codystrum has written a very interesting
comment about the cultural contexts of the Japanese entertainment I was metioning in
this post. He lived in Tokyo for three years and was very affected by his time there. I love the songs that period inspired in him. It would be great if you all got to hear them some time. Maybe when I have my new web-hosting set up, I'll put them online with his kind permission.
Now I understand what
karenkay was referring to when she mentioned "the nail that stands up gets beat down".