If Sad Days Were Dimes, I'd Be Dirt Poor
| If Sad Days Were Dimes, I'd Be Dirt Poor | |
| Created by: | whackedtollie |
| Tracks: | 13 |
| Length: | 00:45:06 |
| Keywords |
1. sad day 2. stress 3. depression |
| Created on | 9/28/06 12:45pm |
| Level | 5 |
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In general, I am a happy person. I try to be anyway. But... jeez. Sometimes you get too much, and when you try to keep going (as I did yesterday and this morning) it just gets worse and you have a meltdown.
These are songs that I can listen to that don't make me sick with their optimism, but that I can't wallow in my self-pity to. Because I never saw the point of wallowing in self-pity. I've done it, but it always makes me feel like an idiot afterwards. It's like getting high in front of your crush or giving someone you don't know a love-letter mix tape. I've done both of those, too :P
At any rate, they make me feel so much better, and I'm not yelling at the sky going, "WHY ME?" anymore.
These are songs that I can listen to that don't make me sick with their optimism, but that I can't wallow in my self-pity to. Because I never saw the point of wallowing in self-pity. I've done it, but it always makes me feel like an idiot afterwards. It's like getting high in front of your crush or giving someone you don't know a love-letter mix tape. I've done both of those, too :P
At any rate, they make me feel so much better, and I'm not yelling at the sky going, "WHY ME?" anymore.
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| 1 | Kings of Leon : Rememo |
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This song is one of a few more slow-paced, softer songs on Kings of Leon's second album. The lyrics, however, are a different story.
"On a plane, on a plane, off to see the city girls again, only bringing what I carry on, so you know that I won't be long, dripping beard, it's cold as hell and the motherfucker's gonna go to jail" SHOW MORE
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Track 1 from Aha Shake Heartbreak
Length: 00:03:20 Year: 2005 |
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This song is one of a few more slow-paced, softer songs on Kings of Leon's second album. The lyrics, however, are a different story. "On a plane, on a plane, off to see the city girls again, only bringing what I carry on, so you know that I won't be long, dripping beard, it's cold as hell and the motherfucker's gonna go to jail" SHOW LESS
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| 2 | The Replacements : Bastards of Young |
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This song is just about perfect for the mix. It's not happy, but it's not "emo," just kind of down and angry at the same time.
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Track 2 from Tim
Length: 00:03:35 Year: 1985 |
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This song is just about perfect for the mix. It's not happy, but it's not "emo," just kind of down and angry at the same time. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | Art Brut : Home Altars of Mexico |
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Not explicitly sad, but nostalgic and just rather despondent in nature I suppose... I can't think of any words >_
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Track 3 from Good Weekend
Length: 00:02:41 Year: 2005 |
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Not explicitly sad, but nostalgic and just rather despondent in nature I suppose... I can't think of any words >_ SHOW LESS
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| 4 | The Cure : Boys Don't Cry |
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What's great about the Cure is that a lot of their songs are set to these really light poppy musical backdrops. You have to sort of listen to them in an ironic way if you want to be really depressed about it.
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Track 4 from Boys Don't Cry
Length: 00:02:34 Year: 1988 |
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What's great about the Cure is that a lot of their songs are set to these really light poppy musical backdrops. You have to sort of listen to them in an ironic way if you want to be really depressed about it. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | David Bowie : Life On Mars? |
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This song always makes me kind of sad, but it's just always so much fun to sing it. You get to belt it out. "Is there li-ife on MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARS?!" I love that.
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Track 5 from Hunky Dory
Length: 00:03:52 Year: 1971 |
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This song always makes me kind of sad, but it's just always so much fun to sing it. You get to belt it out. "Is there li-ife on MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARS?!" I love that. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | The Libertines : Death on the Stairs |
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I actually used the 1st demo from "The 77 Demos" but I'm not going to add it to the site. I haven't listened to the Libs a lot lately because everything they did just makes me sad because they (Pete) wasted all that fucking talent and the other projects they're all doing aren't nearly as good. I don't listen to them at all.
