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

Quote:

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.

Piss Me Off · 04-02-2009, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adidasss

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

I think that's just a shit bitrate, the copy i have is better quality.

I'd say it's melancholy to an extent, dark lyrics and while there's a punky spurt to it there's still those 80's indie chords i always associate with being an angsty teenager, just like any good Cure song.

Tore: Kate Bush, niiice

~~The Unfan~~ · 04-02-2009, 03:26 PM

I actually find Apoptygma Berzerk's cover of Bizarre Love Triangle far more depressing but it isn't quite 80s.

04-02-2009, 07:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	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

04-02-2009, 07:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
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.”

04-02-2009, 07:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
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

04-02-2009, 07:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	^^ 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

04-02-2009, 08:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,470	Been bustin' this out recently __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

04-02-2009, 09:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
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

04-02-2009, 09:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	@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, 03:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
~~The Unfan~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Methville Posts: 2,116	I actually find Apoptygma Berzerk's cover of Bizarre Love Triangle far more depressing but it isn't quite 80s.