“2009, what a shrew bitch, right?” ~ Malia Obama.

Kidding, I don’t really know Malia like that.

Anywho, it’s the last gasp of the first decade of the greatest century in someone’s history, everyone’s just not sure it’s going to be them. Whether you look back on 2009 like it’s a grotesque animal. Whether the last year left you feeling like you’re part of an empire of dust. Whether you’ve got no prospects or career opportunities or affordable health care. Whether you think you’re fighting for a lost cause. Or whether you believe a change is gonna come, listen to these 8 songs and kiss 2009 goodbye.

Cause as my main man, Darryl Hall, says: She’s gone, and I’d pay the devil to replace her.

Of Montreal – The Past is a Grotesque Animal

Beck – Lost Cause

N.I.N. – Hurt

The Clash – Career Opportunities

Ry Cooder - How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live (written by Blind Alfred Reed)

Beatles – I’ve Got a Feeling


Sam Cooke – A Change Gonna Come

Hall and Oates – She’s Gone