Anyway, even though their songs make me sad, I still love to listen to them, and they're still my favorite band. I should listen to them more, really. *covers up last.fm page which reads "#1 The Libertines 2207 listens"* SHOW MORE
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Track 6 from Up the Bracket
Length: 00:03:24 Year: 2002 |
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I actually used the 1st demo from "The 77 Demos" but I'm not going to add it to the site. I haven't listened to the Libs a lot lately because everything they did just makes me sad because they (Pete) wasted all that fucking talent and the other projects they're all doing aren't nearly as good. I don't listen to them at all. Anyway, even though their songs make me sad, I still love to listen to them, and they're still my favorite band. I should listen to them more, really. *covers up last.fm page which reads "#1 The Libertines 2207 listens"* SHOW LESS
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| 7 | Regina Spektor : prisoners |
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This song... okay I think it can only be described in several lyrics that I particularly love:
"In the ground they're tattooing the stones With cusses like cavemen 'Yo momma was here'. They wanna run through the air With no barriers or obstacles Gunmen or guarddogs or priests And to rise from the mud And start over and over With the people all DEAD! ...In my cell I'm tattoing myself With mermaids and swallows And oh, I do swallow My momma thinks I'm grown But I'm really just little And someday I will remember..." SHOW MORE
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Track 7 from Songs
Length: 00:03:02 Year: 2002 |
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This song... okay I think it can only be described in several lyrics that I particularly love: "In the ground they're tattooing the stones With cusses like cavemen 'Yo momma was here'. They wanna run through the air With no barriers or obstacles Gunmen or guarddogs or priests And to rise from the mud And start over and over With the people all DEAD! ...In my cell I'm tattoing myself With mermaids and swallows And oh, I do swallow My momma thinks I'm grown But I'm really just little And someday I will remember..." SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Violent Femmes : Kiss Off |
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I'll do lyrics for this one, too:
"I'll take one, one, One cos you left me And two, two, Two for my family And three, three, Three for my heartache And four, four Four for my headaches And five, five, Five for my lonely And six, six, Six for my sorrow Seven, seven N-n-n-n-no tomorrow! Eight, eight, I forgot what eight was for! Nine, nine, nine for lost god Ten, ten, ten, ten, For EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING!" Ahhhh, it's so awesome. SHOW MORE
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Track 8 from Violent Femmes
Length: 00:02:24 Year: 1983 |
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I'll do lyrics for this one, too: "I'll take one, one, One cos you left me And two, two, Two for my family And three, three, Three for my heartache And four, four Four for my headaches And five, five, Five for my lonely And six, six, Six for my sorrow Seven, seven N-n-n-n-no tomorrow! Eight, eight, I forgot what eight was for! Nine, nine, nine for lost god Ten, ten, ten, ten, For EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING!" Ahhhh, it's so awesome. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Pulp : A Little Soul |
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Jarvis's voice is amazing. In order for a sad song to really be sad for me, I always look for a little bit of anger, a little bit of desparation in the singer's voice. That's what I like about Morrissey, that's part of what I like about Regina, and that's what I like about this song. The song is almost heartbreaking.
"You look like me, But please don't turn into me You look like me But you're not like me, I hope I have one, two, three Four shots of happiness I look like a big man But I only got a little soul" I'd hate to break it to Jarvis that he doesn't really look like a big man at all... he's actually rather stick-buggy. SHOW MORE
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Track 9 from Hits
Length: 00:03:18 Year: 2002 |
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Jarvis's voice is amazing. In order for a sad song to really be sad for me, I always look for a little bit of anger, a little bit of desparation in the singer's voice. That's what I like about Morrissey, that's part of what I like about Regina, and that's what I like about this song. The song is almost heartbreaking. "You look like me, But please don't turn into me You look like me But you're not like me, I hope I have one, two, three Four shots of happiness I look like a big man But I only got a little soul" I'd hate to break it to Jarvis that he doesn't really look like a big man at all... he's actually rather stick-buggy. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | The Velvet Underground : Oh! Sweet Nuthin' |
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I love it. Lou sounds so young and miserable, narrating the sad stories of sad people. The first few months after I listened to this song for the first time, I thought it was maybe 4 minutes long. It sure as hell doesn't seem like 7 and a half minutes. The Velvet Underground have the ability to do that for me. I once listened to "Sister Ray" 4 times in a row just because I hadn't had enough.
