Dissect DJs - Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas is You

Episode Date: December 17, 2020

It's that time of year where the song of the season is gonna find you one way or another, so let's embrace the spirit of the holiday and dissect Mariah's unmissable Christmas jingle - "All I Want for Christmas is You". Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

That's it, DJs I don't want a lot for Christmas I need I don't care about the present Christmas tree Make my wish That set D DGJ's

Christmas 2020 The best Christmas we've ever heard of Really? I mean, there's not been a better year to the day than 2020. I mean, can you think of a better year? Can you think of a better year? Yeah. What year?

2019? 2018 was pretty. Yeah. In 2017. Not 16. I'm going to skip to a 16. I like 16. The Indian's made the World Series that year.

That was cool. Skin thing was bad for me. But other than that, 15 was good. 14, 13, 12, 11, 10. So there's other years that have been better. any other fucking year. But 20. Although 20 did bring it home pretty nicely by bringing us the Lakers and Dodgers

Championship. Good. Congratulations. You're, your half championships. That's awesome. What are you mean? That was one of full seasons.

Fuck you're... Anyways, let's continue on with that. I know he would get mad at that. Because the Steelers are undefeated. How is the bubble not even more difficult to succeed in? Whatever. It is Christmas time. It's more difficult.

Mariah. No home field advantage. All right, it's fine. I'm taking the gear off Christmas right now. Christmas time, 2020. The fact is, we made it to another Christmas. Let's all just take a moment to appreciate that. And surprisingly, another Christmas, another Mariah appearance.

Who could have ever seen? All I want for Christmas is you making an appearance again like it does every year. I hear those same fucking jingles. Those jingles always, you know exactly what's coming. and we hear them and it brings a little warmth in you and a little bit of ah here we go and a little bit of i haven't heard this song but then at a certain point maria she gets you and feeling it you're like ah but you know what loki it's the christmas spirit it's definitely a song that you can only hear this time of year try playing the song in june which actually one time was across the street

over at our favorite little watering hole over here where they did play it in like June and I was just like What the fuck are It was just accidentally on the point? What is happening? Yeah it was a jukebox that somebody put it And they actually like just like stopped every there Oh yeah no there's we gotta go in there

And like change this like this can't stand Like we're not gonna listen to this whole song And they stopped it because yeah You can't hear this song in June This is a one month song And it's the reason that it's lasted for like 25 years Or whatever it is Late November

All of December Well not the last week of December. Anything after the 20th. Literally the day after you're like, fuck you. Don't play this shit. Get the fuck out of here.

Basically, day after Thanksgiving to Christmas Day. Makes its way through. And it's made it through all the way to the point where you know where it's found now? It's the Diceg DJs. D. DG. DGZKDGESK DGES.

I'm in. Don't mean. And right. Right away, she kind of comes in with shade. Let's be real. Because she starts off by saying, I don't want a lot for Christmas, and she lands on

all I want is you. And it's like, well, damn, wait a second. I don't know. Let me do the math here. Are you not a lot? Are you considered not a lot then? It's kind of, yeah.

What you could have said, I want the best gift I've ever had for Christmas and then land on. because I want you. Then I'm like, oh shit. Oh, my damn. That sounds like a good, yeah, building me up. But yeah, you started with I don't want much for Christmas

because I want you. That's all, yeah. And let's be honest, that's fucking bullshit, right? Dude, that's kind of, you're right, dude, out the gate shade. Yeah. Out the gate shade. I never realized that about this song.

You're a dissect DJ. Castle. And you know what else? That's bullshit. She wants way more than you. Come on. Like, imagine, okay, she walks down stairs Christmas morning. And you're just like, huh?

Yeah. Hey. You got it. You got it. Boom. Me and the. Wish granted. Me and old wishbone down here.

