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

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  • K [email protected]

    The two I can think of are:

    • It's Not Unusual
    • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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    Class A Team

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    • K [email protected]

      The two I can think of are:

      • It's Not Unusual
      • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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      Mmmm Bop

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        Living La Vida Loca and Macerena are both pretty dark.

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        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.

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          I wish that I could fly!

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          • K [email protected]

            The two I can think of are:

            • It's Not Unusual
            • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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            Semi-charmed Life

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            • W [email protected]

              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.

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              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

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                Nice, I scrolled the comments hoping I'd find this one

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                • snowpix@lemmy.caS [email protected]

                  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

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                  Absolutely this.

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                  • K [email protected]

                    The two I can think of are:

                    • It's Not Unusual
                    • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                    A lot of Elliott Smith songs.

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                    • K [email protected]

                      The two I can think of are:

                      • It's Not Unusual
                      • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                      Renai circulation, from the monogatari series. It's super cute but hidden inside is a cry for help.

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                      • K [email protected]

                        The two I can think of are:

                        • It's Not Unusual
                        • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                        Ring around the rosey

                        And

                        Fuzzy wuzzy was a bear

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                          Pumped up kicks

                          Under the bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers

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                          Came here to post pumped up kicks

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                          • K [email protected]

                            The two I can think of are:

                            • It's Not Unusual
                            • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                            Radiohead - No Surprises

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                              Mmmm Bop

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                              No that song doesn't exist in this timeline

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                              • K [email protected]

                                The two I can think of are:

                                • It's Not Unusual
                                • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                                on melancholy hill - gorillaz

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                                • K [email protected]

                                  The two I can think of are:

                                  • It's Not Unusual
                                  • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                                  Porcupine Tree - Blackest Eyes

                                  Mew - She came Home for Christmas

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                                  • K [email protected]

                                    The two I can think of are:

                                    • It's Not Unusual
                                    • Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
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                                    I think I have the best answer here: Gwar - Rock N Roll Never Felt So Good

                                    Lyrics

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                                    • K [email protected]

                                      The two I can think of are:

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

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                                        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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                                        • M [email protected]

                                          what do you mean? isn't that just about the modern american dream?

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                                          It's about pumping up your shoes before b ball at recess.

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