Akina Nakamori singles ranked by how much despair is hidden inside them
Almost any pop song worth listening to has a moment of pure, untouched desperation that slips through the otherwise upbeat manufactured happiness. A second where the mask of contentment slips and reveals how exhausting and crushing it is to live in the modern era, how life under capitalism is a burden on our souls that we all are forced to carry with us at all times, one that we can't even be free of for the three and a half minutes the average pop song lasts without cracking. With that out of the way, here is a ranking of Akina singles that evoke that feeling in me, ranked by how deep of a spiral they're capable of sending me into. Single selection limited to a handful of her most popular 80s singles as I just don't have the time to tackle the entirety of her discography. 10. I Missed "the Shock" "Being beautiful, being tender, is not being empty" I Missed "the shock" is a great song in many aspects. It's an almost perfect ...
