The Point of “Pointless Drinking”

The Wisdom of a Solitary Drinker

What is LaVere’s eternal barfly, that solitary drinker at the end of the bar dispensing a bit of 80 proof wisdom, trying to tell us? Is “Pointless Drinking” meant to be some sort of cautionary tale? Is it a plea to abstain or is there some other message?

The song is not so much a soap box lecture as it is a reflection about poor choices. Those of us who imbibe know that alcohol and poor choices (like cheap and Walmart) tend to go together.

Any sort of serious drinking requires some serious thought about drinking. Amy LaVere’s “Pointless Drinking” shows us that drinking without a bit bit of forethought is to end up in a world of hurt when you get to the bottom of the bottle.