Watching this, you could easily make this an ongoing series, Brian. A monthly 'Sad Sack' entry of all the new and rare gems to bum us out that we might be missing. Or, Songs with Downer Lyrics You Can Dance To. This is all meant as a compliment of course! I used to play Rid Of Me a lot: 'Missed' was my fav track. 'Keep On Loving You' still holds up as a catchy slice of cheese. 😎🎶
Holy crap! This thread was MADE for you. No one listens to more serious, joyless, depressing, void of fun, albums that Rolling Stone magazine says it’s cool to like, songs about rain, than Brian. So obviously you did a great Embryonic Robot type job. Leonard Cohen again!😁
Brian, I was almost crying into my porridge, as you were reading those Joy Division lyrics!...genuinely bleak and fatalistic..another band I admire rather than really enjoy. What a fantastic choice with Enola Gay..I bought the single when it came out but I hadn't a clue what the lyrics really meant..I figured it was just a break up song!!..( I also thought Enola Gay was such an enigmatic name for a girlfriend..lol!). Leonard again..I must investigate more of his catalogue ( I only have his first 2 records). Great response.
Excellent choices, Brian! Especially great is you did not use one of my ideas! I've not heard that Billy Bragg song, but I nearly wept when you read the lyrics. I hope to complete this tag over the weekend.
I forgot to mention that Enola Gay has, for some time, been an anthem, of sorts, to the LGBT community. I just learned that very recently. I do wonder why, though!
Hey Brian! Excellent response. I'm glad you were peer pressured into doing this. 😅 Nice twist on sad love song. I'm a big fan of BSS and related collective members. That said, I've never been that well versed in Metric or Emily Haines. I will definitely check out the album you've showcased here. La Bamba crushes me. Another movie I saw as a kid. This explains so much! I love that Do Make Say Think album. I only have two of theirs on vinyl, but that's one of them. I know Constellation keeps them in print. REO(h no!) Speedwagon. Glad you hopped on this. Cheers, man! ✌
Hi Brian. Finally I get a shout out and it's for a sad bastard tag... how apropos 😊 You know lyrics so well as demonstrated by your response. Amazing really. I'll have to go over the list again but it's a little cerebral for me 😅. I generally don't pay much attention to lyrics except maybe Floyd or FZ. Weird I know.
“Let’s talk about a song that I genuinely never want to hear again”…”I was writing an essay or something”…Closer and Unknown Pleasures are top notch, but I don’t play those at parties. “People were probably thinking of more traditional love songs”…I need to explore more Broken Social Scene. “It’s a really weird one I’ve chosen from OMD”…”I don’t have a lot of country songs”.. the ending of La Bamba was terribly sad as you said. REO! I have my original copy I got in grade 8! ✌️
}Closer and Unknown Pleasures are top notch, but I don’t play those at parties." Great quote 🙂 I tried to get the kids to watch La Bamba. They have no interest. Sad, but they hate everything that is old. Hopefully, that doesn't include me!
Excellent choices. To me Joy Division are definitely a dark, morose band. That's why I've always preferred New Order! It'd be cool to do a thread about aggressive break up songs. Hole did one, maybe the first song on their debut, 'Violet'. At least the chorus seemed to be that way, not sure about the rest of it. I really like the Broken Social Scene so I'll check out that solo record by Emily Haines. I've yet to hear anything by Metric.
An aggressive break up songs thread is a great idea. I can only think of one or two. Great idea. Violet is a fantastic song. I'm streaming it now because I hadn't heard it in a long time! I like New Order, too, but not as much as JD 🙂
Good point on the Enola Gay, it is very danceable. When I heard it I never paid attention to the lyrics so I had no idea what it was about. I am suppose to do this but it seems so depressing to do
I don’t think I can top Gary’s comment 😂 I don’t think you’re a sad bastard, but I know you have a record collection that may make people wonder. That’s my favourite Lenny record. I knew you’d have Ian. Great choice with Billy. I don’t know Emily’s solo stuff, but dig BSS & Metric…I hope she seeker out some help after that album 😳 No wonder Nick was so broken when PJ broke it off. OMD those perverse bastards. Is Control the La Bamba of today? You have a record player in your car 😂 REO Speedwagon may have written the ultimate power ballad. So much cheese. Nice thread & those are some big beats at the end!
I read about a car that did have a turntable (for 7" records, I think). Must have had serious stylus weight! Control might just be today's La Bamba. You are insightful! 🙂
I agree, I never really found a lot of those groups to be "sad", especially Joy Division. Not 'sad', 'heavy' certainly. Great picks, I own nearly all of those records as well, I might actually be the Sad Sack that I've been denying I was for years!
