What makes someone goth? Is it wearing lots of black eyeliner? Or is it spending a lot of time thinking about what a good ghost you’d be? Hopefully it’s both, because we’re recognizing World Goth Day by listening to two versions of eyeliner-loving Finnish band Hanoi Rocks’s “Dead By X-Mas”. First we tackle the 1980s original, and then hear the ’00s update by Sohodolls.
A content note: self-harm and abuse are talked about in this episode. It would be difficult to discuss this song without doing so!
The ranking music in this episode is “Things Fall Apart” by Cristina.
Thank you to CJ for requesting the Sohodolls cover of “Dead By X-Mas”!