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What are the most upbeat songs with kind of depressing lyrics?

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  • vortexal@sopuli.xyzV [email protected]

    I know that there are probably a lot that I'm forgetting but here are the ones I remember:

    No more crying by Sound Holic (lyrics)

    Border of my life by Sound Holic (lyrics)

    THE END by A-One

    IT IS SO by A-One

    U.N. Owen Was Her? by A-One

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    For happy/energetic sounding but sad anime-style touhou songs there is also Stack, Stack, and Stack

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      The two I can think of are:

      • It's Not Unusual
      • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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      HEALTH - everything from the band is banger after banger but with lyrics that'll leave you feeling a certain type of sad

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        The two I can think of are:

        • It's Not Unusual
        • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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        • OutKast - Hey Ya!
        • Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
        • Tones and I - Dance Monkey
        • NENA - 99 Red Balloons
        • The 88 - At Least It Was Here
        • The Beatles - Help!
        • R.A. the Rugged Man - Legendary Loser
        • Theory of a Deadman - Bitch Came Back
        • Atmosphere - The Best Day
        • Atmosphere - Yesterday
        • Gorillaz - DoYaThing (Full-Length)
        • Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
        • Foster The People - Best Friend
        • The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright
        • Tyler, The Creator - 48
        • Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A
        • KISS - Detroit Rock City
        • Scissor Sisters - Laura
        • The Dead South - In Hell I'll Be In Good Company
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          He committed suicide not long after that song hit the charts.

          Looking at wikipedia it was longer than I thought

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          He ODed. So he did kind of kill himself, but it wasn't a suicide.

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            He ODed. So he did kind of kill himself, but it wasn't a suicide.

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            Yeah he OD'ed, except at the time it was reported as suicide. Its fine whitewash is a part of history.

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              The two I can think of are:

              • It's Not Unusual
              • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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              The Motown hit Keep Me Hanging On by the Supremes is the classic example of this.

              It was even recognized for its pathos and turned into a sadder slow version by psychedelic band Vanilla Fudge

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                Yeah he OD'ed, except at the time it was reported as suicide. Its fine whitewash is a part of history.

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                He had a heart attack from too much cocaine. I guess it's not impossible someone would intentionally kill themselves using coke, but it's not very likely. He had access to way more effective drugs if that was the plan.

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                  The two I can think of are:

                  • It's Not Unusual
                  • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                  Club America by The Cure

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                    He had a heart attack from too much cocaine. I guess it's not impossible someone would intentionally kill themselves using coke, but it's not very likely. He had access to way more effective drugs if that was the plan.

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                    Like I said it was reported as a suicide. It was reported like that in the media MTV to for example as a suicide. Were you around when it was being talked about or are you relying on a wikipedia page? It isn't the first time a wikipedia page presents a more preferred narrative.

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                      Like I said it was reported as a suicide. It was reported like that in the media MTV to for example as a suicide. Were you around when it was being talked about or are you relying on a wikipedia page? It isn't the first time a wikipedia page presents a more preferred narrative.

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                      Yes, I was an avid MTV watcher at the time. I feel like it's more likely they made a mistake in the initial reporting than covered it up. He wasn't that big of a celebrity, you don't do that for a one hit wonder. In fact, if he hadn't died I doubt anyone would even remember blind melon.

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                        Yes, I was an avid MTV watcher at the time. I feel like it's more likely they made a mistake in the initial reporting than covered it up. He wasn't that big of a celebrity, you don't do that for a one hit wonder. In fact, if he hadn't died I doubt anyone would even remember blind melon.

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                        We will just have to agree to disagree. Who do you think would have a interest in covering it up? The media or those who loved him.

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                          We will just have to agree to disagree. Who do you think would have a interest in covering it up? The media or those who loved him.

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                          I don't think anyone would have an interest in covering it up. Thanks to Cobain, suicide was en vogue at the time and it would benefit his image more to be a tragic case of losing a battle with mental illness instead of a depraved rising star who flew too close to the sun. I think the press went with suicide at first because it made for a better story and corrected themselves once more information became available.

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                            I don't think anyone would have an interest in covering it up. Thanks to Cobain, suicide was en vogue at the time and it would benefit his image more to be a tragic case of losing a battle with mental illness instead of a depraved rising star who flew too close to the sun. I think the press went with suicide at first because it made for a better story and corrected themselves once more information became available.

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                            You have made your opinion clear.

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                              The two I can think of are:

                              • It's Not Unusual
                              • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                              Brown Sugar

                              A lot of that album was pretty subversive but hidden behind upbeat rock. The olds didn't realize what the kids were listening to because they just heard pop rock.

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                                Shooting up your school? What schools did you go to?

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                                Shot up ones

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                                  The two I can think of are:

                                  • It's Not Unusual
                                  • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                                  Lots of mentions of The Boss, but not those other cheery Jerseyites. Bon Jovi with “Livin’ on a Prayer.”

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                                    The two I can think of are:

                                    • It's Not Unusual
                                    • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                                    You are my sunshine

                                    The other night dear
                                    As I lay sleeping
                                    I dreamed I held you in my arms
                                    But when I woke up
                                    I was mistaken
                                    so I held my head and I cried
                                    You are my sunshine
                                    My ONLY sunshine

                                    It doesn't get any better from there

                                    Edit: I will never understand how to format things the way I want them to sorry

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                                      The Motown hit Keep Me Hanging On by the Supremes is the classic example of this.

                                      It was even recognized for its pathos and turned into a sadder slow version by psychedelic band Vanilla Fudge

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                                      This is probably a controversial opinion, but Ive always felt a little bad for the guy this song is about.

                                      I think it's unfair for her to say he doesn't care a thing about her. He obviously does. If he didn't he wouldn't want her to still be a part of his life.

                                      This song is just about two people who want different things out of their relationship, and the singer is just unable to accept it.

                                      She has the ability to cut him out of her life if that's what she really wants, same as he does. She should cut herself free if it's too painful for her to be his friend.

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                                        This is probably a controversial opinion, but Ive always felt a little bad for the guy this song is about.

                                        I think it's unfair for her to say he doesn't care a thing about her. He obviously does. If he didn't he wouldn't want her to still be a part of his life.

                                        This song is just about two people who want different things out of their relationship, and the singer is just unable to accept it.

                                        She has the ability to cut him out of her life if that's what she really wants, same as he does. She should cut herself free if it's too painful for her to be his friend.

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                                        I feel that. Maybe this song is her way of cutting herself free? Or by telling him to make a decision, she's giving him more autonomy than if she just left. Like she's saying, "Look, we need to commit to a decision, no more up and down, which way would you have it?"

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                                          The two I can think of are:

                                          • It's Not Unusual
                                          • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                                          Rock-a-bye, baby

                                          On the tree top

                                          When the wind blows

                                          The cradle will rock

                                          When the bough breaks

                                          The cradle will fall

                                          And down will come baby

                                          Cradle and all

                                          We sing that shit to literal babies, what the fuck is wrong with us?

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