Tim: With strong language from the start, the new one off Rebecca & Fiona has a decidedly downbeat message, so buckle up, we’re going in.
Tom: Oh, full marks for whoever did the design for that lyric video. That’s really, really well done, and that’s coming from someone who makes this sort of thing.
Tim: For those unaware, as I was, ‘sayonara’ is a Japanese word meaning a very final goodbye (and also Spanish for flip-flop, though that’s probably not what they’re going for).
Tom: Wait, how have you made it this far through life without knowing that? I thought that was common knowledge. Huh. Yes, that’s what it means.
Tim: Well used here, with a song that’s basically “sod it, it’s not gonna work, let’s ditch it now”, and to be honest that makes me very glad they work in a recording studio and not my local A&E. There’s not even any indication there’s anything wrong with the relationship – just “probably not gonna happen, bye!” What a very bleak outlook on life they must have.
Tom: I don’t know, I think it’s quite a pragmatic outlook myself. Nothing lasts forever, enjoy it while it’s here, accept that people move on. There’s a bit of Lee Marvin about that.
Tim: Hmm, perhaps. At least the music’s good – catchy, beat-heavy and weirdly feeling rather upbeat, so despite giving me some depressing going round in my head, that’s reason enough for me to hang around. Maybe at some point I’ll work out what the video’s meant to be all about.