I'm feeling kind of sad bastardy as I have most of those records. I just realized that "My Old Friend The Blues" is on Sunshine On Leith but I had forgot as I haven't played that album in a while. It was the opposite for me as I first heard the song by Steve Earle and saw him do it in concert. I will have to pull out my CD and listen to the Proclaimers version again. Billy Bragg for the win. Cheers.
Hi Randy, Wow, you must really be sad if you have all of those records. Don't listen to more than one in a day! I should really listen to Earle and the Proclaimers back-to-back to be sure 🙂 Sometimes, I am wrong about things...
Hey Brian. Great video. Love that Emily Haines album, have it on CD. PJ Harvey, great choice! That would be my Smiths song as well. Good choice with La Bamba. Wow, I have that Do Make Say Think album on CD - I’ve never seen anyone else talk about them. Cheers
Ha ha 😆 I will plead ignorance on this one! Oddly, the origins of REO's name came up in a recent livestream that I watched. I had no idea where the name came from.
I think "How Soon is Now" was added to North American pressings, and Morrissey was opposed to that plan, but he lost the argument. My Canadian copy has it!
It's really sad to see Celine struggling with so many medical issues. I always thought she over sang. "Closer" is a good choice. I think "The Smiths" is a great choice. There's a melancholy to all of Morrissey's work, which I find really appealing. "La Bamba" is a fantastic soundtrack, I agree.
Wow….great choices across the whole thing! That Celine song is an immediate ‘turn it off’ for me as well! OMD ✅ Smiths ✅…surprisingly no Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad or Cure 🤔….still- all good ‘sad’ stuff!! Cheers-R
I did honestly consider the Cure, but I might mention them too often. Of course, that did not prevent me from mentioning OMD and Leonard Cohen! I still have to check out Frightened Rabbit and Twilight Sad.
I actually have this one mapped out, I just haven't got to it yet. I wanted to do that Petty ranking for several weeks now, so I just had to fit it in there. My wife used to say that Cohen was sad bastard music, but now she loves most of his music. See, play it enough and they'll come to appreciate it. I haven't heard of the Emily Haines album, but it seems to be something I would like. I have this thing were depressing lyrics have a way of making me feel better, probably because it make my life seem brighter than what it could be maybe. It's like Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson, I never realized his lyrics were that dark until someone said they were too depressing. Plus Wilson says that a song doesn't have to be loud to be evil. I've paid more attention to his lyrics, and they are very depressing. More joy for me I guess. Oh, Thanks for stealing La Bamba from me, I'll come up with something else. I love that "& Yet & Yet" album too, I don't have the vinyl, but I do have the CD/digital versions. When ever I see a crowd at a concert swishing their hands back and forth in the air, I think if only we could find a way to put dirty windows in front of them, give them a towel and viola, all of our dirty windows would be washed. Sorry, that's stupid, but I can't help having that visual every time LOL. Great response!
And I never even really thought of ranking Tom Petty. Well, maybe it seemed too difficult for me. I have some Porcupine Tree but I have never paid any attention to the lyrics! How strange is that? Apologies about La Bamba 🙂 You must be an interesting person to take to a concert!
Watching this, you could easily make this an ongoing series, Brian. A monthly 'Sad Sack' entry of all the new and rare gems to bum us out that we might be missing. Or, Songs with Downer Lyrics You Can Dance To. This is all meant as a compliment of course! I used to play Rid Of Me a lot: 'Missed' was my fav track. 'Keep On Loving You' still holds up as a catchy slice of cheese. 😎🎶
Ed, I might be typecast as a sad sack myself if I did a further instalment. One has to be careful not to gain a reputation around here! 🙂
@@EmbryonicRobot Indeed - duly noted! 😆
Songs of Love and Hate is such a brilliant album--my favorite by old Laughing Len.
Hi Michael, It's a really fabulous record! 👍
Holy crap! This thread was MADE for you. No one listens to more serious, joyless, depressing, void of fun, albums that Rolling Stone magazine says it’s cool to like, songs about rain, than Brian. So obviously you did a great Embryonic Robot type job. Leonard Cohen again!😁
Hopefully you take that as a compliment 😁
Gary, Everything you say to me is a compliment 🙂
I almost left Leonard out, but I had to put him in. What would a sad tag be like without the Grocer of Despair?
Just… Ha ha ha ha! Gary.
Brian, I was almost crying into my porridge, as you were reading those Joy Division lyrics!...genuinely bleak and fatalistic..another band I admire rather than really enjoy.
What a fantastic choice with Enola Gay..I bought the single when it came out but I hadn't a clue what the lyrics really meant..I figured it was just a break up song!!..( I also thought Enola Gay was such an enigmatic name for a girlfriend..lol!).
