I Hate Myself for Loving You

So, today I was having lunch with a co-worker at one of our favorite places--Subway.   Yes, it's true.  Not very exquisitely exotic or anything, but you always know how much it will be, and you know it is not fried.  I like to eat healthy food most of the time.  So, Subway is a good choice, and it is bright and cheery and yellow inside.  Kind of makes it "sunny" even on the gloomiest days.  This particular Subway usually plays light rock or pop on their radio station of choice, but today I heard Joan Jett's "I Hate Myself for Loving You."  I thought, "Wow!  I haven't heard this in ages!"  I was even more surprised this evening when I read that the song came out in 1988.  Why was I thinking it was much earlier than that--like 1982?  I am getting all my years confused lately.  I hate myself for getting old...

Recent pic of Joan

Anyway, this song is awesome.  It's another one where I hadn't paid attention to the lyrics back in the day, so I took a look this evening.  The song is all about a woman who hates herself for loving a guy who is a cheater.  Ah, yes, we have heard this scenario many times before in '80s songs.  Well, we have heard songs where a woman is cheated and feels badly--maybe angry, sad, etc.  But!  We have only Joan Jett to really sock it to us with her title.  Yeah!  I think she wraps it up perfectly.  Listen to the lyrics--they are terrific.  I especially like, "But I've been dreamin' 'bout the lovin' you do..."  That just makes me smile.  Kind of a lyrical "wink."  Very cool.  The other part I remember was something about "but you don't know what you was missin' last night."  Little did I know that the whole verse ends with another bit of a jab at this guy: "Hey man bet you can treat me right...but you don't know what you was missin' last night...I want to see your face and say forget it just from spite..."   Sweet!  I love that last part.  This song is truly awesome.  I guess it's good to not have been overplayed.  Makes you really appreciate it many years later.  And Joan Jett is truly 100% rock and roll.  Enjoy!