Highway Patrolman—Bruce Springsteen
“Yeah, we’re laughing and drinking/ nothing’s better than blood on blood”
Somebody Put Something In My Drink—The Ramones
“Tanqueray and tonic’s my favorite drink/ I don’t like anything colored pink/ That just stinks…it’s not for me”
Topanga Canyon—John Phillips
“Oh Mary, I’m in the deep waters/ And it’s way, way over my head/ Everyone thought I was smarter/ Than to be this dead”
Between the Bars—Elliott Smith
“Drink up baby, look at the stars/ I’ll kiss you again between the bars”
Shelter From the Storm—Bob Dylan
“Well I’m living in a foreign country but I’m bound to cross the line/ Beauty walks a razor’s edge someday I’ll make it mine/ If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born/ ‘Come in’ she said/ ‘I’ll give you shelter from the storm.'”
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3s7a-gFX5xM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6-EQzvn4BU
How about Erin and her Cello’s “Sober?” http://youtu.be/o8tgvG_Tnwk
“I love you sober, and i love you hungover”
I really wanted to see something by Nick cave in here. There’s loads to choose from, but “Brother, my cup is empty” and “Thirsty dog” spring to mind. Though, admittedly, both of them are about the destructive elements of drinking and alcoholism – but you can still sing “Thirsty dog” loudly and boisterously, so it reclaims some ground with that.
Or “Oh, Jean” by The Proclaimers. Not actually about drinking, exactly, but if you ARE drinking and if it IS playing and you get to that point in the night where people are in the mood for it, then it’s the best song ever for a bit of dry humping.
Here’s another good drinking song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1CULMYgUfc