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Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2023 2:28 pm
by Anonymous37
This was what immediately came to mind:


re: free da pain

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 12:55 pm
by janeway
sexy elvira with carol brady's good mom hair and some rainbows..


dance like it hurts.. make it look like it hurts more

Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2023 11:02 pm
by caga tio

Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:55 am
by Dovira
Country music is bound to be filled with things like this.




Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 9:03 pm
by rsmurphy


The R.E.M. thread led to this. I much prefer it to the original. It's really tense - like being stretched to the limits of happiness while the vocals temper the limpid pools of sound.

Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2023 10:19 pm
by jimmy spako




Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:35 am
by Vibracobra
That Eels guy is good as disguising ultra sad songs with kinda happy melodies.

Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:14 pm
by zorg
I always laugh when I hear that Everclear song, “Father of Mine”, which is like an uptempo power pop song with cringey lyrics about how his daddy abandoned him, beat his mother, and now he’s forever scarred as an adult, but with a bunch of celebratory “oh yeah!’s” thrown in for good measure.

Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:42 am
by enframed
Pernice Brothers, fuck how could I forget. Most of their songs are like this.



This one might be in a minor key, but it's not "sad" music, and it's rather pretty.



Some people consider this one sad. Certainly is upbeat music.


Re: Happy sound, sad words

Posted: Mon Aug 28, 2023 9:32 am
by rsmurphy
enframed wrote: Mon Aug 28, 2023 8:42 am Pernice Brothers, fuck how could I forget. Most of their songs are like this.
I see you.



Joe Pernice's voice really sends me.