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Track 10 from Loaded: Fully Loaded Edition (disc 1)
Length: 00:07:29 Year: 1970 |
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I love it. Lou sounds so young and miserable, narrating the sad stories of sad people. The first few months after I listened to this song for the first time, I thought it was maybe 4 minutes long. It sure as hell doesn't seem like 7 and a half minutes. The Velvet Underground have the ability to do that for me. I once listened to "Sister Ray" 4 times in a row just because I hadn't had enough. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | The Smiths : Half A Person |
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"Call me morbid,
Call me pale, I've spent six years on your trail Six long years on your trail Six full years of my life on your trail And if you have five seconds to spare I'll tell you the story of my life Sixteen, clumsy and shy I went to London and I I booked myself in at the Y ...WCA I said I like it here, Can I stay? Do you have a vacancy For a back scrubber?" SHOW MORE
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Track 11 from Louder Than Bombs
Length: 00:03:36 Year: 1987 |
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"Call me morbid, Call me pale, I've spent six years on your trail Six long years on your trail Six full years of my life on your trail And if you have five seconds to spare I'll tell you the story of my life Sixteen, clumsy and shy I went to London and I I booked myself in at the Y ...WCA I said I like it here, Can I stay? Do you have a vacancy For a back scrubber?" SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Simon And Garfunkle : The Sound Of Silence |
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I believe the song is called "The Sounds of Silence" and the artist is Simon and Garfunkel. But I'll let that go for right now. I think this song flows nicely into the final track, taking away some of the Smiths jangly rock and giving way to the Redwalls retro rock'n'roll blues
Besides that, have you ever seen the Graduate? Dang this shit is played like every 5 minutes in that movie. Great movie though. And the soundtrack is awesome. It just repeats a lot. Anyways, that's not what I was going to say. The opening line of this song set the mood for the entire thing... "Hello darkness, my old friend..." SHOW MORE
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Track 12 from Sounds Of Silence
Length: 00:03:06 Year: 1966 |
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I believe the song is called "The Sounds of Silence" and the artist is Simon and Garfunkel. But I'll let that go for right now. I think this song flows nicely into the final track, taking away some of the Smiths jangly rock and giving way to the Redwalls retro rock'n'roll blues Besides that, have you ever seen the Graduate? Dang this shit is played like every 5 minutes in that movie. Great movie though. And the soundtrack is awesome. It just repeats a lot. Anyways, that's not what I was going to say. The opening line of this song set the mood for the entire thing... "Hello darkness, my old friend..." SHOW LESS
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| 13 | The Redwalls : Home |
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"Home is where you hang your head
Is where you rest your bones Is where you're livin' And sleep is how you move your mind Is how you feel inside Is what you're doin'" That's what I'm doing today... staying at home and de-stressing. SHOW MORE
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Track 13 from Universal Blues
Length: 00:02:45 Year: 2003 |
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"Home is where you hang your head Is where you rest your bones Is where you're livin' And sleep is how you move your mind Is how you feel inside Is what you're doin'" That's what I'm doing today... staying at home and de-stressing. SHOW LESS
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A great mix. "Life On Mars" is one of my tuines to belt out in times of stress. I also use Pulp's "Year 2000" for the same purpose! As for the Smiths, "I want the one I can't have" rang true for me for a long time!
9/28/06 4:59pm
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Did you know the music for the Sounds of Silence is from an Inca folk song? Well done. I can get behind this.
9/28/06 3:05pm
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Haha, yeah... the moderating system is kind of crappy right now though isn't it? They'll fix it I hope.
9/28/06 2:20pm
