I thought Link Wray was quite cheerful actually. As a man who grew up with the sentimental Folkie nonsense of people drowning in the Irish Sea.
But the master of misery was possibly Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (Audio) - YouTube
Music to slit your wrists to. Actually I found his melancholy quite cheerful.
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04- Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05- Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye -Leonard Cohen
But the master of misery was possibly Leonard Cohen.
Leonard Cohen - Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye (Audio) - YouTube
Music to slit your wrists to. Actually I found his melancholy quite cheerful.
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04- Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05- Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye -Leonard Cohen
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Taxland, New Jersey
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
Location: Taxland, New Jersey
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson Steven Wilson - Happy Returns (from Hand. Cannot. Erase.) - YouTube
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson Steven Wilson - Happy Returns (from Hand. Cannot. Erase.) - YouTube
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
Flippin Heck, the Smiths exceed my idea of tolerable depression! Congrats.
I am struggling to find something less pleasurable. But may have found it:
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
13- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Another horror:
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (Official Music Video) - YouTube
Let's get this over with. I feel a strong need for cheerful music.
I am struggling to find something less pleasurable. But may have found it:
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
13- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
Another horror:
The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (Official Music Video) - YouTube
Let's get this over with. I feel a strong need for cheerful music.
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
13- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
14 - Sad Sad Day - Muddy Waters
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
13- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
14 - Sad Sad Day - Muddy Waters
01 - Melancholy Man - The Moody Blues
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
13- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
14 - Sad Sad Day - Muddy Waters
15 - Sad Song - Lou Reed
02 - Still I'm Sad - The Yardbirds
03 - Six More Miles - The Residents
04 - Bookends -Simon and Garfunkel
05 - Hey, that's no way to say Goodbye - Leonard Cohen
06 - All By Myself - Eric Carmen
07 - Fly Away - Corrinne May
08 - Mud In Your Eye - Orange Juice Mud in Your Eye - YouTube
09 - Happy Returns - Steven Wilson
10 - Forever Autumn - Justin Hayward
11 - Nether Lands - Dan Fogelberg
12 - How Soon Is Now - The Smiths
13- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
14 - Sad Sad Day - Muddy Waters
15 - Sad Song - Lou Reed
Flippin Heck, the Smiths exceed my idea of tolerable depression! Congrats.
I am struggling to find something less pleasurable. But may have found it:
13- The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
And to complete the melancholy: the guy who wrote the tune died without receiving a penny in royalties
The Last Time - The Andrew Oldham Orchestra - YouTube
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