Last Friday Night
Marina & and the Diamonds vs. Katy Perry Lyrics
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There's a pounding my head
Glitter all over the room
Pink flamingos in the pool
I smell like a minibar
DJ's passed out in the yard
Barbie's on the barbecue
Pictures of last night
Ended up online
I'm screwed
Oh well
It's a blacked out blur
But I'm pretty sure it ruled, damn
Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on tabletops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Whoa-oh-oah
This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again
Trying to connect the dots
Don't know what to tell my boss
Think the city towed my car
Chandelier is on the floor
Ripped my favorite party dress
Warrants out for my arrest
Think I need a ginger ale
That was such an epic fail
Pictures of last night
Ended up online
We're screwed
Oh well
It's a blacked out blur
But I'm pretty sure it ruled
Damn
Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credits card
And got kicked out of the bars
So we hit the boulevards
Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Oh whoa
This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
Do it all again
This Friday night
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
T.G.I.F.
Last Friday night
Yeah we danced on table tops
And we took too many shots
Think we kissed but I forgot
Last Friday night
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bar
So we hit the boulevard
Last Friday night
We went streaking in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
Last Friday night
Yeah I think we broke the law
Always say we're gonna stop-op
Whoa-oh
This Friday night
Do it all again
The lyrics of Marina & The Diamonds’ “How to be a Heartbreaker” and Katy Perry’s “Last Friday Night” are both talking about the aftermath of a wild and crazy night. Both narratives describe the wildness and recklessness of partying - drinking too much, doing things that you shouldn’t do, and ending up in a haze of confusion and regret. Marina & The Diamonds’ song is focused on the idea of “playing a part” to make someone fall in love with you, whether or not you truly care about them, whereas Katy Perry’s song is more about the feeling of letting loose and having a good time without worrying about the consequences.
In Marina & The Diamonds’ song, the singer is trying to teach someone how to be a heartbreaker, explaining the importance of putting on a façade to make yourself appear more desirable. However, throughout the song, it becomes clear that the singer herself has been hurt many times by this mentality and the idea of love being a game. In contrast, Katy Perry’s song celebrates the idea of not caring about the consequences of partying and being wild on a Friday night. The singer remembers dancing on tabletops, getting kicked out of bars, going streaking in a park, skinny-dipping in the dark, and even engaging in a menage a trois. The lyrics also talk about waking up the next morning with glitter all over the room, a pounding headache, pictures from the night before all over social media, and not being able to remember everything that happened.
Overall, both songs explore the theme of living life with abandon and the idea that the thrill of the moment can outweigh the consequences of the aftermath.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a stranger in my bed
I woke up next to someone I don't know
There's a pounding in my head
I have a headache from drinking too much
Glitter all over the room
The room is messy and has glitter everywhere
Pink flamingos in the pool
There are plastic flamingos in the pool
I smell like a minibar
I smell like alcohol
DJ's passed out in the yard
The DJ fell asleep in the yard
Barbie's on the barbecue
Someone put a Barbie doll on the grill
This a hickey or a bruise?
I have a mark on my skin and I don't know what it is
Pictures of last night ended up online
Someone posted pictures of our night out online
I'm screwed
I am in trouble
Oh well
I don't care
It's a blacked out blur
I don't remember what happened
But I'm pretty sure it ruled, damn
I think it was a good time
Yeah we danced on table tops
We were dancing on the table
And we took too many shots
We drank too much alcohol
Think we kissed but I forgot
I think I kissed someone, but I don't remember
Yeah we maxed our credit cards
We spent all our money on our credit cards
And got kicked out of the bars
We were thrown out of the bars we were at
So we hit the boulevard
We walked on the street
We went streaking in the park
We ran naked in the park
Skinny dipping in the dark
We went swimming without clothes on in the dark
Then had a menage a trois
We had a sexual encounter with three people
Yeah I think we broke the law
I believe we did something illegal
Always say we're gonna stop-op
We always say we're going to stop doing this
This Friday night
Referring to tonight
Do it all again
Repeat the same actions we did last Friday night
Trying to connect the dots
I am trying to piece together what happened
Don't know what to tell my boss
I don't know how to explain my absence to my boss
Think the city towed my car
I believe my car was impounded by the city
Chandelier is on the floor
The chandelier fell off and is now on the floor
Ripped my favorite party dress
My favorite party dress is ruined
Warrants out for my arrest
There is a warrant for my arrest
Think I need a ginger ale
I need a non-alcoholic drink to help with my hangover
That was such an epic fail
Our night out was a huge disappointment
T.G.I.F.
Thank God It's Friday
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., CYPMP
Written by: BONNIE MCKEE, MARTIN SANDBERG, LUKASZ GOTTWALD, KATY PERRY
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