done? great.
i'll be honest, it was shocking to hear this song. and shockingly fitting for Five Guys, an establishment which has really capitalized off of the eerie, vaguely hauntological aesthetic of sanitized 50s diner, with red&white geometry, flourescent lights, and a reliable "worst of the late 70s" playlist.
"Wonderful Christmas Time" has the emotional affect of a wikihow illustration. that tried-&-true McCartney cheer wearing thin like a polyethylene sheet, the repeated listing of christmas essentials and then reaffirmation of "that's enough" as if consoling a loved one from an inadequate Christmas experience, the weird looped sleigh bells that remain jarring throughout the entire song, somehow hitting the worst possible sonic frequencies, the warped plasticine synths... all that mechanized manic detachment falls so squarely into uncanny valley you would think it was designed to soundtrack a 80s b-movie horror film where mannequins overtake a Macy's. man. post-70s McCartney is so depressing. at least Ringo succumbed to his inevitable irrelevance and remained content with his "goofball" image. Paul's steadfast earnestness became terrifying so quick. god damn.
anyway, remember this image?
*you think that yahoo didnt catch on because it's harder to make into a verb than "google"? "yahooing" "binging" it doesn't roll so smooth like "googling" does.
