songs that overwhelm you with melancholy joy

[Pevenseagull]

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

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

This is a particular fav for lifting the spirits and warming the heart.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Dull, childish, dreadful lyrics & poorly sung

 

[Wellesley]

For melancholy I like Leonard Cohen's 'Suzanne' followed by 'So long, Marianne'

 

[KZNSeagull]

 

[Spencer Vignes]

Always The Sun by The Stranglers.

 

[Baron Pepperpot]

'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.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Lana Del Rey - Summertime Sadness hits the melancholy joy spot. Beautiful tune. IMHO, like.

 

[chimneys]

"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.

 

[SussexHoop]

Never heard that before but I think it's excellent. Thank you!

 

[jakarta]

The Moon in June - Soft Machine, especially the BBC Top Gear version, Robert Wyatts final vocal for the Softs....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4JrPnep5Aw

......not forgetting the extra facilities, such as the Tea Machine, just along the corridor.....

 

[Phat Baz 68]

love this song !!!

 

[pastafarian]

 

[pastafarian]

Never heard that before but I think it's excellent. Thank you!

Their albums are masterpieces.....fact!

 

[Surf's Up]

Lime Tree Arbour by Nick Cave always does it for me.

 

[tinycowboy]

We miss you Mark. RIP.

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[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Lime Tree Arbour by Nick Cave always does it for me.

Good call. I can think of quite a few of his songs that would fit in here.

 

[Razzoo]

 

[Pevenseagull]

I think it needs to be upbeat but makes you yearn

e.g.

 

[tinycowboy]

Continuing my days of the week theme:

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