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re: Songs Where the Lyrics are Depressing, but the Mood of the Music is Upbeat.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 4:55 pm to Perfect Circle
Posted on 5/19/19 at 4:55 pm to Perfect Circle
Blind Melon No Rain
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Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:15 pm to WG_Dawg
"Spanish Bombs" - The Clash, fairly upbeat, pleasant sounding melody. However, subject of the lyrics is the horrors of the Spanish Civil War.
"My senorita's rose is nipped in the bud."
"My senorita's rose is nipped in the bud."
Posted on 5/19/19 at 5:16 pm to Perfect Circle
Warren Zevon has to be close to the top in this category
Excitable Boy, for example
Excitable Boy, for example
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:11 pm to Perfect Circle
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Songs Where the Lyrics are Depressing, but the Mood of the Music is Upbeat.
At least half of the 10,000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant era) songs.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:18 pm to WG_Dawg
Posted on 5/19/19 at 7:29 pm to river_man
“Allentown”—Billy Joel
Posted on 5/19/19 at 8:56 pm to WG_Dawg
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Semi Charmed Life
This is always my answer to this question.
Posted on 5/19/19 at 9:06 pm to Perfect Circle
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:24 pm to Hook Echo
Charmless Man~ Blur
Posted on 5/19/19 at 10:35 pm to WG_Dawg
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Crazy how many suburban soccer moms used to turn up Semi Charmed Life in the late 90s without even peeking at or digesting a single lyric.
Good one
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:13 pm to Perfect Circle
“Alone Again, Naturally”
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:29 pm to Telecaster
Together again Buck Owens
Posted on 5/19/19 at 11:54 pm to rebelrouser
Wut?
Posted on 5/20/19 at 2:36 am to Perfect Circle
U2. One
I remember in an interview, Bono said fans would come up to them and tell them they played One at their wedding. And he was like great, it’s really a song about breaking up.
I remember in an interview, Bono said fans would come up to them and tell them they played One at their wedding. And he was like great, it’s really a song about breaking up.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 4:45 am to sparkinator
53rd and 3rd-The Ramones
Gimme Shelter-Rolling Stones
Run Like Hell-Pink Floyd
Powderfinger-Neil Young
Baba O'Riley-The Who
Mean Streets-Van Halen
American Roulette-Robbie Robertson
The Needle and the Spoon-Lynard Skynard
That Smell-Lynard Skynard
Motherless Children-Eric Clapton
Gimme Shelter-Rolling Stones
Run Like Hell-Pink Floyd
Powderfinger-Neil Young
Baba O'Riley-The Who
Mean Streets-Van Halen
American Roulette-Robbie Robertson
The Needle and the Spoon-Lynard Skynard
That Smell-Lynard Skynard
Motherless Children-Eric Clapton
Posted on 5/20/19 at 7:39 am to WG_Dawg
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Semi Charmed Life
Along the same lines, "Losing a Whole Year" by Third Eye Blind.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 7:50 am to 88Wildcat
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53rd and 3rd- The Ramones
For sure.
Posted on 5/20/19 at 8:17 am to TFTC
Posted on 5/20/19 at 8:24 am to Footbaw
Also By Third Eye Blind, “Jumper”
Posted on 5/20/19 at 9:55 am to Perfect Circle
Scenes From an Italian Restaurant.
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