Playlist for the clinically depressed
A buddy asked me yesterday, "What is this connection to Bob Dylan and the bailout man? Why do you keep connecting them in multiple posts?"
For some reason, when I am depressed there is a tendency to seek out even more depressing songs. That seems to be silly, because one would try to listen to upbeat songs when in a sad mood, or at least that would make sense, right?
It also happened that two Dylan CD's were in the CD player at the time and a few of the songs were so in with my mood and thoughts at that time, that they kept playing in my head. The same thing happens with old Ilayaraja songs or Kannadasan songs at times.
The lyrics do the damage, but it is the sad voice that makes it all the more depressing (all lyrics courtesy of this link)
Like a rolling stone
Postively 4th street
Stuck inside of Mobile
and the really fitting..
Subterranean Homesick Blues
Time to stop worrying about the economy and focus on the daily routine.
No more depressing posts on Bailout related topics...
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Labels: bailout, bob dylan, closing post, lyrics, sad
posted by Sundar @ 9:29 PM
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came here from Boo akka's blog..nice blog uncle! it seems you are also from mylapore area like me :D may i ask if you went to P.S Senior? (also like me)
Positively 4th Street and Like a Rolling Stone are two of Dylan's best sarcastic songs. I don't recommend them for people in a good mood! Also Hurricane, Hattie Carrol.
anjana, yes. went to P.S. Senior from 1977-1989 (the only school I ever attended!) they put us straight in 1st std.
philramble, ha ha. you are right.. even people in a good mood will be brought down by those songs.
:)
My technique is the same..play depressing songs when i am down.. get to the point where i bawl my head off and then get better,after that its a fast number to get my spirits up.. cheer up the election fiasco is still coming up
Ok, uncle Sundar. Nice blog :)
You are right, it is good to stop worrying about the economy and start focusing on our daily routine. Our solution has always been to throw money at any problem and wait for it to solve the problem. If it doesn't work then we throw more money at it and say it will definitely solve. Now, if Trillion dollars cannot solve something what can you & I do about it ? :)
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