What you want. Merry Christmas on, indeed. No, there's no way. Come jiggle these bells. You know, you know the whole thing. You know, don't. all the cliches. No, especially like

somebody like Mariah is saying this is hilarious because you know, she's the quintessential diva. Like she's not going to accept anything less than whatever was the most expensive fendie bag of the market, the highest quality clothing brand, whatever the hell

that might be. Whatever you're leaving under the Christmas tree, you better have a price tag of nothing short of six figures. Otherwise, she's like, um, what am I in a homeless house? Like, what is this?

I'm sorry, I didn't know I was poor on Christmas. That's my bad. That's my beat. Yeah, you're like, I'm just saying. Of anybody to carry the message of like, I don't want a lot for Christmas, I feel like Mariah is not the right voice for it to carry,

but at least she does carry it in a beautiful way. And if there's anybody's voice, that is nice to hear out of Christmas tune. It is Mariah, because she does have just like the best pie. I don't appreciate it. It's one of the lines where it goes, I just want you for my own. Whenever somebody states that out loud, I get a little bit of a, a, almost you say, a. Possessive?

Possessive. A, uh, yeah, you know what? Watch out. It's a red flag. It's a red flag. Out the gate in the, in the initial. It's red flag territory. I like it from the perspective that it's like, I don't want to share you with anybody else,

because I'm only interested in you. So I like that. That comes with that, right? Like, I just want you for my own. I guess she's stating that it's time to turn this into an actual relationship. I guess I'm just trying to avoid the possessive portion that you're speaking of. I guess that's what I'm looking for. It's a case-by-case basis.

It depends on the relationship for sure. But at this point, she doesn't want a lot. She wants one thing. Doesn't care about Christmas trees or presents under that Christmas tree. She just wants them for her own. Red flag for me. Red flag for me. You know what?

But before we let the next part slide, the jingle after the initial song that Mariah comes in and sings, Make my wish comes true. Like only she can. The jingles to get into the beat and the drum that slam in. It hits you in the Christmas feels, right? It makes you want to get you in the spirit. The song gets you in the spirit.

You can't deny. From this point on, the jingle and drum slam in, and then her going into singing basically the same exact thing she just sang, but in a much more higher tempo, makes you want Christmas to begin. Yeah, right? And it even feels a little weird because we're recording this a little early, which makes me wonder, hey, future folk out there, we ended up being able to have Christmas this year, right?

That was the thing. We had Christmas, right? We were able to have family over it? You tell us. Assuming that we did and we are We did Let's celebrate the way we do every year With a little Mariah jingle

Jingle my bells Mariah I gotta be honest Once we start breaking the song down There's not Kind of broke it all down already right Not a lot I mean she changes things up a little bit here Where she says

I don't need to hang my stocking Thereupon the fireplace Santa Claus won't make me happy With a toy on Christmas Day So she's like She changed it up a bit, but she just continues to repeat. She's throwing Santa under the bus, too? Yeah, Santa can't do her right.

Santa can't even do her right. Not a stocking on the fireplace, which, by the way, there could be some jewels in that stocking. Have you ever had like some crazy things in your stocking that you're like, the little, fucking A, this is exactly what I wanted. I had all those presents, had all this other bullshit. And the whole time, my little fucking stocking had exactly. what I wanted. Do you ever had that before? Not really.

Me either. It's usually like a magnet. You're like a toothbrush. Yeah. It's a basic ass little. It's like candy in there. Sometimes like candy.

I was like a new recent like a Christmas Christmas Christmas one. Oh, like Christmas one's a little Christmas tree. Yeah. Right when I was saying it, my mouth started water. Yeah.

That's all I really needed my stocking. Let's be honest. It's like a little bottle open. Later in life I got like razors. I got razors. to shave with and stuff. If you were to get razors, that's where they would be found. But that's probably why she's foregoing the stock.

I don't need any of that shit. Now I get like rogane in mind and like different things to try to, you know. It's rogains still happening? I don't know. I'm just trying to emphasize the fact that I'm getting, still getting things in a stocking at an old age. And I was hoping the initial one of me saying razors was a bit much, but you went right along with it and were like, yeah, racers. If you were going to get a razor for.

You shouldn't put that in a present. That said stocking stuff for sure. Anyway, I was fully going with like you shouldn't get... But yeah, you're right. I mean, that's like some razors. You want to put some razors? You can always use it. Kind of running low.

But yeah, at this point, man, she kind of just repeat yourself for the... It's a repetitive song. She won't ask for much. And then she hits you with that. That's where the second verse changes it up is you get to that point. And then you're like, I don't know. Then you feel like your elbow deep in the song. really. At this point you're dancing.

At this point you're dancing. That's what I mean. But at that point you're like, okay, you're either dancing or you've already changed the track because you were just like mad into it. Not into it right now. You've heard too many signs already. Yeah, exactly. Or you're in like an apartment store and you're like shopping in JCPenney's and they're just playing it. Or it's March.

I hope not. Or April or any other month. Anybody that's playing this song in March just needs to be drop kicked in the throat immediately. Like you know better. Anybody knows better than that. And they would know. they'd be like, sorry, sorry, I should be off the list. I apologize.

I was shuffling and I got some Christmas songs in here. That's all right, yeah. That's why we're able to put up with it. We already said that. That's what I mean. I'm going to go into what they're saying next and then we're going to let it ride because it's easier to do that way. So at this point, she's not going to ask for much. She won't even ask for snow.

You have no control over that anyway. I was going to say, wait, she's trying to be humble being like that. Look, I'm not even going to pretend like I can control the weather, although that would be cool If you want to throw some snow on the ground I know I live in Los Angeles County But yeah let's get some fucking snow right What the fuck are we doing with

Bullshit ass sunshine in December Get the fuck out of here Yeah and then next verse I just want to keep on waiting Underneath the Missletoe Why would you want to keep on waiting Under the Missile Toll? Like you're just standing there

Like probably cold You're just like waiting You just want to keep on Like what a terrible place to wait At a Tuesday. Yeah, she's just waiting there. With like a half smile, like, I'm waiting under the... Let's be honest, that half smile goes away quickly.

Now it's going to be there more than that. Now it's straight up. Her disappointingly looking down on her phone, texting vigorously, swiping through different apps. And then by the time you actually did come across her like, oh shit, Marat, hey, well, have you been here long? And now she's fucking mad. She's like, been waiting there for God knows how fucking long.

She'll give me the, like, nudist, like, hard. She's already. not even into it. Like, now she's just happy to see you just so she could throw more shade at you. I don't know why. I just imagine Mariah throwing a lot of backward shade when it comes to the real of what you would encounter. But through the song, it's all magic.

It's just Christmas magic, you know. It's Mariah giving it to you. So while we're listening to it, just hitting some more of that magic, Mariah. I see a bit of bewilderness on your face castle, and I agree. The next lyrics are those lyrics that everybody loves. loves this song, but nobody ever paid attention to this part of the song. By this point, they're dancing and spinning and are just like, sing it, Mariah. We don't know what you're saying. Because at this point, it gets weird.

And I don't even know it's Nick, so. Exactly. So here's what I'm kidding. I won't make a list and send it to the North Pole for St. Nick. I won't even stay awake to hear those magic reindeer click. I mean, she's just kind of I feel like she's just like, okay, she says out the gate, I don't want a lot for Christmas, all I want is you. It's like her first thing she says. There's a lot of backhanded. And then from that point on...

She's suggesting things they're like, yeah, I wasn't... I wasn't planning on making snow happen for you? From this point on, it kind of sounds like she's made... He's like, I'll do all this stuff that I want to do for Christmas, but I won't do it because I want to be with you, but you know, I kind of want to hear reindeer's click and kind of want to make a list for old St. Nick. And are you sure you can't make it snow? Because I would kind of like that.

Snow? It sounds like... I'm not saying I don't not want it, but I maybe don't not, not, not want it. If you could make snow, I would like it under this missile toe, which I did rhyme because it rhymed in there too. And that's exactly what I'm going to go for. But you know what I'm saying? She's just kind of like... It's classic backheaded commentary of like...

