The two I can think of are:
- It’s Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
Hey Jealousy by The Gin Blossoms comes to mind.
My boyfriend said he thought about me when we listen to Saturday Night by the Misfits. I’m like… do you want to murder me?..
The lyrics always sounded very murdery to me. I think they did an amazing job of making it sound romantic but bf read through the lyrics after that and hugged me when I got home and said he definitely didn’t want to murder me.
Fast Car
Pumped Up Kicks
Flowers on the Wall
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?
Happier - by Bastille and Marshmello. It might depend on the listener tho.
Aint it fun - Paramore
Honestly, i don’t like that a lot of radio music is so sad. I have to look to real oldies to find a happy song.
Like half of Fall Out Boy’s discography. “Hum Hallelujah” gets a special mention for literally being about a suicide attempt. Also “Dance In the Dark” by Lady Gaga, “Stomach Vs Heart” and “Humor of the Situation” by Barenaked Ladies (“Angry People” as well), “Slip Slidin Away” by Paul Simon, “When I Come Around” by Green Day…suffice it to say, I enjoy this trope a lot :P
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
Love - Forever Changes. The whole album.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIfiGGgw0nJ6H3UcVvp1UbFhwr0LGPiBE
- 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
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.
Lots of mentions of The Boss, but not those other cheery Jerseyites. Bon Jovi with “Livin’ on a Prayer.”
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
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.
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?”
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?”
I can see that, though it feels to me like from the context of the song they have already had that discussion at least once before.
I know that it hurts when you feel a certain way about someone and they don’t feel that way about you- it can hurt a lot and it can take time to come to terms with it- and I don’t’ think removing yourself from their lives is an unreasonable solution if you are having trouble dealing with it- so I definitely feel empathy for the singers pov as well.
Club America by The Cure
Pumped up kicks
Under the bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Came here to post pumped up kicks