Leonard again..I must investigate more of his catalogue ( I only have his first 2 records).
Great response.
Excellent choices, Brian! Especially great is you did not use one of my ideas! I've not heard that Billy Bragg song, but I nearly wept when you read the lyrics. I hope to complete this tag over the weekend.
Mark, I am so relieved that I did not steal any of your ideas. I am looking forward to your video 🙂
Holiday in Cambodia is quite a dancey track too, I think. Though what a fun game: Upbeat songs about mass death!
Holiday in Cambodia might be a better track than Enola Gay. You could dance to it, too!
Hey Brian, great tag! I didn’t realise the background behind the Enola Gay lyrics… puts a whole different spin on the song!
I forgot to mention that Enola Gay has, for some time, been an anthem, of sorts, to the LGBT community. I just learned that very recently. I do wonder why, though!
Hey Brian! Excellent response. I'm glad you were peer pressured into doing this. 😅 Nice twist on sad love song. I'm a big fan of BSS and related collective members. That said, I've never been that well versed in Metric or Emily Haines. I will definitely check out the album you've showcased here. La Bamba crushes me. Another movie I saw as a kid. This explains so much! I love that Do Make Say Think album. I only have two of theirs on vinyl, but that's one of them. I know Constellation keeps them in print. REO(h no!) Speedwagon. Glad you hopped on this. Cheers, man! ✌
Thanks, Jon. The credit goes to you for creating such an interesting tag 🙂 I was 'happy' to do it!
Hi Brian. Finally I get a shout out and it's for a sad bastard tag... how apropos 😊
You know lyrics so well as demonstrated by your response. Amazing really.
I'll have to go over the list again but it's a little cerebral for me 😅. I generally don't pay much attention to lyrics except maybe Floyd or FZ. Weird I know.
It was a little cerebral for me too. I really had to think about it!
“Let’s talk about a song that I genuinely never want to hear again”…”I was writing an essay or something”…Closer and Unknown Pleasures are top notch, but I don’t play those at parties. “People were probably thinking of more traditional love songs”…I need to explore more Broken Social Scene. “It’s a really weird one I’ve chosen from OMD”…”I don’t have a lot of country songs”.. the ending of La Bamba was terribly sad as you said. REO! I have my original copy I got in grade 8! ✌️
}Closer and Unknown Pleasures are top notch, but I don’t play those at parties." Great quote 🙂 I tried to get the kids to watch La Bamba. They have no interest. Sad, but they hate everything that is old. Hopefully, that doesn't include me!
Loved your sad bastard vinyl tag! Great job Brian!
Thanks, Todd! This was a good tag 🙂
Fantastic response there, Joy Division fits the bill and ofc Leonard Cohen. Cool clips in the end. Cheers
Thanks Janne!
Excellent choices. To me Joy Division are definitely a dark, morose band. That's why I've always preferred New Order! It'd be cool to do a thread about aggressive break up songs. Hole did one, maybe the first song on their debut, 'Violet'. At least the chorus seemed to be that way, not sure about the rest of it. I really like the Broken Social Scene so I'll check out that solo record by Emily Haines. I've yet to hear anything by Metric.
An aggressive break up songs thread is a great idea. I can only think of one or two. Great idea. Violet is a fantastic song. I'm streaming it now because I hadn't heard it in a long time! I like New Order, too, but not as much as JD 🙂
I wonder if 'I Will Survive' by Gloria Gaynor would count as an aggressive break-up song.
I'd say yes! It has to be.
Good response Brian. Some sad things there that I am not familiar with that I need to listen to. Thanks, Chris
Hi Chris, Maybe take it one song per day. I would feel responsible if you became too sad! 😔
Smiths? Cohen? It's a Brian video!
😂
Maybe I am too predictable. On the other hand, the Smiths question was a required component! I had no choice 🙂
@ Good point
Good point on the Enola Gay, it is very danceable. When I heard it I never paid attention to the lyrics so I had no idea what it was about. I am suppose to do this but it seems so depressing to do
I think you should do this tag. You must have som sad Zamrock ... or Lou Reed!
I don’t think I can top Gary’s comment 😂 I don’t think you’re a sad bastard, but I know you have a record collection that may make people wonder. That’s my favourite Lenny record. I knew you’d have Ian. Great choice with Billy. I don’t know Emily’s solo stuff, but dig BSS & Metric…I hope she seeker out some help after that album 😳 No wonder Nick was so broken when PJ broke it off. OMD those perverse bastards. Is Control the La Bamba of today? You have a record player in your car 😂 REO Speedwagon may have written the ultimate power ballad. So much cheese. Nice thread & those are some big beats at the end!
