From Mad in Finland: A memory from the 1990s. The back seat of a car, maybe some sun on the velvet upholstery, ice cream stains, strawberry-flavored lip balm, and a song on the radio, the lyrics of which I somehow managed to figure out even though I was quite young. The song was Phil Collins’ “Another Day In Paradise.” I remember thinking, “What a sad song.” Why didn’t the man help the woman who was asking for help and walking barefoot with blisters on her feet down the street, which the man just whistled across and tried to pretend he didn’t notice the woman asking for help?
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