Talking Heads
A family gathers around a newborn and, with a mix of adoration and casual selfishness, decides to keep waking him up because…
infantilization and possession domestic joy selfishness disguised as love
Roxy Music
A deadpan monologue delivered by a wealthy consumer who has replaced human intimacy with a mail-order inflatable doll, framed as…
consumerism alienation artificiality vs authenticity
Bob Dylan
Dylan's cover of a call-and-response children's Christmas polka builds a cumulative list of Santa's attributes through a…
holiday ritual and repetition Americana and civic satire nonsense/novelty performance