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Playlist: Fuck U Irene

One East Coast-based DIY scribe's response to the weekend's panic.

Posted 1st September 2011, 1:18pm in Blogs by Hannah Hancock Rubinsky
Hannah Hancock Rubinsky

Hannah Hancock Rubinsky

North American Editor

This weekend, New York City was sent into a flurry of panic. Hurricane Irene was going to make ground in the heart of the city! The last time a storm system of this magnitude threatened the city was Hurricane Gloria in 1985. The metro area was thrown into confusion and fear; people bought up all the non-perishable goods, folks were evacuated, mass transit was shut down.

And then. It was declassified to a Tropical Storm. A bit of rain.

However, in the midst of the panic, one man decided to poke fun at the Hurricane, laugh in the face of its danger. DIY writer (and resident of New York City), Willis Arnold created a Twitter account @FuckUIrene and continued to tweet through the panic and evacuations. Making wry and ironic comments on the whole situation.

And thus, the Fuck U Irene Playlist was born. A wide range of songs with one very defining theme running through them; and we bring it to you.

Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane




Bjork - It's Oh So Quiet




The Doors - Riders on the Storm




The Replacements - Dose of Thunder




Lou Reed - Last Great American Whale




Milli Vanilli - Blame It On The Rain




Grateful Dead - Box Of Rain




Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You
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