# Need some downer music ideas. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 23, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054 "2008-08-23T21:56:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![phil417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@phil417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phil417)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/21 "2008-08-25T07:58:55Z")
Also, something I suggested in another thread (about a capella music): Judy Collins’ Amazing Grace: [http://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=judy+collins+amazing+grace&search\_type=&aq=0&oq=judy+collins+a](http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=judy+collins+amazing+grace&search_type=&aq=0&oq=judy+collins+a) A wonderful song on it’s own, it can be the kiss of death for a company picnic. Love, Phil ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/22 "2008-08-25T08:34:39Z")
[QUOTE=Struan] Strange Fruit, any version really, but Billie’s is really good ![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h4ZyuULy9zs/maxresdefault.jpg)https://www.youtube.com/embed/h4ZyuULy9zs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque [/QUOTE] _That_ was what I came in here to suggest…after listening to it for the first time today, on youtube. :eek: Others… _I’d Love to Knock the Hell Out of You_—Hank Williams Jr. _Won’t Get Fooled Again_—The Who _Delia’s Gone_—Johnny Cash _Defying Gravity_—from the _Wicked_ soundtrack [A classic Vietnam era cover of “Downtown”](http://www.woolyfsh.com/seasongs/Downtown.mp3) _You Know My Name_—Chris Cornell _Back in the Saddle Again_—Gene Autry _[Komm, Susser Todd](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVW7ahL6p9s)_ _Death is Not the End_—Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds _People Aint No Good_—(ibid) _Burning Bridges_—The Mike Curb Congregation _Everybody Knows_—Concrete Blonde _The Green, Green Grass of Home_—Tom Jones Anthem of the Soviet Union—English version, sung by Paul Robeson, with Stalin-era lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/23 "2008-08-25T10:27:29Z")
“\*\*The Boy Who Sees Everything” \*\*by The Sun And The Moon. Typical lines; “What am I doing in a job like this; I cast my eyes out over concrete and brick, what a stupid situation.” and "I, I struggle so hard for so little pay, but the sad fact is I couldn’t care less for it anyway. " Or, **“Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now”** by The Smiths? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/24 "2008-08-25T10:57:09Z")
[QUOTE=phil417] …Finally, play this about every third song or so to drive them insane: “Achy Breaky Heart” Love, Phil [/QUOTE] I remember a military spokesman who said something about using this song to drive Manuel Noriega out of the Vatican embassy when we invaded Panama. I think he said, “We’re not THAT cruel.” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/25 "2008-08-25T11:06:35Z")
[QUOTE=Scarlett67] …Mr. S says, “Hire a polka band.” Unfortunately, here in WI that could backfire if they like it. [/QUOTE] Yeah, at the last event where I played music, I got requests for polka, which I didn’t have. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/26 "2008-08-25T19:15:13Z")
Hm, how about: “These Boots Are Made For Walking” - Nancy Sinatra “Stupid Day Job” - Wally Pleasant “You Don’t Own Me” - Lesley Gore “Don’t Let’s Start” - They Might Be Giants “Go Your Own Way” - Fleetwood Mac “You Oughtta Know” - Alanis Morissette ---
**Author:** ![Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/27 "2008-08-26T00:24:34Z")
I’ma toss out a recommendation for Yo La Tengo’s [Autumn Sweater](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKS8RU6Ras8). Chorus: We could slip away. Wouldn’t that be better? Me with nothing to say, and you in your autumn sweater. Note: Ignore the video playing in the link, it’s an independent short. just listen to the song! ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/28 "2008-08-26T16:15:48Z")
Fountains of Wayne has quite a few candidates. [Hey Julie](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fountainsofwayne/heyjulie.html) > [@](#): > > Working all day for a mean little guy > With a bad toupee and a soup-stained tie > He’s got me running 'round the office > Like a gerbil on a wheel > He can tell me what to do > But he can’t tell me what to feel > > Hey Julie, > Look what they’re doing to me > Trying to trip me up > Trying to wear me down > Julie, I swear, it’s so hard to bear it > And I’d never make it through with out you around Other possibilities: [Sick Day](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fountainsofwayne/sickday.html) [Bright Future in Sales](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fountainsofwayne/brightfutureinsales.html) [New Routine](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/fountainsofwayne/newroutine.html) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/29 "2008-08-26T16:36:37Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] So I’m being laid off from my job in November (unless I find something else first). And I’ve been directed to play music at the company cookout in September. [/QUOTE] They’re very trusting, your bosses, aren’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/30 "2008-08-26T16:58:27Z")
Well, they didn’t ask him to cater. ---
**Author:** ![vetbridge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5e925/32.png) [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054/31 "2008-08-26T17:00:38Z")
With a lay off in your future, Tom Waits singing [Brother Can You Spare a Dime](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVE72Ae82Tw) would work. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-downer-music-ideas/461054.md?page=1)