20 Best Melancholic Songs

financeguy · 08-12-2005, 10:35 PM

(1) How to Disappear Completely - Radiohead [Actually most of Radiohead's music fits into this category]
(2) Tequila Sunrise - the Eagles
(3) Wichita Linesman - Glen Campbell
(4) Both Sides Now - Glen Campbell
(5) Human - the Human League
(6) Blood of Eden - Peter Gabriel/Sinead O'Connor
(7) Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush
(8) Small Town Boy - Bronski Beat
(9) A Different Corner - George Michael
(10) High and Low - A-HA
(11) Listen Up - Oasis [B-Side to Cigarrettes and Alcohol.]
(12) Rocking Chair - Oasis [B-Side to another single, I can't remember which]
(13) Tomorrow - U2
(14) Everyday is like Sunday - Morrissey
(15) Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths
(16) Wild Horses - The Rollings Stones or the Gram Parsons version, either will do
(17) In my Hour of Darkness - Gram Parsons / Emmylou Harris
(18) Love Hurts - Gram Parsons / Emmylou Harris
(19) Hearts on Fire - Gram Parsons / Emmylou Harris
(20) Sweetness Follows - REM

Will you be able to beat this list? No you won't.

MrBrau1 · 08-12-2005, 10:42 PM

I only have 1 song to ad:

The Living Dead- Suede.

That tune makes me tear every time I hear it. Fucking junkies.

Where's all the money gone?
I'm talking to you
All up the hole in your arm
Is the needle a much better screw?
But oh what will you do alone?
'Cos I have to go.

Where is this life of fun that you promised me?
Nothing here works but your works and I mean it
I have to leave
But oh what will you do alone?
'Cos I have to go.

If I was the wife of an acrobat would I look like the living dead boy?
You're on the wire and can't get back, let's talk about the living dead
Could have had a car, could have had it all,
Could have walked in the sky but we stare at the wall.

I know where the money's gone--
I know what you do
'Cos I've seen the hole in your arm and
The needle's a much better screw
But oh, what will you do alone?
'Cos I have to go.

financeguy · 08-12-2005, 10:44 PM

Fuck I don't have that song. I only have their first 3 albums.

I was almost going to include the Beautiful Ones from Dog Man Star from but left it out for some reason.

MrBrau1 · 08-12-2005, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by financeguy
Fuck I don't have that song. I only have their first 3 albums.

I was almost going to include the Beautiful Ones from Dog Man Star from but left it out for some reason.

I'll post it for you.

http://s37.you send it.com/d.aspx?id=0MH9DHCUP72K128G0RFCY2BQ7R

financeguy · 08-12-2005, 10:55 PM

Thanks

yertle-the-turtle · 08-13-2005, 08:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MrBrau1
I only have 1 song to ad:

The Living Dead- Suede.

That tune makes me tear every time I hear it. Fucking junkies.

Where's all the money gone?
I'm talking to you
All up the hole in your arm
Is the needle a much better screw?
But oh what will you do alone?
'Cos I have to go.

Where is this life of fun that you promised me?
Nothing here works but your works and I mean it
I have to leave
But oh what will you do alone?
'Cos I have to go.

If I was the wife of an acrobat would I look like the living dead boy?
You're on the wire and can't get back, let's talk about the living dead
Could have had a car, could have had it all,
Could have walked in the sky but we stare at the wall.

I know where the money's gone--
I know what you do
'Cos I've seen the hole in your arm and
The needle's a much better screw
But oh, what will you do alone?
'Cos I have to go.

Dear Lord I was just listening to that on the way home. One of the best songs ever. Hell, that whole 'Stay Together' EP is stellar.

indra · 08-13-2005, 11:48 AM

Just about everything I listen to is melancholic....

I could put up a list of every song I listen to and throw 20 darts.

wolfeden · 08-13-2005, 12:02 PM

random thoughts of mine, not a definitive list

a-ha : the swing of things
judas priest : before the dawn
afi : this time imperfect, ever and a day, morningstar
eric clapton : tears in heaven
the left banke : walk away renee
queen : dear friends
NIN : something I can never have
joy division : love will tear us apart
cyndi lauper : sally's pigeons
stone sour : bother
U2 : mothers of the disappeared, BAD, The Ocean
Johnny Cash : hurt (nin cover)
the tea party : correspondences
live : overcome
mazzy star : fade into you
billie myers : kiss the rain
sting : fragile

Jack In The Box · 08-13-2005, 01:36 PM

too many! and I don't have time right now

#1bonofan · 08-13-2005, 01:49 PM

Coldplay- The Scientist is one

Needle_Chill · 08-13-2005, 01:58 PM

Pink Floyd - Hey You
Green Day - Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance)
The Arcade Fire - Crown Of Love
U2 - Exit
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (the beginning)
Coldplay - What If

