496. "Table For One" Liz Phair

"Table For One"
Liz Phair
Somebody's Miracle
2005

This haunting little song about an alcoholic is from Liz Phair's 2005 album Somebody's Miracle, as you know from the things I typed in under the video clip up there. Somebody's Miracle was an underrated album, if underrated means "really fucking terrible", which I think it does. (English major!)
Liz Phair made arguably the best album of the 1990's, Whitechocolatespaceegg Exile In Guyville, so I kept buying her records despite steadily diminishing returns. Even her infamous self titled album had some good power pop tunes (one of which we'll discuss later in the 500). Somebody's Miracle permanently took her off my "buy new record immediately" list. It's not even a good drink coaster, the hole in the middle of the disc lets all the moisture drip right onto the coffee table.
At least she could still do songs like this. She probably still can, but she's making Bollywood style rap songs.
Sad song, sad story.
This is a song for anyone who has ever hidden a liquor bottle.