I read about a car that did have a turntable (for 7" records, I think). Must have had serious stylus weight! Control might just be today's La Bamba. You are insightful! 🙂
@ I’ve never been accused of that before 😂
Ha ha!
I agree, I never really found a lot of those groups to be "sad", especially Joy Division. Not 'sad', 'heavy' certainly. Great picks, I own nearly all of those records as well, I might actually be the Sad Sack that I've been denying I was for years!
Ha ha. My dad used to call me a sad sack occasionally. Maybe he was right! ✅️
You did a great job with this! I will think about but I’m not sure if I can pull it off!
You can do it! 😀
I'm feeling kind of sad bastardy as I have most of those records. I just realized that "My Old Friend The Blues" is on Sunshine On Leith but I had forgot as I haven't played that album in a while. It was the opposite for me as I first heard the song by Steve Earle and saw him do it in concert. I will have to pull out my CD and listen to the Proclaimers version again. Billy Bragg for the win. Cheers.
Hi Randy, Wow, you must really be sad if you have all of those records. Don't listen to more than one in a day! I should really listen to Earle and the Proclaimers back-to-back to be sure 🙂 Sometimes, I am wrong about things...
Hey Brian. Great video. Love that Emily Haines album, have it on CD. PJ Harvey, great choice! That would be my Smiths song as well. Good choice with La Bamba. Wow, I have that Do Make Say Think album on CD - I’ve never seen anyone else talk about them. Cheers
The only other person I have seen mention Do Make Say Think is, oddly, Ben Rankins! They aren't even Australian 🙂
@ He knows good music! Cheers
I can’t add anything. Gary said it all. 😂
Clearly, Gary has the best comment 🙂
Hurray for Aurora 😊
She was certainly entertaining!
Hey Brian! Excellent choice with the REO selection. Is that an acronym or abbreviation? Not sure......
Ha ha 😆 I will plead ignorance on this one! Oddly, the origins of REO's name came up in a recent livestream that I watched. I had no idea where the name came from.
I just bought a Greek copy ‘Meat is murder’ and ‘How soon is now’ isn’t on it! I was wondering why I got such a good deal on a near mint copy
I think "How Soon is Now" was added to North American pressings, and Morrissey was opposed to that plan, but he lost the argument. My Canadian copy has it!
Depressing people don’t find Joy Division depressing. One of my faves!
Good point! I do love JD very very much 🙂
It's really sad to see Celine struggling with so many medical issues. I always thought she over sang. "Closer" is a good choice. I think "The Smiths" is a great choice. There's a melancholy to all of Morrissey's work, which I find really appealing. "La Bamba" is a fantastic soundtrack, I agree.
I feel genuinely sad for Celine, even though I have never appreciated her music. That must be very rough for her . . .
Wow….great choices across the whole thing! That Celine song is an immediate ‘turn it off’ for me as well! OMD ✅ Smiths ✅…surprisingly no Frightened Rabbit, Twilight Sad or Cure 🤔….still- all good ‘sad’ stuff!! Cheers-R
I did honestly consider the Cure, but I might mention them too often. Of course, that did not prevent me from mentioning OMD and Leonard Cohen! I still have to check out Frightened Rabbit and Twilight Sad.
I actually have this one mapped out, I just haven't got to it yet. I wanted to do that Petty ranking for several weeks now, so I just had to fit it in there. My wife used to say that Cohen was sad bastard music, but now she loves most of his music. See, play it enough and they'll come to appreciate it. I haven't heard of the Emily Haines album, but it seems to be something I would like. I have this thing were depressing lyrics have a way of making me feel better, probably because it make my life seem brighter than what it could be maybe. It's like Porcupine Tree or Steven Wilson, I never realized his lyrics were that dark until someone said they were too depressing. Plus Wilson says that a song doesn't have to be loud to be evil. I've paid more attention to his lyrics, and they are very depressing. More joy for me I guess. Oh, Thanks for stealing La Bamba from me, I'll come up with something else. I love that "& Yet & Yet" album too, I don't have the vinyl, but I do have the CD/digital versions. When ever I see a crowd at a concert swishing their hands back and forth in the air, I think if only we could find a way to put dirty windows in front of them, give them a towel and viola, all of our dirty windows would be washed. Sorry, that's stupid, but I can't help having that visual every time LOL. Great response!
And I never even really thought of ranking Tom Petty. Well, maybe it seemed too difficult for me. I have some Porcupine Tree but I have never paid any attention to the lyrics! How strange is that? Apologies about La Bamba 🙂 You must be an interesting person to take to a concert!
@@EmbryonicRobot I am....just ask my wife!
I believe it 🙂