Friday, August 06, 2010

25 Angsty Songs from My Preadolescence



Angst:
Pronunciation: \ˈäŋ(k)st, ˈaŋ(k)st\
Function: noun
Etymology: Dan & German; Dan, from German
Date: circa 1942
: a feeling of anxiety, apprehension, or insecurity 

In case you couldn't figure it out on your own, these are culled from, roughly, between the years 1995 and 1999. In no particular order:

1.  Joydrop  — "Beautiful"
2.  The Sundays — "She"
3.  The Cardigans — "My Favourite Game"
4. The Dandy Warhols — "Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth"
5. Rammstein — "Du Hast"
6. Garbage — "Stupid Girl"
7. The Cranberries — "Linger"
8. Blink 182 — "What's My Age Again?"
9. Radiohead — "Fake Plastic Trees"
10. Fiona Apple — "Sleep to Dream"
11. The Verve — "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
12. Ben Folds Five — "Battle of Who Could Care Less"
13. Massive Attack — "Teardrops"
14. The Breeders — "Cannonball"
15. Paula Cole — "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?"
16. White Town — "Your Woman"
17. No Doubt — "Just a Girl"
18. Sneaker Pimps — "6 Underground"
19. Beck — "Jack-Ass"
20. Blind Melon — "No Rain"
21. Nine Inch Nails — "Closer"
22. Soundgarden — "Back Hole Sun"
23. Stone Temple Pilots — "Big Bang Baby"
24. Oasis — "Wonderwall"
and the queen of Canadian angst (besides Joydrop, I guess):
25. Alanis Morissette — "Ironic"



Disclaimer: These are just the angsty songs. I listened to a much wider variety (a mix of music like Hanson and Chemical Brothers) when I wasn't painting my nails with White Out and hating on family members from the privacy of my dark, messy room.

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