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[nisaa]

I'd like to know what is messed up in my brain chemistry that Morrissey's music makes me happy? I mean, his music has always made me happy. It's not really happy music, is it?

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[daft.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's messed up at all. A lot of the Smith's music is very upbeat and peppy in tone. And something about the quality of his voice is very uplifting, even when he is singing sad songs.

[shanasuer.livejournal.com]

No more messed up than me. If I'm down listening to NIN can often cheer me up and thats definitely not what I'd call positive music.

[merchimerch.livejournal.com]

I think it's happy music for me too - mostly because it expresses my most angsty complex teenage whininess in peppy little tunes :)

[usqueba.livejournal.com]

I LOVE Morrissey/The Smiths. "Dance! Boogie!"

[theinated.livejournal.com]

it's tragicomedy.

[lifecollage.livejournal.com]

As shanasuer said, I find that NIN and the Smiths can both be happy-making, mostly because of all the energy they put out through their music. Yah, the content of the lyrics may be depressing, but I very rarely understand/hear the lyrics. I react almost entirely to the music and its energy and tone. Its one reason why I prefer instrumental and world music.

[water-childe.livejournal.com]

My favortie song by the Smiths when I was in HS was "There is a Light That Never Goes Out". It's got an extremely cheery melody, but really comicly sad lyrics. Lines like, "And if a double decker bus, crashes into us, oh, to die by your side! Well, the pleasure and the privledge is mine."
I found this song no end of amusing. I wrote out all the lyrics on the brown paper cover I had on my Math textbook. I left this textbook in my Art class one day and got called in to see my guidance counciler. Apparently they thought the suicidal lyrics were my own, and were concerned. That is until they saw all the obviously UK references (doubledecker buses) and realized that it was just a song I liked.

[lsl.livejournal.com]

YES! That song still amuses me too.

[tawny-vixen.livejournal.com]

Heh, when I was in high school I used to listen to NIN to relax or to cheer myself up when I was depressed. I always thought to myself, "My problems aren't that big, just listen to this guy."

;)

[papaveraceae.livejournal.com]

I don't know that it has anything to do with messed up brain chemistry- afterall, there is something about his voice that is rather perky. And how can anyone not giggle at this? ~

Sweetness, sweetness I was only joking
When I said I’d like to smash every tooth
In your head

Oh ... sweetness, sweetness, I was only joking
When I said by rights you should be
Bludgeoned in your bed

And now I know how joan of arc felt
Now I know how joan of arc felt, oh
As the flames rose to her roman nose
And her walkman started to melt
Oh ...

Maybe this makes me a sick and twisted individual, but I always sing along with this song~ it just makes me happy.

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

Ok, that's well put.

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

Or how about Girlfriend in a coma, I know, I know, it's really serious. and then all the la la la's.

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm feeling better about it already. I was just bouncing around last night listening to the Best of Morrissey album and thought maybe it was weird.