Continuing my ranking of the songs on Phoebe Bridgers’ Lost Weekend…

#6. ‘Bobby’

One of the funny things about Bridgers’ catalog is that she almost never writes upbeat songs, but when she does they are absolute bangers. Such is the case with ‘Bobby,’ a full-on love song written for (and, amusingly, co-written by) Bo Burnham. This song captures the infatuation of early love just beautifully. It’s also the only love song I can think of with a reference to a vibrator (though the lyric is made less explicit in streaming versions of the song).

#5. ‘Lost Boys‘

Lost Weekend‘s first single is another upbeat song, and a great one. This one is harder to parse, lyrically, than most of the album. Is it about the immature men surrounding her? Another song about her father? Maybe all of the above?

#4. ‘Kill Me’

This early track, the album’s third, depicts the start of Bridgers’ relationship with Burnham, and the discombobulating effect it had on her life (understandable, considering she was engaged to Paul Mescal at the time). “This is gonna kill me,” she sings in the chorus, referring to the tumult of her life, but after a beat she adds “wait,” suggesting she’s excited by the prospect that it won’t.

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