YouTube Clip of the Week: Jay Brannan “Christmas Really Sucks”
This is just a clip of a guy in his undershirt (I assume he’s wearing pants, too) sitting with his guitar and emoting into a webcam. However, although he looks a little like Justin Timberlake, he sings better than Justin Timberlake and has a song that won’t drive you crazy because it’s played over and over and over again. The fellow is Jay Brannan and the song is “Christmas Really Sucks”. Despite the title, it’s a gentle folksky song with the requisite pop overtones and very good lyrics.
It’s rare to find a song that perfectly captures a moment in time — modern Christmas in the real world. This time of year, my depression symptoms really flare up (both physically and emotionally) and it seems as if I’m the only one who feels this way, even though I know many other people do, too. This YouTube clip could be an anthem, in a way, for those of us who hate the holidays but suffer through them anyway for whatever professional or social reasons we have.
Enjoy, and keep on taking the meds. Spring is only a few months away.
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