Last Christmas - Erlend Øye
I get sceptical looks when I talk about how much I liked christmas music, probably because there are an awful lot of boring and/or insufferable seasonal songs in this world. That said, there is one classic, frequently-covered christmas song that I truly detest:
Last Christmas.
I cringe when it comes on at the grocery store. Its wavering melody is as whiny as its lyrics. More unforgivably, it keeps tempting bands that I like into producing unlistenable covers (
Ohbijou why?). It's not just me; there's a whole
internet community dedicated to avoiding this song.
This stripped-down, depressing cover doesn't really stick to the original's whiny melody. Usually I have to
like songs to get them on this mix, but making me not hate
Last Christmas is a notable achievement.