as "Vodka and Sprite," and I ended the night by crouching on my living room floor in the dark for a long, long time and contemplating the likelihood of my death.
We decided, during the show, that blackouts happen because your brain is sparing you certain humiliation. We talked a bit about the wilder days of our pasts, and the fact that when Venus is drinking you'd better watch out (actually, just watch out in general). I played some "strong" songs in response to my somewhat horrific reception at the Busker Festival on the weekend, and ended it all off by going to Renaissance to drink some more.
All in the name of our topic, of course.
| Song | Artist | Comments |
| Mr. Skin | Acid Test | |
| Martini Built For Two* | My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult | This and all future "booze" songs marked with an * |
| Lady Alcohol (Where The Fuck Am I Mix)* | Praga Khan | |
| Stupid Girl | Garbage | Not even Annie could find a connection between booze and Garbage, so we just played it to prevent her from suffering. |
| Spaceman | Bif Naked | |
| Oh Marie* | Sheryl Crow | This song was WRITTEN for Venus, right down to the blatant rug theft. |
| Right Through You | Alanis Morissette | |
| Dead Is The Drunkest You Can Get (Live)* | The Rheostatics | We have yet to reach this point of drunkenness |
| Beloved Movie Star | Stan Ridgway | |
| The Devil Sent You To Laredo* | Baccara | "Whiskey for me...for you tequila!" |
| Billie | Concrete Blonde | Dedicated to anybody who's ever needed to deal with mob violence. And dedicated to me, of course. |
| I Want To Be Evil* | Eartha Kitt | "I want to drink booze..." |
| Catwoman | Shakespear's Sister | |
| Sometimes Wanna Die* | Joydrop | |
| You're No Good | Sons Of Freedom | It's true! |
| Criminal | Fiona Apple | The Venus ANGRY song! And once again I forget why...perhaps she doesn't like criminals? |
| Terrible Thought | Poe | |
| Supernatural | Mark Weiser |
<< Back to the She-Devils On Heels page!
|
