Musicians take inspiration from so many different places –
women, drugs, alcohol, politics, poetry… you name it; the scope is as vast as
the genre. As a result, rock has always
had a few central themes. Something that
I've always noticed is that certain artists share similar appetite for the
finer things in life… particularly gin.
I have a dear friend. His name is Jesse. He and I have
a lot in common: we both enjoy watching football, we’re both (not so) secret
Saturday Night Live nerds, we both have a great appreciation for a great song
and a good, stiff drink. Typically, our
get-togethers include some sort of combination of the above mentioned
things. So for years now, with the help
of our friends and a good bottle of Tanqueray, we've been compiling a mental
list of Gin songs, guaranteed to make the drinks go down easy.
Driving in the car today, the latest Stars single, Trap Door, came on. I was only half paying attention, until I
heard the line “Neurotic alcoholic, make mine a gin and tonic”. Immediately, I perked up. There was another song to add to the
list! Immediately my mind started
racing, going over and over the songs we so often talked about, yet had never
properly compiled. I then decided –
today would be the day.
So, in honour of my friend Jesse, here it is. Pour yourself 3 fingers of Tanq, top it off
with some tonic, twist in that lime, crank up these tunes, and get ready to
feel supersonic. Cheers!
]Oasis – SupersonicThe Fratellis – Flathead
Stars – Trap Door
Billy Joel – Piano Man
Big Bad Voodo Daddy – You, Me, and the Bottle Make 3 Tonight
Reverend Horton Heat – Baddest of the Bad
The Ramones – Somebody Put Something in my Drink
Kiss – Cold Gin
Snoop Dogg – Gin and Juice
The Magnetic Fields – Love is Like a Bottle of Gin
Social Distortion – Ball and Chain
Tom Waits – Gin Soaked Boy
Amy Winehouse – You Know I’m No Good
Phish – Bathtub Gin
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