Mirror Mixtape

By Divya Gunasekaran, The Dartmouth Staff

Published on Friday, February 19, 2010

As Liz Lemon of “30 Rock” once said, “Valentine’s Day is a sham created by card companies to reinforce and exploit gender stereotypes.” There’s that and the general lack of romance in the Dartmouth dating scene — or, more accurately, the “hook-up scene” — to begin with. While I’m sure some couples did enjoy an intimate dinner at FoCo on Valentine’s Day, I’m also sure others were wondering whether it would be appropriate to schedule a pong date that day and if that would pass as romantic. So here’s a more appropriate V-Day collection of songs celebrating sexual and relationship dysfunction, promiscuity, infidelity and revenge. Hope everyone had a happy Anna Howard Shaw Day!

“Girls and Boys” – Blur

“Kill Her Off” – The Ropes

“Lipstick and Bruises” – Lit

“Scotty Doesn’t Know” – Lustra

“Cry Me a River” – Justin Timberlake

“Modern Swinger” – The Pink Spiders

“Get It Up” – Mindless Self Indulgence

“Finding out True Love is Blind” – Louis XIV

“It’s Business Time” – Flight of the Conchords

“Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” – Nancy Sinatra