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| From | "Durben, Steven" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com> |
| Subject | Re: Depressing tunes |
| Date | Thu, 28 Aug 2003 09:15:16 -0500 |
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I have to agree that Lou Reed's BERLIN wins (for me). I used to be a big
Reed fan. I've never minded, and even liked music that strike a mood,
including despair. But this album was so good yet so bleak I could rarely
listen to it. I don't think the song THE KIDS was exactly hit material
("they are taking her children away...")
Having been a big Bowie fan back in the day, I found LETS DANCE to be
depressing and unlistenable too (but for different reasons).
Frank Sinatra's ONLY THE LONELY is one that IS listenable. It always puts
me in a somber reflective mood. Feels like you should be belly up to a bar
drowning your sorrows.
Most of Joy Division was quite depressing too.
Many others but that's what springs into my mind.
Best, Steve
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