80's melancholy (lyrics, 80s song, punk, The Cure, tunes)

adidasss · 04-02-2009, 07:24 AM

Post some melancholic songs from the 80's. It's a rainy afternoon and I feel like getting wistful.

Here's what I got so far:

jackhammer · 04-02-2009, 07:33 AM

One of my all time favourite songs and the only hit they ever had:

Guybrush · 04-02-2009, 07:42 AM

This is one of my favourite 80s songs with a melancholic feel, although there are much sadder songs out there ..

The Cure's Lullaby. Awesome and has a nice video!

adidasss · 04-02-2009, 07:58 AM

^^ Ah yes, fits perfectly on my playlist. I'm sure there are some Duran Duran songs we're forgetting.

Piss Me Off · 04-02-2009, 08:03 AM

Been bustin' this out recently

**Janszoon** · 04-02-2009, 09:08 AM

Good call PMO! I love Siouxsie.

Here's one of my favorite melancholy 80s songs:

adidasss · 04-02-2009, 09:35 AM

@PMO: Is that a bad recording or was bad singing their shtick? *unsure* Also, that's melancholic? Really?

**Janszoon** · 04-02-2009, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Also, that's melancholic? Really?

I have to admit that's exactly what I wondered about your two picks in the OP, but I guess we just have a different take on melancholy.

adidasss · 04-02-2009, 09:58 AM

Are you serious?!?

Well now...what is melancholic music for you? I mean I can see your pick being sort of melancholic but the Siouxie song is kind of raw and punky...I don't see anything pensive or wistful about it...unless you're connecting it with some period in your life, but I'm talking about the music itself. Huh...:\

**Janszoon** · 04-02-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

Are you serious?!?

Well now...

Definitely. I've always thought of the Toto song as one of those inspiring, upbeat type of tunes. Not rainy day music for me at all. I have never heard the other song before but the Caribbean-sounding keyboard and lyrics like "sunshine fills my hair" seem pretty upbeat to me.

04-02-2009, 07:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	80's melancholy Post some melancholic songs from the 80's. It's a rainy afternoon and I feel like getting wistful. Here's what I got so far: __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	One of my all time favourite songs and the only hit they ever had: __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	This is one of my favourite 80s songs with a melancholic feel, although there are much sadder songs out there .. The Cure's Lullaby. Awesome and has a nice video! __________________ Something Completely Different

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	^^ Ah yes, fits perfectly on my playlist. I'm sure there are some Duran Duran songs we're forgetting. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

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Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Been bustin' this out recently __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Good call PMO! I love Siouxsie. Here's one of my favorite melancholy 80s songs: __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

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adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	@PMO: Is that a bad recording or was bad singing their shtick? unsure Also, that's melancholic? Really? __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

04-02-2009, 09:58 AM	#9 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,993	Are you serious?!? Well now...what is melancholic music for you? I mean I can see your pick being sort of melancholic but the Siouxie song is kind of raw and punky...I don't see anything pensive or wistful about it...unless you're connecting it with some period in your life, but I'm talking about the music itself. Huh...:\ __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm