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CE_gonna_CE
03/06/2024
09:41 PM
#1
Hey Ya
https://youtu.be/JzqYDWBkX_Q?si=XuePcMI5i_-0Zd9h
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
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CE_gonna_CE
03/06/2024
10:25 PM
#3
Girl
https://youtu.be/VkCg-3nxT8E?si=7fVz1bAnG5tJgLpt

Still thinking hes saying missing eyed girl in the chorus. Makes perfect sense in the context of other lyrics in the song.

I think most go with sun eyed girl but I dont know if the official lyrics have ever given a straight answer.
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
bnui_ransder
03/06/2024
10:28 PM
#4
https://youtu.be/lOgfBGfaP6E?feature=shared

Does this count
http://bnuiransder.tumblr.com/
So much A R T
Dakimakura
03/06/2024
10:29 PM
#5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA2Q63Ac6mY
Bees
bigblu89
03/06/2024
10:34 PM
#6
Like, Born in the USA?
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Shotgunnova
03/06/2024
10:37 PM
#8
Squeeze - Vicky Verky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFBqn2ikhFM
Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends
And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame
PeteyParker
03/06/2024
10:39 PM
#9
Robbie Williams - You Know Me
https://youtu.be/tyg3RtALnwg?si=a9qMmsyVzAy89r6a
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Nirvanas_Nox
03/06/2024
10:41 PM
#10
In the Night by The Weeknd

https://youtu.be/2iFa5We6zqw?feature=shared
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CE_gonna_CE
03/06/2024
10:44 PM
#11
bigblu89 posted...
Like, Born in the USA?
You betcha
https://youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ?si=R8-P7MiFLkq1zX8G
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
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sabin017
03/06/2024
10:50 PM
#14
https://youtu.be/vYSI_Mw8MbM?t=32
https://i.imgur.com/TWsfIIj.gif
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specialkid8
03/06/2024
10:55 PM
#16
Excitable Boy by Warren Zevon. It escalates rather quickly

https://youtu.be/fZokPAuhD6k?si=uNCYKo93HJ19MD0t
https://i.imgur.com/AUXKMK4.jpg
Sephiroth_C_Ryu
03/06/2024
11:00 PM
#17
Roar of the Jungle Dragon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GcPA3C0QeI

It is one of those occasional songs where it is sung from the perspective of the boss, not you. YOU are THEIR final boss.

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PurpleOutsider
03/06/2024
11:06 PM
#18
Bullet by Hollywood Undead

https://youtu.be/lP077RitNAc?si=RCKwIm8cV8xQ1mG0

I don't think its possible for a song to be more upbeat and dark at the same time as this. I don't know if I can even type what it's about.
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Umbreon
03/06/2024
11:29 PM
#19
Bastion - Build That All (Zia's theme)

https://youtu.be/o3SZee4YZX8

If you've played the game, you know what's up. If not, pay attention to the lyrics.

It's a death threat

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absolutebuffoon
03/06/2024
11:31 PM
#20
Alone Again (Naturally)
https://youtu.be/vXL7y6km0a8?si=XgwSQ068rLRcZi9h
Mistere_Man
03/07/2024
12:45 AM
#21
Not sure if it counts as it is uplifting for others, but not me.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eAfyFTzZDMM&pp=ygUReW91IGFyZSBiZWF1dGlmdWw%3D

Water+Fall=Radiation.
CE_gonna_CE
03/07/2024
01:23 AM
#22
Debaser
https://youtu.be/HvldypUz9w8?si=vOLpwL_E8NOL5k0w
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
FolkenRawr
03/07/2024
01:25 AM
#23
DuranOfForcena posted...
Semi-Charmed Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beINamVRGy4

