songs that overwhelm you with melancholy joy

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Continuing my days of the week theme:

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Can I steal Sunday with this?

 

[tinycowboy]

I'd better stop now - I've got hundreds more of these. Mostly, melancholy joy is the ONLY thing I look for from music. Here is a supreme example:

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[Pevenseagull]

This kind of thing

Anthems, basically

 

[tinycowboy]

Can I steal Sunday with this?

Be my guest. I don't think Gentle Tuesday counts as melancholy joy. Friday I'm In Love - possibly, but not melancholy enough?

 

[Pevenseagull]

I'd better stop now - I've got hundreds more of these. Mostly, melancholy joy is the ONLY thing I look for from music. Here is a supreme example:

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oh my days


if you were a beautiful, desperate single woman I would attempt to mate with you

 

[Tarpon]

Despite its overplayed familiarity...

 

[tinycowboy]

Dammit, I can't stop.

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[tinycowboy]

Despite its overplayed familiarity...

Thanks Tarpon - you've saved me a few minutes of my life. This was going to be my 18th post to this thread. However, I'll just select an alternative Smiths track instead. Can't help myself.

 

[Tarpon]

I could be here for sometime

 

[Pevenseagull]

4AD, Rough Trade & Creation aside

STAX

 

[tinycowboy]

if you were a beautiful, desperate single woman I would attempt to mate with you

Unfortunately I'm a fairly reserved average-looking married man. It just wouldn't work...

 

[Mowgli37]

 

[Weststander]

Elgar - Nimrod (from Nimrod Variations). Always performed at Remembrance Day events, as befits it perfectly.

 

[tinycowboy]

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[Tarpon]

 

[Tarpon]

The Yanks can be quite good at this melancholic joy stuff methinks

 

[tinycowboy]

The Yanks can be quite good at this melancholic joy stuff methinks

I've got another Lemonheads track in the pipeline. Meanwhile...

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[pasty]

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[Pevenseagull]

Unfortunately I'm a fairly reserved average-looking married man. It just wouldn't work...

, anyhow the future Mrs Pevenseagull probably would have probably disapproved


ho hum

 

[brakespear]

We miss you Mark. RIP.

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For me: