Music Sad Songs to Lift Your Spirits: Led Zeppelin, Portishead, etc.

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The discussion centers around the types of music people listen to when feeling sad, highlighting a diverse range of songs and artists. Participants share personal favorites, including classic tracks like "The Rain Song" by Led Zeppelin, "Creep" by Radiohead, and "Good Morning Heartache" by Billie Holiday. Many emphasize that their choices depend on their mood, with some preferring blues or melancholic melodies, while others opt for uplifting tunes to counteract sadness. Notable mentions include Nick Drake's "Pink Moon," Cassandra Wilson's "New Moon Daughter," and various jazz and classic rock artists. The conversation also touches on the emotional impact of music, with some expressing that sad songs can provide comfort and beauty, while others argue that they can exacerbate feelings of gloom. The thread includes discussions about holiday loneliness and virtual gatherings, reflecting a sense of community among participants.
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I am another one of those people who would rather listen to something "happier" when I am in a bad mood. Starting my day off with good music can really make a difference. I am not one to pay a lot of attention to lyrics, so what most people would think of as "sad" music just equates to "mellow, relaxing" for me.

I am a huge classic rock fan, but some of my other tastes might be way too weird to share... ^.^;
 
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  • #52
Hello meowxorz!
What are some of your favorite songs?
 
  • #53
meowxorz said:
I am another one of those people who would rather listen to something "happier" when I am in a bad mood. Starting my day off with good music can really make a difference. I am not one to pay a lot of attention to lyrics, so what most people would think of as "sad" music just equates to "mellow, relaxing" for me.

I am a huge classic rock fan, but some of my other tastes might be way too weird to share... ^.^;

Me too classic rock fan,lyrics very important, very. :biggrin:


PS.what you doing on weekends?
 
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  • #54
Math Is Hard said:
Hello meowxorz!
What are some of your favorite songs?

Hmmm... well, there are a million, but I'll try to pick a few...

Older:
Jethro Tull- Locomotive Breath
Moody Blues- Nights in White Satin
Foreigner- Cold As Ice
Cream- White Room
Styx- Suite Madame Blue
Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb (cliche, i know, but I love the guitar so much)
Aerosmith- Dream On
The Outlaws - Green Grass & High Tides
Rush - The Trees
The Beatles- Let It Be
Bad Company- Gone, Gone, Gone
ELO - Evil Woman
Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf
Bob Seger - Night Moves
Bon Jovi - Livin on a Prayer \m/,
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (another cliche... but undoubtedly best sing-along song EVER)
Tom Petty - Last Dance with Mary Jane or Learning to Fly

There are so many others, though. I can't really narrow it down.

"Newer" stuff I like includes Coheed & Cambria, AFI, Built to Spill, Muse, The Mars Volta, A Perfect Circle, Tool, The Faint, Bad Religion, NOFX, Of Montreal, The Unicorns, Sparta ... I also like a lot of experimental hip-hop, european techno, and anime soundtracks.
 
  • #55
tumor said:
Me too classic rock fan,lyrics very important, very. :biggrin:


PS.what you doing on weekends?

Heh, uh... I said that I don't really pay much attention to the lyrics. Not that I don't think lyrics are important, I'm just bitter because usually I either mishear the words entirely or can't remember them.

On weekends I either work or sit on the computer. *radiates awesomeness*
 
  • #56
meowxorz said:
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (another cliche... but undoubtedly best sing-along song EVER)
I'm sorry I can't agree with that. Bohemain Rhapsody is a musical masterpiece; a beautifully orchestrated rollercoaster of emotion. To call it a sing-along song is such a crime ! :cry:

I grew up on Moody Blues, Cream, the Beatles and Queen...I think my earliest memories may be of listening to Nights in White Satin, Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) and Norwegian Wood.
 
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  • #57
Well, I wouldn't disagree with that, of course... what I meant is that it is my favorite song to sing along to, not that it is a "singalong"... does that make it better? Maybe? :/
 
  • #58
meowxorz said:
On weekends I either work or sit on the computer. *radiates awesomeness*


Why not do some stuff together? :wink:

Anyway,
did you hear pink floyd's "atom mother heart"? it is my all time favourite.Jethro tull is also very cool.
 
  • #59
meowxorz said:
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (another cliche... but undoubtedly best sing-along song EVER)
:smile:

The one song I can never resist singing along to is Open Arms by Journey. When the chorus comes around, the urge is just overwhelming!
 
  • #60
meowxorz said:
Well, I wouldn't disagree with that, of course... what I meant is that it is my favorite song to sing along to, not that it is a "singalong"... does that make it better? Maybe? :/

Who are you? You have the same name as Tsunami's online photo album.
 
  • #61
Les Sleeth said:
Besides her original contributions, she does some great redo's like Hank Williams "I"m so Lonesome I could Die," Neil Young's "Harvest Moon, and U2's "Love is Blindness."

The Cowboy Junkies did a terrific cover of "I'm so Lonesome . . ." on their debut album The Trinity Session. One of the gentlest and subtly sad songs I've ever heard. That album is full of very good covers and originals, most of which are very sad and subdued.
 
  • #62
loseyourname said:
Who are you? You have the same name as Tsunami's online photo album.
She's my older daughter, the 20 year old.
 
  • #63
Evo said:
She's my older daughter, the 20 year old.

You all look the same(hot) and now I'm so confused :frown:
 
  • #64
Gokul43201 said:
I'm sorry I can't agree with that. Bohemain Rhapsody is a musical masterpiece; a beautifully orchestrated rollercoaster of emotion. To call it a sing-along song is such a crime ! :cry:

I grew up on Moody Blues, Cream, the Beatles and Queen...I think my earliest memories may be of listening to Nights in White Satin, Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum) and Norwegian Wood.
I thought you were a relative youngster! What were you doing listening to this ancient stuff?
 
  • #65
Integral said:
I thought you were a relative youngster! What were you doing listening to this ancient stuff?

It's what my dad fed me when I was little...so I've grown up on music made in the 60s and 70s.
 
  • #66
Integral said:
I thought you were a relative youngster! What were you doing listening to this ancient stuff?

Why do (relatively) older people say this to younger people, as if they don't have access to media made before they were teens? I'm not being an @$$, I actually want to know.

As far as Queen goes, "Who Wants to Live Forever" is the best when you're depressed. Chopin's Nocturnes are my favorite for a blue or pensive mood. Louis Armstrong singing "What a Wonderful World" is a favorite pick-me-up.
Oh, and I agree, Bohemian Rhapsody is a great song for singing & flailing wildly along with. Same goes for Tchaikovsky's 1812.
 
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  • #67
honestrosewater said:
Louis Armstrong singing "What a Wonderful World" is a favorite pick-me-up.

I second that wholeheartedly.
 

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