No, I don't want it. thing for Christmas. I mean, like, no, I don't, I don't need any. I don't need to make it snow. I don't need you to get me any fancy jewelry or, I don't want to hear reindeer, magic rain, not even just reindeer, magic reindeer. I don't need to hear those. No, were you thinking that? Were you, what? What? You don't, you know, whatever you're thinking. Whatever, I don't know. I don't know. You surprised me. Surprise me. But then she puts it on a focus. Like, I just want you here tonight holding me so tight what more can i do oh baby i just want christmas is you get into like you know the finishing touch that maria puts on this song because she you know brings it to a close like only she can it talks about the sound of children's laughter fills the

air and i gotta be honest i get tired of talking about children having a good time you know i like that wasn't the child's laughter that annoyed you we're just like wouldn't these kids over there having a good time. Those kids, man. I know Christmas is supposed to be for kids, right? It's supposed to be. But it's also Christmas vacation, right? Like, I always think of that break from Christmas to New Year's, that week that everybody has,

as a time to go see family, as a time when usually everybody has it off, which everybody has everything off at this point. So it's a little different. But usually that's like a good time for adults to really bring it. And then we always talk about, like, let's talk about the kids and their laughter fills the air. then one of the kid gets injured another kid steals their fucking toy

and then they come in yelling and they're my mom my kids tell her and I'm like get the fucking kids out of here nobody wants the kids here and I'm like the only one that doesn't have kids so I get annoyed by it me and Castle are sitting there

I don't know Castle is gonna I get annoyed I'm like these kids out of here why are they here and it's like oh because it's Christmas and I just get pissed off man Is this what it's usually like to hang around Christmas with you?

With kids do you hang around with kids in Christmas or something I tried to well that's probably your issue i don't know a lot of a lot of a lot of christmas like rhetoric is kids fuck kids i like mariah more about christmas i just realized kind of quickly

how much christmas is attributed to children's happiness and laughter and how much it annoys me well at least you can appreciate the fact that you agree with me and i appreciate you for that it brought you laughter and happiness when you were kids. So that's what I think really actually fosters the entire Christmas spirit. It's something that was created when we were kids and then we live off that. Like literally that whole vibe pushes us through the rest of the Christmas spirit like from that point on. You know what I mean? Like because we

remember it as being a source of happiness from our childhood. Can I talk shit on my sister real quick? Oh damn. That's... I wake up one Christmas. I'm like, Nini. Let's make some, let's watch our fucking open presents she goes Leave me alone I'm sleeping I'm like

Let's open our presents I'm like She goes leave me in love She punches me in my stomach And I went crying And my mom And mom was like Nini

And they got in a big old fight Her and my sister And I was like I just want an open presents And I couldn't believe it And the crazy thing Is I was like 14 when this happened I was about

I thought we agreed That we weren't going to talk About last year's Christmas But okay You rid You ruined my opportunity By calling out your age It was part of the joke

Yeah, you had to go with my whole joke. It was part of it. That was the final. What was? Finish the joke then, I don't know. That was it. All right, well then. Fuck you, NeNe.

It is not all he wants for Christmas. That fucking, do it with me, Kassel. We can't do it. Her fucking you at the end there. No, yeah, yeah. No, she crushes that. I mean, I can't even. You know.

Baby. Yeah, yeah, no. That's where she brings you in. Let me, like, break this song down by layers real quick. Go ahead. It comes in with the little jingle bells. Ding, ding, ding, ding. And you know those.

And you're like, oh, here we go. And then it has a great run-up where it hits you then with a da-da, da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da. And she comes in, right? And then she hits you with a familiar words. And then she has the couple of points that really kind of bring the warmth. and also the soul of that whole Christmas spirit. One is when she hits you with a baby. And then the other one is right there when you're like,

Yeah. Exactly. So she hits you with the right you. And honestly, a lot of people could talk shit about how this song has become just a staple of Christmas. And then as soon as like Halloween ends, it's right around the corner and people are ready to jam Mariah is all I want for Christmas down your throat. But like, let's be.

real, man. This song is a master class of how to put together a Christmas classic. Like, from beginning, literally beginning to end, like, it is structured in a way with a perfect voice because Mariah's voice gets these notes that nobody else can reach and makes you feel comfortable in that atmosphere. And she was the perfect person to build this song around. And I don't know how the song all came together, but it really was just structured to be just the ideal Christmas song. And it's gonna literally last forever. Like, it will last long beyond. All of us are gone.

