Whether you’re planning to get turntkey on the crunkberry sauce and pumpkin spice martinis or just opting to stuff yourself silly, Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate loved ones, bountiful harvest and obesity. Here’s 15 songs to jam out and gobble to.
Beck – “Nicotine and Gravy”
Remember that time you spent Thanksgiving with your uncle Larry, and you found some Grizzly Chew in the gravy? Good times, man.
The Black Lips – “Family Tree”
While reminiscing about old times on a tank full of spiked eggnog. Ah, memories.
The Smiths – “Meat is Murder”
Animal activist and professional moper Morrissey cooked up the perfect anthem for Tofurky lovers with “Meat is Murder,” a friendly reminder that Thanksgiving is turkey genocide day.
Warrant – “Cherry Pie”
Thanksgiving is all about the pie. Pecan pie, pumpkin pie and after all those hot toddies, maybe even a little cherry pie.
The Cure – “Friday I’m in Love”
After all the wholesome family bonding, get ready to hit the stores for Black Friday for some good ol’ pushing and shoving. Gotta get that 110-inch Ultra HDTV.
Iron Maiden – “Run to the Hills”
Fuck the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving special, this is how the holiday really went.
Ohio Players – “Jive Turkey”
You can buy yourself a one way ticket on the gravy train to hell if you’re behaving like a asshole at the family gathering.
Primus – “Pudding time”
A wise man once said “how can you have any pudding if you don’t eat your meat.”
Lil’ Debbie – “Bake a Cake”
Too bad Betty Crocker isn’t alive to spit rhymes with Lil’ Debbie. I don’t know if she would dig the “purple grape” going into Lil Debbie’s baked goods.
John Lennon – “Cold Turkey”
Keep that oven cranked up to 350 degrees to keep that turkey golden brown, you don’t want to make Thanksgiving turn into pukesgiving. Ew.
Kanye West – “Bound 2”
Maybe Kimye can make it through another Thanksgiving, and it looks like Kim has enough booty to feed the whole Kardashian clan, but cannibalism’s wrong, guys.
The Turtles – “Food”
This is the food song to end all food songs, even containing a recipe for rockin’ brownies. Try it, I dare you.
Gorillaz- “November Has Come”
Ah, November is here, a time for festivities, gaining 10 pounds and blowing wads of dough on gifts, decoration and inflatable yard blowups.
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra- “Jumpin’ Punkins”
What better than smooth, sophisticated jazz to go along with cranberry Jello shots and turkey gizzards?
Jeff Buckley- “Grace”
Whether you’re a heathen, hardcore Christian, Buddhist, or anything in between, there’s plenty to be thankful for on Thanksgiving, like black Friday and Cyber Monday.
This article appears in 2014 Holiday Gift Guide.