Harry Vest · 08-13-2005, 02:00 PM

JUST A FEW...
1. Love Is Blindeness - U2
2. Hang On To My Vertigo - Rupert Hine
3. Flannagan's Song - Robyn Hitchcock
4. Johnny Mathis's Feet - American Music Club
5. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Crooked Fingers
6. Hurt - Johnny Cash
7. Tramp The Dirt Down - Elvis Costello
8. Your Favorite Dylan Song - The Gunshy
9. Sittin On A Fence - The Rolling Stones
10. Comforting Sounds - Mew
11. Deep Song - Billie Holiday
12. Weightless Again - The Handsome Family
13. Tomorrow - U2
14. Sad Professor - R.E.M.
15. Red Army Blues - The Waterboys
16. Ambulance Blues - Neil Young
17. Borrowed Tune - Neil Young
18. The Kids - Lou Reed
19. Nightime - Big Star
20. Atmosphere - Joy Division

timothius · 08-13-2005, 04:37 PM

1.Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
[Daylight]
[More Daylight]
[Significant Weeks and Months Of Daylight]
[Slowly Creeping Through The Daylight]
Any other melencholic tune.

jimmmm · 08-14-2005, 03:00 AM

no particular order

Lady Grinning Soul, Wild Is The Wind, Some Are, David Bowie
Saxophone Song, Strange Phenomenon, Kate Bush
Please,Please,Please Let Me Get What I Want, The Smiths
Love Is Blindness, One, 2 Shots Of Happy..., U2
1 More Cup Of Coffee, Bob Dylan
Angie, The Stones
If There Is Something(live), Roxy Music
Rust, Empire State Halo, Echo & the Bunnymen
Let it Be, Here There & Everywhere, The Beatles
Sebastian, Tumbling Down, Cockney Rebel
Blindfold, Morcheeba
Old & Wise, Alan Parsons Project
Year Of The Cat, Al Stewart
Songbird, Fleetwood Mac
Such A Woman, Heart Of Gold, Neil Young

tuwie · 08-14-2005, 11:54 AM

coldplay the scientist, FOR SURE

Zoots · 08-14-2005, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Harry Vest

14. Sad Professor - R.E.M.

I think it's important we don't confuse 'melancholic' with 'melodic', though. For instance, I would consider Green Day's Time Of Your Life melodic, not melancholic.

Anyway, here goes...

1. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
2. Hey You - Pink Floyd
3. Wasted Time - Eagles
4. Everybody Hurts - REM
5. Only When I Lose Myself - Depeche Mode
6. Low Man's Lyric - Metallica
7. One (live w/ strings) - U2
8. Street Spirit (fade out) - Radiohead
9. When You're Gone - The Cranberries
10. They Dance Alone - Sting
11. Love Hurts - Nazareth
12. The Final Cut - Pink Floyd *really the whole album*
13. She's Leaving Home - The Beatles
14. Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
15. Into The Great Wide Open - Tom Petty
16. The End - The Doors
17. Jerry Was There - Kula Shaker
18. Run Baby Run - Sheryl Crow
19. Yesterday - The Beatles
20. Wake Up Dead Man - U2

BonosSaint · 08-14-2005, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jimmmm
no particular order
Such A Woman, Heart Of Gold, Neil Young

His "Down by the River" too.
Crosby, Stills and Nash "Delta"

financeguy · 08-14-2005, 04:49 PM

Some good choices here.

hippy · 08-14-2005, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by #1bonofan
Coldplay- The Scientist is one

And "Amsterdam"

BVS · 08-14-2005, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by financeguy

(16) Wild Horses - The Rollings Stones or the Gram Parsons version, either will do

Never heard Gram's version, I'd love to, but The Sundays version is amazing.

08-12-2005, 10:42 PM	#2
MrBrau1 ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Verplexed in Vermont Posts: 10,436 Local Time: 06:43 AM	I only have 1 song to ad: The Living Dead- Suede. That tune makes me tear every time I hear it. Fucking junkies. Where's all the money gone? I'm talking to you All up the hole in your arm Is the needle a much better screw? But oh what will you do alone? 'Cos I have to go. Where is this life of fun that you promised me? Nothing here works but your works and I mean it I have to leave But oh what will you do alone? 'Cos I have to go. If I was the wife of an acrobat would I look like the living dead boy? You're on the wire and can't get back, let's talk about the living dead Could have had a car, could have had it all, Could have walked in the sky but we stare at the wall. I know where the money's gone-- I know what you do 'Cos I've seen the hole in your arm and The needle's a much better screw But oh, what will you do alone? 'Cos I have to go. __________________ __________________ "If you needed my autograph, I'd give it to you." Bob Dylan

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08-12-2005, 10:35 PM	#1
financeguy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,122 Local Time: 12:43 PM	20 Best Melancholic Songs (1) How to Disappear Completely - Radiohead [Actually most of Radiohead's music fits into this category] (2) Tequila Sunrise - the Eagles (3) Wichita Linesman - Glen Campbell (4) Both Sides Now - Glen Campbell (5) Human - the Human League (6) Blood of Eden - Peter Gabriel/Sinead O'Connor (7) Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel/Kate Bush (8) Small Town Boy - Bronski Beat (9) A Different Corner - George Michael (10) High and Low - A-HA (11) Listen Up - Oasis [B-Side to Cigarrettes and Alcohol.] (12) Rocking Chair - Oasis [B-Side to another single, I can't remember which] (13) Tomorrow - U2 (14) Everyday is like Sunday - Morrissey (15) Girlfriend in a Coma - The Smiths (16) Wild Horses - The Rollings Stones or the Gram Parsons version, either will do (17) In my Hour of Darkness - Gram Parsons / Emmylou Harris (18) Love Hurts - Gram Parsons / Emmylou Harris (19) Hearts on Fire - Gram Parsons / Emmylou Harris (20) Sweetness Follows - REM Will you be able to beat this list? No you won't. __________________

