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There's plenty of upbeat songs out there such as "Tubthumping" or "Best Day Of My Life". But what about the songs that sounds happy upon listening, but after reading/translating the lyrics, it sounds the complete opposite? Here are some examples:

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks (school shootings)

NENA - 99 Red Balloons (nuclear war)

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Face Down (domestic violence)

Hollywood Undead - Bullet (suicide and drug abuse)

The Superjesus - Down Again (depression and suicide)

Outkast - Hey Ya! (relationship falling apart)

Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks (a lady talking to her dead husband)

Green Day - Basket Case (struggles with anxiety; a person losing his mind and going insane)

Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life (struggles with drug addiction)

Deep Blue Something - Breakfast at Tiffany's (relationship falling apart)

Bowling For Soup - 1985 (a woman who can't forget about the past)

The Offspring - The Kids Aren't Alright (happy childhoods turned depressing)

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (war veteran returning home, and getting treated like trash)

Jebediah - Leaving Home (getting free from abusive parents)

FUN - We Are Young (domestic violence?)

Imogen Heap - Goodnight and Go (creepy stalker)

SIA - Chandelier (alcoholism)

Meg & Dia - Monster (a rape story)

Nick Gilder - Hot Child in the City (self-explanatory)

Uncle Kracker - Follow Me (cheating)

Rupert Holmes - Escape (cheating)

Hanson - Mmmbop (aging and dying alone)

Sublime - Wrong Way (child prostitution)

Men At Work - Who Can It Be Now? (extreme paranoia; schizophrenia)

What do you guys think? Is there any more examples I could've used?

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This might seem like a silly question but I have my first solo concert coming up soon & I’m feeling really anxious about it. I’m also conscious of safety as a 5’1 woman going alone and I’m a lil worried I’ll be sat between men since that would make me a little uncomfortable (idk if that’s a silly thing to feel or not lmao)

Has anyone, particularly a woman, gone to a concert solo and was it worth it? How did you find it?

Hey all,

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I have a long plane ride coming up tomorrow, and I’m trying to find some albums to listen to. I’m a big fan of Springsteen, Townes Van Zandt, Joni Mitchell, Dylan, James Taylor, Neil Young, and the classic rock folk scene. Any one have any suggestion? Anything and everything is appreciate.

Oddly specific, but yeah the title said it all.

Exemple:

Warrior of the mind - The Troy Saga

Monsters - Nia C. C.

Daylight - David Kushner

I’m looking for songs like those.

Thanks :)

While monthly listeners means nothing when it comes to music quality, it is a good indicator on how popular an artist is within the current climate/generation.

Who do you regularly listen to who has less than 1 million monthly listeners?

I’ll go first - The Chameleons with barely 200k monthly listens.