if memory serves, the day after thanksgiving is buy nothing day. and while that particular holiday (a favorite of self-righteous white people—what about the DEALS!) was yesterday, this vid still seemed appropriate. it's neil signin’ “this note’s for you” with the bluenotes. turns out neil young has infinte cred, but i think we all knew that before this video, which is funny/embarrassing/kinda true.

if rockism is a real thing, then this is an amazing example of it:


edit: minimal research reveals that the video was initially banned by mtv but later won video of the year for 1989. interesting...