Song #4: Headache

“Headache” is song #4 on our set list.  This is a classic punk song – it sounds right out of the ‘80s, cause it was written in the 80s, only never actually finished until recently.  I needed a song for my stage play 1980, so I pulled this one out of the files and Jim put a pretty cool riff to it for the play. When the Submensas reformed it was a natural fit.  So it has the unique quality of being very old and yet our newest original song. We released it as a single and it is doing the best on Spotify of all of our songs. The lyrics are short and direct, as in:

My head hurts / I know why

Too much searching / Not enough prize,

My head hurts/ I know why

Can’t find the Grail in a garbage pile.

Thematically, it is what it is, a song about angst and dreams unfulfilled, but it’s got a catchy refrain and a cascading drum montage by Darryl that really sells the song.  Also a special shoutout to Vernon for a superb vocal arrangement.  Plus, the final mastering was done by a Grammy-winning engineer!

This song kicks off a series of five classic punk-type  songs… the heart of our order.