Have you ever used music as therapy? I mean, it's certainly cheaper. And with headphones on, or the windows up in the car, no one knows. It's often not the lyrics that help, but the repetition.
Here are a few songs that have served as antidepressant, grief counseling, and confidante for me. They vary from light to sad to brutal, because sometimes, as Elton said…. sad songs say so much.
Bela Lugosi’s Dead, by the Bauhaus
I'm a Fool to Care, by Les Paul and Mary Ford
It's a Wonderful World, by Joey Ramone
Dreaming, by Blondie
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg, by the Ramones
I Don't Wanna Grow Up, by Tom Waits
Heaven is a Place on Earth, by Belinda Carlisle
Groove is in the Heart, by Deee-Lite
Maybe for Sure, by Debbie Harry
In Dreams, by Roy Orbison
Papa Was a Rolling Stone, by Was (Not Was)
I Touch Myself, by the Divinyls
Man With a Harmonica, by Apollo 440
Nightcall, by Kavinsky and Lovefoxxx
Do You Realize, by the Flaming Lips
Splendid Isolation, by Warren Zevon
My Prayer, by The Platters
Only a Dream Away, by George Harrison
Sick of Myself, by Matthew Sweet
Pepper, by Butthole Surfers
I Don't Care About Nothing Anymore, by the Beasts of Bourbon
Groove is indeed in the heart. Thanks for sharing these. For a long time because of Michael’s sensitivity to sound I basically didn’t listen to music at all, and it’s nice to have it back now. I missed some of these songs and miss others -- I’ll have to look them up.
Much to my family's annoyance, the cathartic song for me after my first real breakup was George Michael's One More Try. We had a stereo in the living room and I played it over and over sing-crying.
Groove is indeed in the heart. Thanks for sharing these. For a long time because of Michael’s sensitivity to sound I basically didn’t listen to music at all, and it’s nice to have it back now. I missed some of these songs and miss others -- I’ll have to look them up.
Mine are Giant Steps, Coltrane and Playing God, by Polyphia.
"Groove Is In The Heart" used to cheer me up.
But with each passing year, I realize I probably won't realize my dream of owning a yacht -- or a racehorse - named #MySuccotashWish 😂
Much to my family's annoyance, the cathartic song for me after my first real breakup was George Michael's One More Try. We had a stereo in the living room and I played it over and over sing-crying.
Whatever gets you through the night, it's alright, alright...
Thanks for sharing this!
"Dreaming," for sure. Warren Zevon's "Nobody's in Love this Year" got me through a bad year.
Bonzo Goes to Bitburg carries an unexpectedly weighty emotional heft.
Quite a list. Some great songs and some songs I've never in 79 1/2 years heard of. May I copy the list so I can look for them?
Love most of them