It’s just Monday and my emotions are already mangled. I failed Captains inspections because of “drunk eagles” on my combo cover so I had reinspects tonight which I just passed. The one saving grace this morning was I pulled a ninety five on my Maritime Law exam so that’s cool.
Today I anticipated doing either Nirvana or the Killers for the series, but I’m calling an audible to a song that just seems fitting for right now.
A lot of what I do and the things I fall in feels self inflicted so the song for today is My Own Worst Enemy by Lit because this morning, I was my own worst enemy.
If only I fixed my eagles I wouldn’t have had to sweat outside my dorm room door waiting to get reinspected. But hey “every now and then, I kick the living shit out of me.”
My Own Worst Enemy came out in February of 1999 on Lit’s second studio album, A Place in the Sun. It was the second track on the project and was the albums biggest hit. My Own Worst Enemy is arguably the bands best song as well.
In 1999, My Own Worst Enemy hit number one on the U.S. Alternative Airplay chart, number six on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart, and number eight on the Canadian Rock chart.
The song even finished number one on the 1999 yearly U.S. Alternative Airplay chart.
When the song came out in 1999, it was regarded as a pop punk and alt rock song with heavy electric guitar and head banging drums. The vocals are filled with self hate and regret, but it creates the ultimate party song for high school kids in the early 2000’s.
I guess the only reason I equate it to high schoolers in the 2000’s is because it was used in the third best American Pie movie, American Reunion. Not the best, but there were definitely worse ones.
James Oldham of New Musical Express described the song perfectly saying it is “totally loathsome, poisonous stuff, but quite addictive.” The song will make you regret everything you’ve done, but make you want to bang your head.
A. Jay Popoff sings about messing up an encounter with a girl at a party because he was drunk and this is like his phone call to said girl the next day. “Can we forget about the things I said when I was drunk?, I didn't mean to call you that”.
He reflects and pretty much comes to the conclusion that “he is his own worst enemy”. Popoff sings “It's no surprise to me, I am my own worst enemy”.
A great song that makes you want to sing every word and shout your regrets away.