“Born to Die” by Lana Del Rey

The sad girl queen herself didn’t make it onto my playlist last year, so this time around I knew she had to have a spot. While this seems like anything but a mood-booster, it reminds me of making a fool of myself trying to sing it at karaoke — once again at my tried-and-true Holiday Club — after finishing an issue of the very paper you’re reading right now. If you’re already musically challenged, do not — I repeat, do not — try to sing Born to Die. But hey, who hasn’t made a fool of themselves with an audience of coworkers.