What are the most upbeat songs with kind of depressing lyrics?
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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?
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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]Sad lyrics and fast tempo :
Kazim Koyuncu - Narino
Bagpipe song with the lyrics "I lost my sanity", "I sat down and cried", and "I wish someone knew my pain" especially. Can find longer versions on youtube.French Gal - Poupèe de cire
Lyrics are about feeling more like a doll than human. TRIGGER WARNING FOR FRENCH LANGUAGEKazim Koyuncu - Fadime
Kemençe song with lyrics along same lines. Takes a bit before beat changes.Sad lyrics and happy music/tone :
Danny Gonzales - Downhill
Song argues with a young adult on how rest of their life will suck.Istanbul12 Orkestrasi - Bile Bile
Song about being unable to accept rejection.Ayase/YAOSABI - Into the night
I am 70% sure "upbeat sounding song about suicide" is a genre in Japanese music. -
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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The two I can think of are:
- It's Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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)
- 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
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.
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)
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.
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)
Club America by The Cure
