The Top 40 Songs of 2014
Childbirth – “I Only Fucked You as a Joke”
Olympia, Washington, band Childbirth are spectacularly bad at apologies. There’s an unhinged glee in the heart of “I Only Fucked You as a Joke”, an ultra-catchy 2-minute punk rock guerilla war against shitty dudes. Its cruelty happens to be laugh-out-loud funny, even on a 200th listen. For a moment, they reflect upon the hurt they’ve caused, decide that self-forgiveness is the answer. “I can’t make good decisions every day!” is probably the lyric of the year.