Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. 1

The Moneygoround (2020 Stereo Remaster)

TAKE A TRIP BACK TO 1985 WITH THIS ALTERNATIVE SOUNDTRACK TO THE MOVIE "BE-BOP HIGHSCHOOL" GET SET FOR AN HOUR OF HEARTBREAKS AND HAIR GEL AS YOU LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A DELINQUENT AT THE INFAMOUS BE-BOP HIGH. AN OVER THE TOP TOTAL PIG OUT ON CLICHE JAPANESE MEDIA TROPES THATS SURE TO KEEP YOU WANTING MORE WHETHER THAT'S A NIGHT AT TEKASHI'S OR THE PHONE NUMBER OF THE TITULAR SCHOOL NURSE MAKO, BUT WATCH OUT AND DON'T BE LATE,  CRAM THAT SLICE OF TOAST DOWN YOUR GULLET AND HEAD OFF TO SCHOOL CAUSE FIRST PERIOD'S WITH MR NUBE AND HE DOESN'T TAKE KINDLY TO THE UNPUNCTUAL.
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YA!

The Ballad Of School Nurse Mako

Twilight time

Twilight time (in the style of The Platters)

The lyrics paint a picture of modern city life as dazzling but overwhelming, where bright lights and constant motion mask emotional exhaustion and emptiness. Images of neon streets, blurred faces, and “dreams traded for false currency” suggest a world driven by surface-level success, material gain, and speed. People are chasing shine and status, but in doing so they become disconnected—from each other, from their inner selves, and from what truly matters.

Beneath the glittering skyline, the song carries a quiet warning and a longing for stillness. The repeated calls to slow down and pause reflect a fear that without reflection, love, hope, and meaning will be drowned out by noise and greed. While the city builds “walls of greed,” the chorus insists that warmth and love can survive if we choose to listen and reconnect, positioning the song as both a critique of modern excess and a gentle plea to reclaim humanity before it slips away.


The Endless Enigma, Pt. 2

Emerson, Lake & Palmer