Depressing Christmas Songs

Colonel Angus · Dec 22, 2008

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" kinda gets to me when I consider it in the context in which it came out ... It was written in 1943 during World War II, long before it was evident that the Allies would win the war.

So when I hear it, it's not simply from the viewpoint of someone away from and longing for home, it's from someone who's stuck in some shithole half-a-world-away who may or may not have any hope of ever getting back. That gets to me.

forever_town · Dec 22, 2008

Can I say "all of them"?

BYH · Dec 22, 2008

Fenian_Bastard said:

Fogelbungle's opus is the runaway winner in this category. It's musical mush. The lyrics are maudlin when they're not being stupid, and they're almost always being stupid. (What town in America is it where you can find a packy open but not a bar?) The opening verse, where he makes sure that we know that he met her in the frozen food aisle gets things off to s orry start, and then there's that verse where we are told that she's stuck in a loveless affluent marriage when she knows she should have married a folksinging fathead who thinks "the snow turned into rain" makes him a poet as long as he follows it with a blob-sax riff that makes Kenny G sound like John Coltrane.
It is also depressing because the late Mr. Fungelberger and I are of the same species, and that makes me sad.
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You need to tell us how you really feel.

And I'm with NoOneLikesUs and cougar...the two Darlene Love songs are my favorite Xmas songs by a country freakin mile, but they remind me are people alone at Xmas and it makes me sad.

Another one: 2000 Miles by The Pretenders. Mock 90210 all you want, but when Steve gets on the bus to find his real mom as that song is playing in the background, man, that knocks me on my ass every time.

slappy4428 · Dec 22, 2008

BYH said:

Fenian_Bastard said:

Fogelbungle's opus is the runaway winner in this category. It's musical mush. The lyrics are maudlin when they're not being stupid, and they're almost always being stupid. (What town in America is it where you can find a packy open but not a bar?) The opening verse, where he makes sure that we know that he met her in the frozen food aisle gets things off to s orry start, and then there's that verse where we are told that she's stuck in a loveless affluent marriage when she knows she should have married a folksinging fathead who thinks "the snow turned into rain" makes him a poet as long as he follows it with a blob-sax riff that makes Kenny G sound like John Coltrane.
It is also depressing because the late Mr. Fungelberger and I are of the same species, and that makes me sad.
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You need to tell us how you really feel.

And I'm with NoOneLikesUs and cougar...the two Darlene Love songs are my favorite Xmas songs by a country freakin mile, but they remind me are people alone at Xmas and it makes me sad.

Another one: 2000 Miles by The Pretenders. Mock 90210 all you want, but when Steve gets on the bus to find his real mom as that song is playing in the background, man, that knocks me on my ass every time.
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It's cause Donna Martin was doing everyone but you... THAT'S the real reason

Bob Cook · Dec 22, 2008

Fenian_Bastard said:

Fogelbungle's opus is the runaway winner in this category. It's musical mush. The lyrics are maudlin when they're not being stupid, and they're almost always being stupid. (What town in America is it where you can find a packy open but not a bar?) The opening verse, where he makes sure that we know that he met her in the frozen food aisle gets things off to s orry start, and then there's that verse where we are told that she's stuck in a loveless affluent marriage when she knows she should have married a folksinging fathead who thinks "the snow turned into rain" makes him a poet as long as he follows it with a blob-sax riff that makes Kenny G sound like John Coltrane.
It is also depressing because the late Mr. Fungelberger and I are of the same species, and that makes me sad.
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So you're saying you don't like songs about emotionally retarded people feeling sorry for themselves?

Simon_Cowbell · Dec 22, 2008

Colonel Angus said:

"I'll Be Home for Christmas" kinda gets to me when I consider it in the context in which it came out ... It was written in 1943 during World War II, long before it was evident that the Allies would win the war.

So when I hear it, it's not simply from the viewpoint of someone away from and longing for home, it's from someone who's stuck in some shithole half-a-world-away who may or may not have any hope of ever getting back. That gets to me.
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That is my No. 1, not close.

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