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I knew for a little while that ‘Every breath you take’ wasn’t really a happy love song but I only realised quite recently that "Copacabana’ by Manilow was quite dark.
Just wondered if anyone had other examples of songs which may well seem quite upbeat but whose lyrics aren’t at all?
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Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:26 - Oct 17 with 8902 views
There is a song about whale hunting. Annoyingly i can't think think who did it, however, the music is really upbeat. Sort of classic rock tune. Wasn't till the presenter of Planet Rock advised what it was about did I think it was anything downbeat.
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Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:32 - Oct 17 with 8885 views
It always bemused me that people used "I Will Always Love You" for weddings. They should have been forced to listen to the Dolly Parton version and then told to stop being morons.
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Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:41 - Oct 17 with 8868 views
Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:29 - Oct 17 by BecclesITFC
There is a song about whale hunting. Annoyingly i can't think think who did it, however, the music is really upbeat. Sort of classic rock tune. Wasn't till the presenter of Planet Rock advised what it was about did I think it was anything downbeat.
Do you mean Nantucket Sleighride, by Mountain? Is about the experiences of 19th century whale hunters.
Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:33 - Oct 17 by Throbbe
It always bemused me that people used "I Will Always Love You" for weddings. They should have been forced to listen to the Dolly Parton version and then told to stop being morons.
Under songs tragically misinterpreted by idiots, see also:
Perfect Day Born In The USA From A Distance - I'm looking at you Sir Cliff.
Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:58 - Oct 17 by Throbbe
Under songs tragically misinterpreted by idiots, see also:
Perfect Day Born In The USA From A Distance - I'm looking at you Sir Cliff.
I think whats clever about Perfect Day is that it can be interpreted a number of ways.
People could choose to see it as a romantic song if they wanted.
I dont think anyone without prior knowledge of the song or artist is going to think 'hey, this is a song written by some druggie about his addiction!'.
Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:56 - Oct 17 by BecclesITFC
Might be. I have no sound at work. Will let you know. Can't imagine there are many songs with that subject.
It's dedicated to Owen Coffin, the young lad who was eaten by his shipwrecked comrades when the whaler Essex in 1821. That voyage was the basis of the film Heart Of The Sea.
Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 16:02 - Oct 17 by factual_blue
It's dedicated to Owen Coffin, the young lad who was eaten by his shipwrecked comrades when the whaler Essex in 1821. That voyage was the basis of the film Heart Of The Sea.
Was the film true to the events at the time, if your memory allows?
Not since the explosion on my 5th birthday anyway.
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Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 13:29 - Oct 17 by BecclesITFC
There is a song about whale hunting. Annoyingly i can't think think who did it, however, the music is really upbeat. Sort of classic rock tune. Wasn't till the presenter of Planet Rock advised what it was about did I think it was anything downbeat.
Whale oil beef hooked. Slogan filthy Phil of motorhead used to have on his t shirt.
White wedding by Billy idol wasn't about a white wedding. It's about a shotgun wedding
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Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 19:12 - Oct 17 with 8497 views
Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 21:22 - Oct 17 by Radlett_blue
David Cameron rather misinterpreted "Eton Rifles" by the Jam.
'It wasn’t intended as a fvcking jolly drinking song for the cadet corp.'
However, in the song, Cameron's lot win. What chance have you got against a tie and a crest? Although the song is fictional, inequality grows, kidney machines are replaced by rockets and guns and the public wants what the public gets (OK, slipped into a different song there!).
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Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 05:21 - Oct 18 with 8158 views
Songs you always thought were happy but really are not. on 01:55 - Oct 18 by Currie10
Turning Japanese. Song about masturbation. That said, that's a happy ending....
I've never thought about that song in those terms but now you mention is there is whole different slant (yes, that was my original word before I realised it made me sound like Prince Phillip) on it. Here's Kirsten Dunst to confuse things further:
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