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People like Memorial address because it's her most emotional, personal, and beautiful song since A Song for xx and teddy bear. The passion and beauty of it come from it's beautiful imperfections. It's not her best vocal performance, you can tell she's upset singing it. It's tragic, it's painful, it hits right in the center of your being, if you're a normal human being. The music depicts grief so wonderfully, a distant shock as it opens, snapping into being angry that the person is gone, and then leaving us with only soul crushing depression.
The song is the closest thing to a perfect studio recording she's ever had. In my opinion it is THE performance of her career. If she's not remembered for anything, it should be the beauty and vulnerability she was able to pour into this song. It's one of the few recordings that we truly hear "Ayumi Hamasaki," the person behind the mask of fame.
As for Moments, well, it's just kinda pretty, and has incredibly relate-able lyrics :3
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