Hit me with some joyful, hopey songs that are less "everything is going to be all right" than "the bad shit is over -- everything
is all right!"
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posted by threeants
on May 14, 2013 -
68 answers
I’m looking for songs that contain the word “darling.” The word doesn’t have to be included in the title. Bonus points if “darling” is part of the chorus. Thanks!
posted by turniphead
on May 4, 2013 -
87 answers
Please recommend songs along the theme of "so long"/"farewell"/"goodbye"/"we'll miss you".
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posted by Lexica
on Apr 30, 2013 -
63 answers
A song request: occasionally when listening to (new to me) music I notice that I recognise a song and not because it's a cover but a poem!
For example Yeat's 'Song of Wandering Aengus' seems to have been set to music by various artists (Waterboys, Donovan) or more recently I heard King Charles' album and suddenly realised I was listening to 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol'.
I rather like it when this happens but I've found it a hard thing to search for, so what else is there?
Interested in pretty much any genre or age - and mainly curious about more 'literary' poetry, although good versions of traditional ballads are definitely welcome!
posted by an opinicus
on Apr 26, 2013 -
37 answers
Looking for more ethereal electronic
(is that even what the kids call it these days?) music with a certain feeling to it - sort of happy, sort of sad, slightly otherworldly, all blending to create a dreamy, transcendant feeling.
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posted by lunasol
on Apr 25, 2013 -
51 answers
Looking for songs about kissing, but without the obvious word 'kiss' in the title. Avoiding 'lips' would be good too.
posted by thatgirld
on Apr 10, 2013 -
33 answers
So, lately I've been listening to the new Veronica Falls album. I'm drawn to songs like
this [
live version] and
this: pure, jangly, motorik fuzz-pop. I need more, many more, songs along the same lines. So, who's mining this
Black Tamourine-style vein of music at the moment aside from Veronica Falls?
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posted by Sonny Jim
on Mar 20, 2013 -
8 answers
I was talking with one of my student employees the other day and it turns out he's a member of one of the college's acapella groups. We thought it would be pretty cool for his group to record a song to be played before the library closes for the night. I can make this happen. What song(s) should they sing?
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posted by robocop is bleeding
on Mar 20, 2013 -
41 answers
I have recently discovered that I really love the kind of music that is heartfelt, lyrically strong, with a wistful and melancholic vibe. The type that conjures up images of a world-weary cowgirl/boy (cowperson?) passing on words of wisdom as the sun sets in the distance... and I am looking for more!
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posted by 0 answers
on Mar 14, 2013 -
50 answers
I'm trying to come up with a final song for my wedding playlist that will be a real showstopper (literally!) — something with a strong anthemic feel, something that evokes community and emotion and celebration and joy. I'm thinking everyone on the dance floor, singing along at the tops of their lungs and draping arms around each other and group-hugging and stuff like that. Think movie montage or closing scene.
We Are Young by fun. is EXACTLY what I'm looking for, except that when you pay attention to the verses it's actually pretty depressing. Any suggestions for anthemic, bass-drum-y songs that are wedding-appropriate?
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posted by firstbest
on Mar 13, 2013 -
51 answers
For Camp NaNoWriMo, I am planning a sci-fi book in which labor politics play a significant role in the plot. I'd like to listen to music associated with the historical labor movement while I'm planning and writing. I only speak English, but will listen in any language. What have you got for me?
posted by gauche
on Mar 7, 2013 -
42 answers
Looking for a hip hop or rap song that samples Nina Simone's "Young, Gifted, and Black." Any ideas?
posted by liketitanic
on Jan 25, 2013 -
2 answers
I am making a "peace and love" playlist filled with songs that urge social consciousness and positive action. So far I have songs like "Man in the Mirror," "He Aint Heavy (He's My Brother)," "Get Together," "Imagine," etc. What are some good songs in that vein?
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posted by AgentRocket
on Jan 11, 2013 -
62 answers
Asking for a friend, who says: I'm looking for a song called "Magazine" that I seem to recall was by a local San Francisco artist, popular in the 1996-1998 timeframe.