I watched a TikTok a bit ago with this topic's theme, and this was one of the songs.
I can't believe I only just now really got it
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CE_gonna_CE
03/07/2024
01:27 AM
#24
FolkenRawr posted...
I watched a TikTok a bit ago with this topic's theme, and this was one of the songs.
I can't believe I only just now really got it
Its definitely on the Mt Rushmore for this theme. Not sure exactly what Id put as the other 3
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
CE_gonna_CE
03/07/2024
03:19 AM
#25
Face Down
https://youtu.be/t8vHCKQLy5Y?si=fH_89iY6qSQRp5Ba
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
CE_gonna_CE
03/07/2024
03:44 AM
#26
CE_gonna_CE posted...
You betcha
https://youtu.be/EPhWR4d3FJQ?si=R8-P7MiFLkq1zX8G
Born in the USA goes on Rt Rushmoe with Semi Charmed Life tbh
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
Mistere_Man
03/07/2024
03:51 AM
#27
I apologize if I am posting things that dont fit the criteria. I am not sure what qualifies honestly.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7FKO5DlV0&pp=ygUcbGFuZCBvZiBpbGx1c2lvbiBtdXNpYyB2aWRlbw%3D%3D
Water+Fall=Radiation.
Rai_Jin
03/07/2024
04:13 AM
#28
this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40dJS_LC6S8
ai123
03/07/2024
04:22 AM
#29
Love - The Red Telephone

https://youtu.be/EtYS3EYjVyk

Sitting on the hillside
Watching all the people die
'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'.
CE_gonna_CE
03/07/2024
04:59 AM
#30
Mistere_Man posted...
I apologize if I am posting things that dont fit the criteria. I am not sure what qualifies honestly.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7FKO5DlV0&pp=ygUcbGFuZCBvZiBpbGx1c2lvbiBtdXNpYyB2aWRlbw%3D%3D
Id say this one counts
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
Sufferedphoenix
03/07/2024
05:02 AM
#31
PurpleOutsider posted...
Bullet by Hollywood Undead

https://youtu.be/lP077RitNAc?si=RCKwIm8cV8xQ1mG0

I don't think its possible for a song to be more upbeat and dark at the same time as this. I don't know if I can even type what it's about.

I wanted to post that one but I procrastinated
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Mistere_Man
03/07/2024
05:02 AM
#32
CE_gonna_CE posted...
Id say this one counts

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S65ZzffW-Cw&pp=ygUSaG9vcmF5IGknbSBoZWxwaW5n
Water+Fall=Radiation.
pegusus123456
03/07/2024
05:06 AM
#33
Barbie Girl is a song about a woman so desperate for love that she's willing to live an entirely fake life and serve as her boyfriend's sex doll so long as he doesn't leave her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyhrYis509A
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CE_gonna_CE
03/07/2024
02:36 PM
#35
Living For the City
https://youtu.be/rc0XEw4m-3w?si=ftUOb2TElhnxjrpu
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
SiO4
03/07/2024
03:19 PM
#36
This one hits hard because I lost a friend this way.
I wasn't there, but he was with friends.
In his case, he hit his head on a rock jumping into a Lake.
His friends that he was with thought he was joking for a moment. He wasn't.
He at least passed doing something he loved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOS2HcQ0soM
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MangaBroski
03/07/2024
03:38 PM
#37
https://youtu.be/Cr-SqRWImmI?feature=shared
Marina- Oh No!
Almost the entire Family Jewels album have these energetic pop songs but are lyrically nervous, hopeless, and miserable. Oh No is just my favorite from the album.
Thompson
03/07/2024
04:14 PM
#38
The song Teuvo, maanteiden kuningas ( Teuvo, the King of the Highways ) most likely served as one of the many inspirations for the game My Summer Car and also for the song that plays when you die.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUZsqUtD1jY
[English translation half-assed by Google Translate and partially patched up by me at 11 in the evening]

Kotikaupungin katu oli hiekkainen tie
The hometown's main street was a sandy road

Siin Anglia katolleen kntyi
That's where the Anglia turned onto its roof

Viel vinossa liikennemerkkikin lie
Still the road sign might be askew

Joka ohjausvirheest vntyi
By a steering error it was bent

Etupenkilt lasin lpi lennettyni
After flying from the front seat through the windshield

