The two I can think of are:
- It’s Not Unusual
- Escape (The Piña Colada Song)
You are my sunshine
The other night dear As I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms But when I woke up I was mistaken so I held my head and I cried You are my sunshine My ONLY sunshine
It doesn’t get any better from there
Edit: I will never understand how to format things the way I want them to sorry
Vamos a la playa - super catchy totally 80s pop song that was everywhere in amusement parks … and it’s about nuclear hellscape.
I think Enola Gay by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark is a perfect example.
It sounds upbeat and fun but it’s about the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Some of the lyrics are incredibly powerful and I still get chills when I hear it.
- OutKast - Hey Ya!
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five - The Message
- Tones and I - Dance Monkey
- NENA - 99 Red Balloons
- The 88 - At Least It Was Here
- The Beatles - Help!
- R.A. the Rugged Man - Legendary Loser
- Theory of a Deadman - Bitch Came Back
- Atmosphere - The Best Day
- Atmosphere - Yesterday
- Gorillaz - DoYaThing (Full-Length)
- Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue
- Foster The People - Best Friend
- The Offspring - The Kids Aren’t Alright
- Tyler, The Creator - 48
- Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A
- KISS - Detroit Rock City
- Scissor Sisters - Laura
- The Dead South - In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company
pretty much anything by third eye blind
Lots of mentions of The Boss, but not those other cheery Jerseyites. Bon Jovi with “Livin’ on a Prayer.”
A lot of Elliott Smith songs.
Pumped up kicks fits this for me.
what do you mean? isn’t that just about the modern american dream?
Shooting up your school? What schools did you go to?
Shot up ones
It’s about pumping up your shoes before b ball at recess.
Boys of Summer is about toxic obsession.
Pumped up kicks
Under the bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Came here to post pumped up kicks
Neutron Dance by the Pointer Sisters
Really? I’ll have to check out the lyrics now. Such an 80s staple that I think I just sang along and never really processed the words.
The title of the song is a reference to nuclear war.
I don’t want to take it anymore I’ll just stay here locked behind the door Just no time to stop and get away 'Cause I work so hard to make it every day
Whoo-ooh Whoo-ooh
There’s no money falling from the sky 'Cause a man took my heart and robbed me blind Someone stole my brand new Chevrolet And the rent is due, I got no place to stay
Whoo-ooh Whoo-ooh
And it’s hard to say Just how some things never change And it’s hard to find Any strength to draw the line Oh, I’m just burning doin’ the neutron dance I’m just burning doin’ the neutron dance
Industry don’t pay a price that’s fair All the common people breathing filthy air (Lord, have mercy) Roof caved in on all the simple dreams And to get ahead your heart starts pumping schemes
Edit- but the vibe of the song is so upbeat you’d never know
Bullet by Hollywood undead.
Singing about killing himself in a super upbeat song, even has kids at the end going “I wish that I could fly, way up in the sky”, the part where he was singing about jumping off a skyscraper.
Jonathan Coulton has a bunch of these. “I Feel Fantastic” “Betty and Me” “Blue Sunny Day” “Shop Vac” “Chiron Beta Prime” “Future Soon” off the top of my head. “Skullcrusher Mountain” and “Re: Your Brains” to a lesser degree.
I love Future Soon.
shop vac has been playing in my head on loop for a few weeks and it’s been more than a decade since i last heard it. it’s so depressing.
It’s a little more than kind of depressing but Bullet by Hollywood Undead comes to mind.
I wish that I could fly!
Love - Forever Changes. The whole album.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lIfiGGgw0nJ6H3UcVvp1UbFhwr0LGPiBE
