Gloomy Sunday is a song 50 years ago that drove hundreds of people into suicide without apparent cause.
The original song, Hungarian version, is only a song made up of monotonous and repeatedly notes, just a depressing song born in the Great Depression. Melody that rises to the top and down abruptly.
Actually not a well-made song and plainly crude. The scariest part is only the photo of the dead composer, suicide in 1968.
Here a refined and beautified piece by Heather Nova I’d like to share.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2fGWQKbX68
with movie and mtv extract
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkjuuGlcG7M
pure for better sound quality
How one can turn the odds, even a death-driving song can also be maneuverable to beauty.
Only if one will and is willing to try.
There are many versions sung by various artists.
Billie Holiday–1932’s depression feel of a wretched waiting in line for the bread.
Bjork–reminded me of the people here, Vixxxx and Jexxxxx. The all mighty but obsessed with depression.
Sarah Brightman–the phantom of vampire living in English castle.
Sarah McLachlan–Isn’t she also depressed ?
Romance, how I wish having someone to share in the bath of my love.
What disappointed there were only stones I romanced with.
In real life though I found the barren ground, but there is still me, the forgettable not, should never be oblivious.
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Nice song, I also have a collection of complilations i listen to
like Julee Cruise “Floating into the night” CD, (AIR) The Virgin Suicides
soundtrack CD, Dear Nora “Suicide Song , “Unscene (but heard)”, “A Lullaby”, Francoise Hardy “Jeanne”, Monica Mancini CD’s, I’m into space & Dark age music like the Cocteau Twins & Dead Can Dance, etc.
Gina, I listened to the songs you mentioned.
But it led me into a scene of circling, mind idling or turning circles, as if miserable as Alice in Wonderland being confined.
Music does affect people.
From the music you prefer, showing you’re soft and tender in feeling, but romantic feelings inside are all locked and confined.
Even if you lock it from others, don’t lock it for yourself.
Many years ago, I once visited Montreal Canada, the French colony.
When I walked across the street, a car from a distance intentionally accelerated and honk…honk…honk…
What the hell. A male driver passed by, batting his hands crazy on his steering wheel and cursing while driving through.
Another time I crossed the road, the car though in a distance, still honk honk honk. Then I saw that it was a female driver. It made me wonder what’s wrong with those self-absorbed fellows. Most of the drivers were acting like kings and queens, killers on the road. I guessed it’s just the French style.
And I asked for direction of roads at times. People just ignored, simply ignored me. The few that replied in English were indeed friendly.
I didn’t even bother to stay the night. When I was in Toronto, my friend took me to a strip-club. Wow. More than 20 girls performed pole-dancing, each in turns. Appearance and skill and attitude were all above the norm. My friend then told me that many girls came from Montreal. I just nodded in acknowledgement. If it’s true, how come the extremes.
While searching for your songs, I came across some songs that presented in extreme direction.
Think and never get out vs. Do it and never think.
youtube.com/watch?v=LWxTGJ3TK1U&feature=fvw
fun mimicking the super go-getter.
youtube.com/watch?v=qrO4YZeyl0I&NR=1
the real American styled go-getter.
(It so happened she has a French Canadian mom. And not fitting in while in a Catholic high school)
(And self-image enacting sometimes can reflect one’s dissatisfaction in own height and the “exposing” to hide from one’s “moving” inadequacy)
1) I have listened to the song. And I have not committed suicide. It had no effect on me, and I am sorry for the piano which was beaten in such an unpolite fashion.
here there is a horse that has something to say in a conversation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3znWZj-x9U&feature=related
How strange you brought this up… my boyfriend only told me about this song a matter of weeks ago (not in a suicide bid… but conversely after watching the glorious Stephen Fry on QI talk about it).
Of the versions I have since heard, I prefer the one by Emilie Autumn… but perhaps because I am very much in love with her anyway.
Another song by her which fits very nicely into this coversation, which I am simply going to have to plug is ‘The Art of Suicide’: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPrD-Bowbr4
She is simply unusual. And beautiful. And I am so very much for music being able to influence your emotions- to even convince you that to die is the right thing to do. Because music is the most poignant form of expression for me; if I can see myself reflected within it, I cannot feel alone.
Anna,
thank you for responding.
But sorry for deleting your 1st video link.
I didn’t feel well at listening that ghostly feel that brought me.
@fireflieslight: That’s not a problem; it’s your thread, so you can jolly well do what you like with it 🙂 Just thank you for leaving the rest of the information so that other people can find it if they wish.
oracle or should I say Alvaro,
you thought rude of someone messing up with the piano in the video,
but not rude of yourself having a horse’s bottom to speak up instead of your own voice in your comment ?
True it’s circling, that’s the story of my life, till i find that something in my life, i will always live in the dream world, have you heard of “The Raveonettes” songs – Suicide, Wine, Boys who rape girls (should be destroyed), “Goldfrapp” Halo remix, Fly me away, “Korgis” Everybody got to learn sometime, & “Mono” Life in mono, i will check out that youtube link you sent me here as well as Anna’s one.
@fireflieslight the who ?
@ fireflieslight
as per the other question, placing a suicidal song with depressing melodies on a suicide site is obnoxious, unsensitive and dangerous!
therefore, the botton of a horse and a man laughing back there is the salt your song needed.
Gina, I live in a dream world too, as long as it can keep me intact and going forward.
The songs you said I only know of the “Everybody got to learn sometime”. It has captivated melody, once captured me for long, but when I learned that it kept me idling and blue, I’d stopped listening to it.
@oracle: This website is neither wholly pro-suicide, nor does it make statements against it. This website is for people who believe in any aspect of suicide; therefore by suggesting that posting a song that might be ‘dangerous’ is a void argument. And yes, some people do come here in the hopes of being distracted from the way they are feeling and so your video might have been useful to someone else, but remember that people come here either looking for a way out of life or a way out of suicidal feelings. And more, even. It is not wholly for one or the other. You should not come here to judge people’s reasonings for posting, because they may very well give someone else the answer they are looking for.
The title of this website is ‘The Suicide Project’- therefore, all media relations to suicide are reasonable for content posting. This is inclusive of songs.