M00zik for Snowflake Day

Went to see RotK; have no real urge to review it, so will post Christmas music for the flist instead. XD (Well. I'm certainly not disappointed. Or perhaps I am a little, as RotK is my favorite, but 97% of my misgivings boil down to the fact that the movie was not six hours long and did not happen exactly the way it does in my head - I'm one of those people who've been mentally filming the Battle of the Peleannor Fields one meticulous imaginary crane shot after another since they were nine, and scoring it too, you'd better believe it - which are the same quibbles I've had from the first, and hardly reasonable ones at that. The fact that Middle-Earth looks like it does in my head is enough of a gift for me, with these movies.)

Anyhow, music:

Pet Shop Boys - Birthday Boy

Not jpop. When I got the album over the summer I made a note to post this song in time for Christmas, because I really am that sadistic. Or masochistic, because my taste in holiday music honestly runs to the depressing and/or socially conscientious. My favorite Christmas song when I was a kid was "Merry Christmas (War Is Over)"; I had no idea what it was called or who wrote it, just that it was the only one that bothered to ask questions.

This song asks questions. One of TNeil's more sobering lyrics, not to say somber. (And there's guitar, daishokku; you'll notice when it comes in. 'Tis Johnny Marr guest-starring. *g*)

( cut for lots and lots of jpop )