George Michael may be the Johann Sebastian
Bach of our generation. ‘Last Christmas’ is his crowning achievement. There are countless bands paying tribute to
George Michael’s creation. Only a select few meet the high requirements of timelessness.
I’m happy to report someone has finally met, perhaps exceeded, those standards.
In fact, this may be the definition of Kawaii. Cute doesn’t do it justice. Mere
words grasp at the meaning of this video. Ironic may be one of those words.
Brilliance may be another.
Molly Soda is the punk Astrud Gilberto. She sings her heart out with as little
emotion as possible. It brings me to tears to watch this, yet I do over and
over again, trying to understand what happened. I am trying to understand who can
complete Molly’s perfect pink world. I think what happened was last Christmas,
she gave someone her heart, but the very next day, that person gave it away, in
an act of true callousness. This year, if I understand correctly, to save her
from tears, she’s going to give it to someone special, special.
Wham’s classic video has nothing on
this genius, rivaling ‘Apocalypse Now’ in terms of cinematography. Flying pigs
come on screen, trying to cheer her up. The rain is made up of pink, delicious
food. Even the heart UFOs can’t help her recover from heartbreak, nor can a rat
that comes in out of view. Perhaps the rat is representative of the terrible
man who foolishly gave away her heart. Or maybe the man with a knife is
representative, being an actual man with an actual knife. Violence is only
hinted at; we will never know the true suffering Molly has been through. A
synthesizer solo at the end is the closest we get to the artist’s tortured
soul. And the beats hit so hard, expressing the pain she’s going through as she
searches for the perfect mate.
YouTube
commenters are moved by this stunning clip. “IReallyAmIronMan” emphatically
states ‘I find this extremely hard to masturbate to’ expressing his desire to
cheer up Molly by being a total creep. A few others express interest in mending
her heart, such as “TheSaladFace” who politely says: ‘Regardless of her shit
voice, I probably would still fuck her.’ Considering the exquisite beauty of “TheSaladFace”
a legend among YouTube commenters who could pick anyone due to his charm and
grace, this is truly remarkable. “xxocupcake1” believes it to be ‘Kawaii to the
maxx’. One potential talent agent, “nutsriceandred” writes ‘Is this a sketch
for Tim and Eric or what.....’ which it is. A Pitchfork writer “JohnnyKevlarSDA”
expresses disappointment at the release date, saying ‘Damn, this song was
released too late to make pitchfork’s top 100 tracks of 2011 list.’
I adore
this track. Thanks to Molly Soda, Christmas came a little early this year.
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