What are the most upbeat songs with kind of depressing lyrics?
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Living La Vida Loca and Macerena are both pretty dark.
The fact that macarena has been played at nearly every wedding I've been to is diabolical.
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It's a little more than kind of depressing but Bullet by Hollywood Undead comes to mind.
I wish that I could fly!
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Semi-charmed Life
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Semi-Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind is the usual one I see brought up.
Push by Matchbox 20 and Possum Kingdom by Toadies are arguable ones.
Also, Richard Cheese covers a lot of raunchy and dark stuff in a vegas lounge singer style. Rape Me sung in a cheesy upbeat tone is a trip.
I wouldn't say Push is up-beat. Or at least the fact that the refrain is so openly negative undercuts that vibe with immediacy, in comparison with Semi-Charmed Life, for example, where you don't realize it's all horrible unless you pay close attention.
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Hey Ya - Outkast
Nice, I scrolled the comments hoping I'd find this one
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90% of ska/ska punk music is like this. A few examples:
"The Science of Selling Yourself Short" - Less Than Jake
"Beer" - Reel Big Fish
"Struggler" and "I Don't Love You Anymore" - Bomb the Music Industry!
"The Last Bell I Will Ever Hear", "1-800-ALARM-ME" and "Last on my List" - The Arrogant Sons of Bitches
"Ska Dream" and "Checkerboard Ashtray" - Jeff Rosenstock
"A Better Place, a Better Time" and "As the Footsteps Die Out Forever" - Streetlight Manifesto
Absolutely this.
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
A lot of Elliott Smith songs.
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Renai circulation, from the monogatari series. It's super cute but hidden inside is a cry for help.
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Ring around the rosey
And
Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear
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Pumped up kicks
Under the bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Came here to post pumped up kicks
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Radiohead - No Surprises
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Mmmm Bop
No that song doesn't exist in this timeline
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
on melancholy hill - gorillaz
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
wrote last edited by [email protected]Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes
Mew - She came Home for Christmas
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
I think I have the best answer here: Gwar - Rock N Roll Never Felt So Good
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Bullet by Hollywood undead.
Singing about killing himself in a super upbeat song, even has kids at the end going "I wish that I could fly, way up in the sky", the part where he was singing about jumping off a skyscraper.
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My Worst Enemy - Lit
Man, who is probably an alcoholic, wakes up the next day from a bender to find his girlfriend has left him.
wrote last edited by [email protected]So I listened to some of Lit's new stuff, they went full religious man. Bummed me out.
Stroke 9 on the other hand are fucking amazing and I love nearly all their tracks, their latest two albums are sick, Lake got me back into them, then went back to all their stuff I missed. Here's a screenshot of my ratings
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what do you mean? isn't that just about the modern american dream?
It's about pumping up your shoes before b ball at recess.
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I have to disagree with Elanor Rigby. Yes it's a quick tempo, but the E minor key makes it very bleak even without the lyrics. And I may be wrong but it's also an overall pretty bleak song for Paul's typical compositions. So it's kind of always stood out to me.
I do love it very much though.
I would submit And Your Bird Can Sing as an upbeat melancholy song off Revolver.
wrote last edited by [email protected]I have to disagree with Elanor Rigby. Yes it's a quick tempo, but the E minor key makes it very bleak even without the lyrics.
Those strings go hard, though.
I guess it depends on your definition of "upbeat." It could mean cheerful and happy, or it could mean lively and fast-paced.
I don't think being in a minor key is necessarily enough to invalidate the first definition, let alone the second. I'm not gonna link it because fuck R*edit, but there's a thread there with plenty of examples of upbeat minor-key songs, including Uptown Funk, the Inspector Gadget theme, Get Lucky, Tunak Tunak Tun, Livin' LA Vida Loca, Get the Party Started, etc.
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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Has anybody mentioned Joy Division yet?
