More to "Boston" than meets the ear
If you've heard Augustana's "Boston," you probably think it's just some sad breakup song about a woman fleeing California for Boston (where noone knows her name) to get away from her clueless boyfriend. But after spending some quality YouTube time tonight (it's amazing what cold medicine lets you do), I can assure you "Boston" is oh so much more, on oh so many levels. "Boston," in fact, is:
The real story behind Titanic.
The real truth behind Nickleodeon's Avatar anime show.
A really sad Sailor Moon video.
A really sad Elfen Lied video.
A really sad anime video I'm too tired to look up.
A really sad stick-person breakup.
The tale of a boy's love for his giant robot.
About the Britney/K-Fed break-up.
About the heartache that is Taylor and Ryan's relationship on The OC.
About the heartache that is Marissa's relationship with Ryan and Summer on The OC
About the heartache that is the Brucas relationship on One Tree Hill.
About the heartache that is the Naley relationship on One Tree Hill.
About the heartache that is Rory and Jess's relationship on Gilmore Girls.
About the heartache that is Craig and Emma's relationship on Degrassi High.
About the heartache that is every single relationship on Degrassi High.
About the heartache that is Grissom's relationship with Sara on CSI.
About the heartache that is Rogue's life in X-Men.
About the heartache that was the 2005 Red Sox season.
About KC's bittersweet relationship with another nurse on China Beach.
A chance for somebody to show off his piano chops.
A chance for somebody else to show off his piano chops
A chance for yet anotherr somebody else to show off his guitar chops.
Would you believe a viola/guitar duet?
A chance for some father/daughter bonding over an electronic keyboard.
The sad story of a father and daughter growing apart in Sims 2.
The story of one magical night in Final Fantasy 8.
A chance for some gender role playing.
A chance to watch somebody trip on his front steps.
A chance for some girlfriends to say good bye.
A parable about global warming or drunken frat boys.
A dyspeptic vision of an apocolyptic future.
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That's it.
You've finally gone 'round the bend.
Word of advice, kids
Do not take a pseudophedrine-enhanced cold remedy, then watch bits of 30 or so videos involving "Boston" by Augustana, then go to sleep, because you will have horrible, horrible dreams of being surrounded by people singing that song, all starting at different points in the song and that will make you want to die far more than the Asian Cat Flu you're suffering from.