# We're all in the mood for a melody **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 19, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851 "2021-07-19T20:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 27
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/524 "2021-11-01T03:20:40Z")
Killifornia by Church of Misery [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mFCuAU_UXFE/maxresdefault.jpg "Killifornia (Ed Kemper)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFCuAU_UXFE) ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/525 "2021-11-01T05:28:20Z")
jagger and co breaks down 40 years of American foreign policy in 4 in a half minutes …note this was banned by the BBC and other radio stations back in the day [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fjwIhyMfvRY/maxresdefault.jpg "The Rolling Stones - Highwire - OFFICIAL PROMO") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjwIhyMfvRY) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/526 "2021-11-01T19:24:12Z")
A rebel song. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4Sje2VYw99A/hqdefault.jpg "Sinead O'Connor - Oro Se do Bheatha Bhaile") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Sje2VYw99A) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/527 "2021-11-01T20:32:20Z")
Hooked on Gaelic phonics: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/K4gjc8p7qzo/hqdefault.jpg "Mo Ghile Mear (Our Hero) - The Chieftans & Sting") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4gjc8p7qzo) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/528 "2021-11-04T01:19:17Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/oW3IbwEvR4I/hqdefault.jpg "Leotallica - "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (You Know It's Sad But True)"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW3IbwEvR4I) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/529 "2021-11-04T01:56:37Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3gCWOb7V-b0/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AGOBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDOL7mhOhzakf3cW1aam86ObDqF2A "Addams Family dancing Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gCWOb7V-b0) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/530 "2021-11-04T14:41:09Z")
Okay, that made me smile. Here’s one backacha: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pjPA7CXutDw/maxresdefault.jpg "Los Fabulosos Cadillacs - Matador (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjPA7CXutDw) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/531 "2021-11-04T17:09:11Z")
Happy 30th birthday\*, _Loveless_! Two thoughts: 1991 was quite a year for seminal album releases, and 30 years?!?! Shit, I’m old. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FyYMzEplnfU/maxresdefault.jpg "My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyYMzEplnfU) _\* There is currently a wikipedia battle with people switching the release date between Nov 4 and 11. If I’m celebrating a week early, so be it._ ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/532 "2021-11-05T15:25:42Z")
Post-birthday, let’s go with the mellow version. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/O9VtIopg_mY/maxresdefault.jpg "Only Shallow") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9VtIopg_mY) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/533 "2021-11-06T15:18:22Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4bV3wiOZpa8/hqdefault.jpg "otis redding down in the valley") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bV3wiOZpa8) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/534 "2021-11-06T16:10:17Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kwTFAWwAHaA/hqdefault.jpg "Barbara - L'aigle Noir") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwTFAWwAHaA) ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/535 "2021-11-07T16:19:57Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jCc1GBXxi1Q/hqdefault.jpg "The Fratellis - She's Not Gone Yet But She's Leaving (Official Lyric Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCc1GBXxi1Q) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/536 "2021-11-07T18:05:40Z")
Salvation In Sacrifice by Dead Label: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YVW_U-lOHzs/maxresdefault.jpg "Dead Label - Salvation In Sacrifice") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVW_U-lOHzs) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2021, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/537 "2021-11-07T18:44:54Z")
Just a little love song. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2rlYPb2plaY/maxresdefault.jpg "The Hillbilly Moon Explosion - 'My Love For Evermore' (ft. Sparky from Demented Are Go) (Full Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rlYPb2plaY) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/538 "2021-11-08T23:27:23Z")
More birthdays - happy 50th birthday, Led Zeppelin IV! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/28ZOwVAZS0o/maxresdefault.jpg "When the Levee Breaks (Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28ZOwVAZS0o) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/539 "2021-11-08T23:31:41Z")
👍 I’ve read it in my local paper, of all sources, that today is the 50th birthday of Led Zeppelin IV. And Levee definitely is the best song from it, maybe the best thing they ever did. ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2021, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/540 "2021-11-10T22:01:49Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Kto6hSgKYlk/hqdefault.jpg "Fleetwood Mac - Drifting.....") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kto6hSgKYlk) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/541 "2021-11-12T19:47:29Z")
How’s about some good old ELP !! (Featuring the amazing (& gorgeous) Rachel Flowers who’s been blind pretty much since birth) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sGUXqYc9nGE/maxresdefault.jpg "Old Castle / Blues Variation from Pictures at an Exhibition - ELP (An International Collaboration)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGUXqYc9nGE) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/542 "2021-11-12T21:34:12Z")
Sturgill Simpson live and his amazing former guitarist, Laur Joamets. Just fucking epic outlaw Americana. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lsnf6ml1ae8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDGMEMYQNnkCeucvXPZmorerFbHgVMLsnf6ml1ae8 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2021, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/543 "2021-11-12T21:37:43Z")
Or, I challenge you all not to watch and listen to this without shedding a tear or three. I cannot imagine anyone thinking this isn’t just a heartfelt, epic song about love and loss. You _will_ have something in your eye. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kx3NOJ-oCfo/maxresdefault.jpg "Billy Strings - In The Morning Light (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx3NOJ-oCfo) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=26) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=28)