saddest songs ever...with an upbeat tune

bunnyben · Post by **bunnyben** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 6:03 pm

when looking at the link that this is obviously based on i had return to sender floating in my head and was thinking the words/meaning is downright depressing...she doesn't love you anymore and wants nothing to do with you but the way that it is sung and the tune make it seem upbeat. there are probably loads

bunrn baby burn- ash is another one that springs to mind

hmm

twentysixdollars · Post by **twentysixdollars** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:33 am

"Disco 2000" again.

Virtually any uptempo Gene Clark/Byrds - "I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better", the entirely dissimilar "Think I'm Gonna Feel Better", "The World Turns All Around Her", "Tried So Hard", "The Reason Why", "Changing Heart"...

Post by **sunny** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:15 pm

Dion's 'Born to cry'

duppyconquerer · Post by **duppyconquerer** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:47 pm

Two Little Boys - Harris

Zenchan · Post by **Zenchan** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:05 pm

I've always found a great sadness in Sloop John B.

G* · Post by G* » Tue Aug 14, 2007 6:59 pm

Sorry for mentioning an obvious one but 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' is a contender. Maybe on reflection it's not the happiest song musically but it does sound a little more upbeat than the lyrics would otherwise suggest. I remember hearing it when I was young and thinking that it was a really happy song, then I learned how to read and write and speak (just about) and then realised that I'd been young and naive.

'Who Loves The Sun?' by the Velvets is another one, I'd say.

mh · Post by mh » Tue Aug 14, 2007 8:19 pm

The Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

Maybe really only upbeat for the chorus, but underrated and undervalued in general so it merits a mention.

twentysixdollars · Post by **twentysixdollars** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:27 pm

Zenchan wrote:I've always found a great sadness in Sloop John B.

This is the worst trip...I've ever been on.

All attempts to read Pet Sounds as a narrative (and I admit none of them satisfy me) see that one the same way.

bunnyben · Post by **bunnyben** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 6:36 pm

G* wrote:Sorry for mentioning an obvious one but 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' is a contender. Maybe on reflection it's not the happiest song musically but it does sound a little more upbeat than the lyrics would otherwise suggest. I remember hearing it when I was young and thinking that it was a really happy song, then I learned how to read and write and speak (just about) and then realised that I'd been young and naive.

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transmission also would fit in that category 'dance dance to the radio!' yay lets! 'touching from a distance, further all the time...ok maybe not so happy