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songs that overwhelm you with melancholy joy



Pevenseagull

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Jul 20, 2003
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I was chatting to some friends the other day and, oh well


 


CorgiRegisteredFriend

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May 29, 2011
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Boring By Sea
This is a particular fav for lifting the spirits and warming the heart.

 




Wellesley

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Jul 24, 2013
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For melancholy I like Leonard Cohen's 'Suzanne' followed by 'So long, Marianne'
 
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Baron Pepperpot

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Jul 26, 2012
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Brighton
'Melancholy Joy' is that a contradiction in terms ? Then perhaps it is intended. The Carpenters are a fine example. Their songs invoke lovely memories of my childhood in the 70s, even though some of them are a bit maudling.
 






chimneys

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Jun 11, 2007
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"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is B. J. Thomas's #1 song, written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.[2] It won an Academy Award for Best Original Song.[2] David and Bacharach also won Best Original Score. It was recorded in seven takes, after Bacharach expressed dissatisfaction with the first six. In the film version of the song, B. J. Thomas had been recovering from laryngitis, which made his voice sound hoarser than in the 7-inch release. The film version featured a separate instrumental break when Paul Newman undertook stunts on a bicycle.
 








Phat Baz 68

Get a ****ing life mate !
Apr 16, 2011
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love this song !!!
 


















Pevenseagull

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Jul 20, 2003
19,512
I think it needs to be upbeat but makes you yearn

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