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Posted by TarTrillian (U9040351) on Thursday, 16th July 2009
I just listened to a Joni Mitchell song on Marc Riley's show and realized that her songs make me feel both happy & sad at the same time. Are there any other songs/artists that make one feel the same way? Just curious.
Elbow - One Day Like This does this as well.
Maybe its a 'girl' thing?
For some reason it's Half Man Half Biscuit and All I Want For Christmas is a Dukla Prague Away Kit.... combining lyrics that make you smile, dewey-eyed nostalgia and a last couple of lines which are almlost unbearably poinant for me possibly me alone
"Now he's working in a job with a future,
He cashes my giro every two weeks
And Me I'm on the lookout for a proper Transformer.....
....eeeeeeeerrrr."
See what I mean?
Apologies for the typos in the above. Just out of bed at nearly 1pm. Dear oh Dear.
"Lua" by Bright Eyes always struck me as a very bitter sweet tune.
Basically put, it sounds like a heartfelt love song at face-value. Then if you listen to the lyrics you find that it's actually about a guy who's clearly not what you would call a "keeper".
Arguably the strongest song on "I'm Wide Awake it's Morning".
Aracade Fire's Wake Up fits this category also..actually most of Arcade Fire's songs do.
, in reply to message 6.
Posted by File-Under-Water (U13817253) on Saturday, 18th July 2009
Ebony Eyes by the Everly Brothers.
It's got it all.
Happy story of imminent marriage marred by tragic plane crash. How unlucky is that?
Isn't the definition of comedy that we are elated not to have slipped on the bananas skin ourselves?
When I first heard
"The rain falls down on a humdrum town
Lord knows this town has dragged me down
But everyone's got to live their lives
Lord knows I've got to live mine"
how glad I was not to be Mozza...
You could say something similar about Joy Division TBH.
I looked up the Porcupine Tree, expecting to find "The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul".
In fact it's "On the Sunday of Life"...
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