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posted by rhiannonstone
on Jan 10, 2013 -
3 answers
I want to find Kinky Friedman's version of Plastic Jesus on my Dashboard. Don't care what format, just want to get it. Anyone know where I can get it?
posted by nathanrudy
on Dec 21, 2012 -
4 answers
Musicfilter//: I love the following 2 songs:
Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win (Beastie Boys featuring Santigold) and
1977 by Ana Tijoux. What else should I listen to?
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posted by Quizicalcoatl
on Dec 15, 2012 -
9 answers
What songs embody that 'spooky' country & western feel - twang, tremolo, reverb, minor chords, dark vocals, preferably from the 1930s-1950s?
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posted by deern the headlice
on Dec 2, 2012 -
37 answers
Looking for covers of American or British classic oldies (or even some classic rock tunes) in non-English languages--for example a cover of the Ronettes "Be My Baby"
in French .
THANKS! :)
posted by dottiechang
on Dec 1, 2012 -
47 answers
What does this Egyptian Arabic song mean in English?
Listen to the song
here.
Thanks! : )
posted by thatgirl1985
on Nov 2, 2012 -
4 answers
I think it's a cover of "Hall of the Mountain King" by Rainbow, sung by a female singer with banjo accompaniment. Unfortunately, I don't know who it was.
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posted by Ghostride The Whip
on Oct 25, 2012 -
3 answers
What do the cool dead kids listen to? I'm looking for vintage spooky pop with a particular flavor: that sparse, echo-y
Day-O/
Ghost Town mournful message from beyond-the-grave sound. With a beat.
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posted by roger ackroyd
on Oct 16, 2012 -
28 answers
My family has an ongoing joke about finding the Christmas spider. Help me find songs that mention spiders!
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posted by dorey_oh
on Oct 1, 2012 -
26 answers
Most songs are about the artist's relationship... with other people. I'm looking for songs that are about the artist's relationship with him/herself.
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posted by aintthattheway
on Aug 12, 2012 -
21 answers
Please suggest songs (mostly but not exclusively blues and americana) for a soundtrack to a story about two very bad people on a cross-country Bonnie & Clyde-style crime spree.
Ideally the lyrics would be at least a little bit relevant, but that's less important than the tone. The best example I have so far is Holly Golightly's
Devil Do.
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posted by you're a kitty!
on Jul 16, 2012 -
44 answers
SongFilter! Help my find songs about loneliness and isolation, either sad songs about those feelings or happy songs about overcoming those feelings.
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posted by nickhb
on Jun 30, 2012 -
35 answers
I'm learning sign language, and I thought it'd be fun to practice by making music videos. I'm hearing, but I'd like my videos to be interesting even without sound. Know any suitable songs for this?
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posted by Yma
on Jun 26, 2012 -
6 answers
Seeking song reccommendations for a song circle/singalong in the woods. I want songs that are simple to teach, fun to sing, sound good, and
don't make you feel like a 10-year-old at summer camp. Drinking songs, sea shanties, rounds, folk songs, etc.
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posted by rivenwanderer
on Jun 18, 2012 -
21 answers
I normally listen to bluegrass/folk/classical, but I recently found out I really love Bad Religion's "Sorrow". What other punk tracks might I enjoy?
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posted by Bardolph
on Jun 6, 2012 -
25 answers
I'm looking for songs about siblings that
don't have words like sister, brother, or family in the title. Help me out.
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posted by punchtothehead
on May 25, 2012 -
46 answers
I'd like to find more music like the song "What You Feel" from the episode "Once More, With Feeling" from
Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
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posted by johnofjack
on May 21, 2012 -
10 answers
[PlaylistFilter] Songs about being on, or prescribed with, psychiatric medication.
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posted by Yma
on May 18, 2012 -
52 answers
TV shows that used thematically remixed/covered versions of their theme songs for particular episodes.
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posted by theodolite
on Apr 26, 2012 -
36 answers
Can you help me find Spanish-language songs covered in Portuguese, and Portuguese-language songs covered in Spanish? Bonus points if the singers and songs are Latin American, and if the songs are available on YouTube or Spotify.
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posted by StrikeTheViol
on Apr 24, 2012 -
11 answers
For a project I'm doing, I'm looking for songs in Spanish that demonstrate
voseo (the use of the informal second-person singular pronoun
vos). This way of speaking isn't technically "standard" Spanish, so I don't exactly know how to search for songs that show this usage.
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posted by huxham
on Apr 15, 2012 -
15 answers