No question. And I gotta be honest, on those last couple of lyrics, I'm a little disappointed in Mariah because I thought she, I mean, I thought she'd be better than this. She left her baby outside of her door. And that's all she wanted was the baby to be right outside the door. And like, get the baby inside.

It's Christmas. Okay, wait, read me the lyrics that actually support that argument? I just want to see my baby. standing right outside. Oh, standing right outside. I missed the standing. So he's not in the crib. So it's not...

Your whole argument went to shreds real quick. Yeah, I just assumed she was talking about a baby. Maybe her baby just learned how to stand and he's like, Mom. You know, she can call her baby. What if she had a little five-year-old baby? Yeah. I guess it's not really a baby at that point.

It's a child. But maybe that's how she references him. I don't know. Your argument has weak legs, but they could still stand on some baby legs if you... If you want it. All right, well, let's just keep her going. Have we not written out?

Yeah, let's ride that out. I want to hear her do a little more time. I want to hear a... That's the last part. I just talked about the other structures because I hadn't got to that part yet. But yeah, then the ride-out is just Mariah, her background singers.

They're all just throwing those notes at you, and they're just hitting you in every direction. And that right there, that's when the Christmas spirit just wraps you up in a big warm hug. And they're just like, you're into this you're with it you know like even those that were trying to like

hate on it throughout they're like alright uh it's fine this is a good Christmas song it's a good Christmas song you know it ends up like bringing you in with that so Merry Christmas 2020 I'm bored of shit um still

and uh I don't know episode 40 something Kind of abrupt But uh thanks Mariah for annoying us but also enjoying us every single Christmas. It's going to be a good one. I'm happy about it.

Do we just enter Justin Therapy Session Christmas edition? I can't see. Justin is saying all this just kind of staring off at nothing right now. And I'm like trying to read like am I supposed to jump in there and like

am I just going to let him talk himself into like a good Christmas. Things are going to be good. Things are going to be positive. You know what? Things are going to be all right. We've had an up and down year. We've taken some dips, some serious dips,

but we've also been on some massive highs. Remember how the Lakers won the championship? Remember how the Dodgers won the championship? That was dope. And I think there's a lot more of those. Remember, Let's Get High by Dr. Dre, episode number 30? Yeah, that was dope.

Remember how we started this, entire podcast in this year and when this year started we didn't even know this was going to be a thing really we had no idea we literally it was just a thing that we had hatched kind of basically at the beginning of the year that's when we first started recording the episodes and look at how far we've come coming around the corner at the end of season one and we've had over 300,000 listeners at this point it might be more by the time this episode plays and we're just thank you guys oh it's definitely going to be because we really wish you guys would um call us in on our fake number or really if we really want you guys if you ever can DM us man we want

to hear from you want to hear what songs you want to be afraid hit us up on our subject next next season we're going to think about switching it up and talking about subjects not only music but subjects yeah come at you with everything so we're looking to expand on season two uh which is coming up real soon a little bit beyond the DJ spectrum so uh yeah hit us up at Dysc DJs on Instagram. DJs at gmail.com, send us a message. Let us know that you appreciate what we've been doing. And tell us what you were you would like to see us go from here because there's a whole lot more that we want to explore. And mostly, enjoy your Christmas, y'all.

Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. 201 is upon us. Let's make it a better one than this year was. Damn. You're right. Let's get out. Let's get out of 2020. This was the year of Clear Vision, 2020? Yeah. Let's go ahead and clear it up. Enjoy your Christmas. Get ready for the next year. Let's enjoy it with the Diocese, y'all. You ready for it? Let's get it. Next!