"When you first took my hand/On a cold Christmas Eve/You promised me/Broadway was waiting for me" The Fairytale of New York, by The Pogues
Theoretically, it's Christmas. Now that's a great song title.
Icebergs are melting, the waters are rising, and there's a nasty bug going around the office. So let's bundle up with a hot drink and watch this month's pageant of Unofficial Music Videos, lovingly created by creative types just like you.
TikiKiti is the place where we rate, curate, and bloviate over videos on a monthly basis, and present the Barclay Trophy to the amateur visual artist with the most promise.
Let's unwrap our Top Five toys for December.
1. Producer: Tanya Kostadinova
Artist: Boney M
Song: "Daddy Cool"
Category: Performance
Bright lights, big city, and girls having naughty fun at a peep show and psychedelic carnival. Tanya Kostadinova conveys megawatts of sustainable energy with editing that writhes like a second skin to an insidiously bouncy pop tune.
2. Producer: Vipul Devrani
Artist: Billie Eilish
Song: "Bury A Friend"
Category: Performance
One of the symptoms of being a hardcore Billie Eilish fan is the overwhelming desire to dance in a haunted house. Exorcise the creeps right out of your life and take control.
3. Producer: Corban Phillips
Artist: Tenth Avenue North
Song: "Paranoia"
Category: Performance
When you're in high school, the need for peer approval can be a necessary evil that seemingly dogs your every step. And everywhere you go—there you are.
4. Producer: Laura Shi & John Huang
Artist: Billie Eilish
Song: "Bury A Friend"
Category: Narrative
More friends are buried. The Eilish song acts as a banishment incantation to our own worst tendencies. Spoiler alert: The devil whispering in your ear is you.
This month, it seems the common ground we're finding is ourselves. Who are we, and do we always have our own best interests at heart? Should we drive away temptation or simply recognize that we occasionally seek the darkness, despite advice from the better angels of our nature?
Getting to the heart of the artist can be a bumpy ride, so buckle up. There be monsters.