08-12-2005, 10:44 PM	#3
financeguy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,122 Local Time: 12:43 PM	Fuck I don't have that song. I only have their first 3 albums. I was almost going to include the Beautiful Ones from Dog Man Star from but left it out for some reason.

08-12-2005, 10:55 PM	#5
financeguy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,122 Local Time: 12:43 PM	Thanks

08-13-2005, 11:48 AM	#7
indra ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 12,689 Local Time: 07:43 AM	Just about everything I listen to is melancholic.... I could put up a list of every song I listen to and throw 20 darts.

08-13-2005, 12:02 PM	#8
wolfeden Refugee Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: calm down, cold resides with me. I flee to decemberunderground... as you exhale I breathe in, and sink into the water underground and I'll grow pale without you Posts: 1,347 Local Time: 06:43 AM	random thoughts of mine, not a definitive list a-ha : the swing of things judas priest : before the dawn afi : this time imperfect, ever and a day, morningstar eric clapton : tears in heaven the left banke : walk away renee queen : dear friends NIN : something I can never have joy division : love will tear us apart cyndi lauper : sally's pigeons stone sour : bother U2 : mothers of the disappeared, BAD, The Ocean Johnny Cash : hurt (nin cover) the tea party : correspondences live : overcome mazzy star : fade into you billie myers : kiss the rain sting : fragile

08-13-2005, 01:36 PM	#9
Jack In The Box Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: May 2003 Location: MX Posts: 7,700 Local Time: 05:43 AM	too many! and I don't have time right now

08-13-2005, 01:49 PM	#10
#1bonofan New Yorker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: where a crowd has gathered in black & white Posts: 2,800 Local Time: 06:43 AM	Coldplay- The Scientist is one

08-13-2005, 01:58 PM	#11
Needle_Chill War Child Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 848 Local Time: 07:43 AM	Pink Floyd - Hey You Green Day - Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) The Arcade Fire - Crown Of Love U2 - Exit Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (the beginning) Coldplay - What If

08-13-2005, 02:00 PM	#12
Harry Vest Refugee Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 2,455 Local Time: 06:43 AM	JUST A FEW... 1. Love Is Blindeness - U2 2. Hang On To My Vertigo - Rupert Hine 3. Flannagan's Song - Robyn Hitchcock 4. Johnny Mathis's Feet - American Music Club 5. Sunday Morning Coming Down - Crooked Fingers 6. Hurt - Johnny Cash 7. Tramp The Dirt Down - Elvis Costello 8. Your Favorite Dylan Song - The Gunshy 9. Sittin On A Fence - The Rolling Stones 10. Comforting Sounds - Mew 11. Deep Song - Billie Holiday 12. Weightless Again - The Handsome Family 13. Tomorrow - U2 14. Sad Professor - R.E.M. 15. Red Army Blues - The Waterboys 16. Ambulance Blues - Neil Young 17. Borrowed Tune - Neil Young 18. The Kids - Lou Reed 19. Nightime - Big Star 20. Atmosphere - Joy Division

08-13-2005, 04:37 PM	#13
timothius Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In the late 70s, early 80's... Posts: 8,465 Local Time: 10:43 PM	1.Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House [Daylight] [More Daylight] [Significant Weeks and Months Of Daylight] [Slowly Creeping Through The Daylight] Any other melencholic tune.

08-14-2005, 03:00 AM	#14
jimmmm Refugee Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: lincolnshire Posts: 1,223 Local Time: 11:43 AM	no particular order Lady Grinning Soul, Wild Is The Wind, Some Are, David Bowie Saxophone Song, Strange Phenomenon, Kate Bush Please,Please,Please Let Me Get What I Want, The Smiths Love Is Blindness, One, 2 Shots Of Happy..., U2 1 More Cup Of Coffee, Bob Dylan Angie, The Stones If There Is Something(live), Roxy Music Rust, Empire State Halo, Echo & the Bunnymen Let it Be, Here There & Everywhere, The Beatles Sebastian, Tumbling Down, Cockney Rebel Blindfold, Morcheeba Old & Wise, Alan Parsons Project Year Of The Cat, Al Stewart Songbird, Fleetwood Mac Such A Woman, Heart Of Gold, Neil Young

08-14-2005, 11:54 AM	#15
tuwie Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: staring at the sun//o.c. Posts: 4,128 Local Time: 03:43 AM	coldplay the scientist, FOR SURE

08-14-2005, 04:49 PM	#18
financeguy ONE love, blood, life Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ireland Posts: 10,122 Local Time: 12:43 PM	Some good choices here.