Phoebe Bridgers has a well-earned reputation for making any song sound like the saddest thing you’ve ever heard.
Case in point: this cover of The Cure’s 1992 jangle pop classic ‘Friday I’m in Love.’ Bridgers recorded this track as part of Spotify Singles, a series that has artists pair a reimagining of an original song with a cover.
Her love for the song traces back to hearing it on her childhood iPod Shuffle and writing the lyrics in a school notebook.
She told Spotify: “‘Friday I’m in Love’ sounds like the best possible summer song. It’s a very specific time and place for me when I heard it, so it’s hard to put into words why I connect with it so much and why the sound is so specific. There are only a couple songs that you can just hear and it’ll put you in a great mood, and that’s definitely always been the case for this song for me.”
It’s funny that she chose to deliver a rendition unlikely to put anyone in a great mood. But I think she’s just melancholy at a molecular level.
I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too
Thursday, I don’t care about you
It’s Friday, I’m in love
Monday, you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart
Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday, I’m in love
[Chorus]
Saturday, wait
Sunday always comes too late
Friday, never hesitate
[Verse 2]
I don’t care if Monday’s black
Tuesday, Wednesday, heart attack
Oh, Thursday, never looking back
It’s Friday, I’m in love
[Verse 3]
Monday, you can hold your head
Tuesday, Wednesday, stay in bed
Oh, Thursday, watch the walls instead
It’s Friday, I’m in love
[Chorus]
Saturday, wait
Sunday always comes too late
Friday, never hesitate
[Bridge]
Dressed up to the eyes
It’s such a wonderful surprise
To see your shoes and your spirits rise
Throwin’ out your frown, smile at the sound
As sleek as a shriek spinnin’ ’round and ’round
Always take a big bite, it’s such a gorgeous sight
To see you eat in the middle of the night
You can never get enough, enough of this stuff
It’s Friday, I’m in love
[Verse 4]
I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too
Thursday, I don’t care about you
It’s Friday, I’m in love
Monday, you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart
Oh, Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday, I’m in love
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