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Really cherry, bright, sunshiney pop music with morbid, depressing lyrics? Gimme some.

― Michael Bourke, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Really cheery I mean.

― Michael Bourke, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"Love Will Tear Us Apart" minus Ian Curtis and the lyrics=fictional skinny-tied high school band in large gymnasium full of admirers.

― scott w, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Gilbert O'Sullivan. Elton John. Is that the stuff you mean?

― dave q, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

felt bitter end. irresistible.
air miami i hate milk. hopelessly fine stuff.
stephin merritt, of course.
love 666 bummer. a power pop beautie to these ears.

― jørn hjørungnes, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Happy Hour -- Housemartins, Everything Counts -- Depeshay Moday

― Alan Trewartha, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Virtually anything from the Smiths?

― Sean Carruthers, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

How about "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" by the Walker Brothers? OK, the music is only fairly cheery, but far more so than the lyrics...

― Sean, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Rendered EVEN bleaker at karaoke last Friday by our team of backup singers turning the chorus to "The sun ain't gonna shine any more / Because there's been a nuclear war"

― Tom, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"The Tears Of a Clown" by Smokey Robinson & the Miracles may not be morbid, but it sure ain't happy.

― JoB, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Magnetic Fields' "I Don't Believe In The Sun". Majestic.

"The only sun I ever knew / Was the beautiful one that was you / Since you went away, it's night-time all day / And it's usually raining, too."

Classic miserablism.

― Dave, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

But it's not musically "cheery". So forget it.

― Dave, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Loser - Beck

― K-reg, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Beach Boys-"I just wasnt made for these times"

Marmalade-"Reflections of a life"

― Michael Bourke, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

This is always how Quasi is described.

― Mark, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

The The - Infected.

― DJ Martian, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

there really is nothing all that cheery about quasi, is there? the new shermans cd is bouncey and bright with bitter vocals. one of the bats' happiest sounding songs ever is 'you know we shouldn't' and it is about date rape.

― keith, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

(The Real) Tuesday Weld, 'Where Psyche Meets Cupid' (Dreamy) Blueboy, 'Unisex' (Sarah)

― Sweetie, Thursday, 11 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Catles in the sky by Ian Van Dahl.

Do you ever stop to question your life? Existential angst ahoy.

― Billy Dods, Friday, 12 October 2001 00:00 (twenty-three years ago)

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