Olin pyrinyt piennarta pitkin
I had tumbled along the shoulder

Ojan pohjalla hampaita sylkiessni
Spitting out teeth at the bottom of the ditch

Min oksensin verta ja itkin
I vomited blood and cried

Tss naamassa arpikin kaunistus olisi
On this face even a scar would be an adornment

Ja hampaat voi uusiksi laittaa
And the teeth can be replaced

Mut ajokortin ja Anglian kilvet vei poliisi
But the driver's license and the Anglia's plates were taken by the police

Se harrastustoimintaa haittaa
That impedes the hobby activities

Rallikuskiksi psyst toiveita eltn
Aspirations of becoming a rally driver I foster

Turha on itien sankaripoikia neuvoa
Futile it's for mothers to caution hero boys

Eihn rallia voiteta jos siell peltn
Can't win a rally if you're afraid

Maalissa juhlitaan voittajapoikaamme Teuvoa
At the finish line our champion boy Teuvo is celebrated

Viikonlopuksi autoa etsiessni
While looking for a car for the weekend

Otin lainaksi naapurin Sierran
I borrowed my neighbor's Sierra

Pikatiell m rekkaa pin trmtessni
While crashing into a lorry on the expressway

Kai trmsin viimeisen kerran
Guess I had crashed for the final time

Teuvo, ota meidt kyytiin
Teuvo, take us on board

Teuvo, sun Angliasi myytiin
Teuvo, your Anglia was sold
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SpawnShadow
03/07/2024
04:17 PM
#39
Not so much "upbeat" as "relaxing", but there's the theme to the film, M.A.S.H.: "Suicide is Painless", the lyrics to which are about what you'd expect from a song of that title.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whhAg6bA3_o&rco=1

Needless to say, the TV series just used the instrumental version in its intro, and even accounting for the lyrics' removal, the tune is more upbeat there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJuJNw6oayg

The other instrumental version for the TV series, used in the closing credits, was even more upbeat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWp7N3L1klM
Pogo_Marimo
03/07/2024
04:25 PM
#40
Amanda Palmer - Oasis
'Cause you know that I have no fear, ain't gonna walk into the river and disappear. I'm gonna be a powerful man. Red blood running down the broken sand.
YugiNoob
03/07/2024
04:34 PM
#41
https://youtu.be/xEGWKXwUb54?si=QEgSxGenJNPsf260

More depressing with the video but it would probably get modded :<
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Mistere_Man
03/07/2024
04:38 PM
#42
YugiNoob posted...
https://youtu.be/xEGWKXwUb54?si=QEgSxGenJNPsf260

More depressing with the video but it would probably get modded :<

Agreed on the video, and probably get modded part. Sad story.
Water+Fall=Radiation.
CE_gonna_CE
03/08/2024
05:34 PM
#43
Possum Kingdom
https://youtu.be/EkwD5rQ-_d4?si=GEqgpApZOCvY3kFS
"Creed made better Pearl Jam music than Pearl Jam did" - shockthemonkey
streamofthesky
03/08/2024
05:54 PM
#44
Stellar has a lot of songs that fit that "theme"

Mask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-0Etfr1vI

Cry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UbNTbreDtk

Sting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVPQ0Bgw54g
Anony1125
03/08/2024
06:08 PM
#45
Here's Where the Story Ends - The Sundays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHsip5xOenQ
Feeling really good.
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Waxitron_Gazer
03/08/2024
06:14 PM
#46
The entire album "Obsidian" by Baths.
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Amocat
03/08/2024
06:24 PM
#47
Pumped Up Kicks
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
https://i.imgflip.com/5nt9up.jpg
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xGhostchantx
03/08/2024
11:51 PM
#49
Sounds more aggressive tho, does that count as upbeat?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JHPocXfcsU

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Torgo
03/08/2024
11:54 PM
#50
CE_gonna_CE posted...
Possum Kingdom
https://youtu.be/EkwD5rQ-_d4?si=GEqgpApZOCvY3kFS

Great song, but I wouldn't call it upbeat.

Now this:

https://youtu.be/D1vQJFF2TKQ

...is a mediocre song that's upbeat with a downer message about being fake.
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