More Bollocks

article in the Grauniad this morning listing the alleged 25 Most Depressing Songs.

Oddly, the Crazy Frog is not featured. It does have room for John Prine, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Holiday and Kenny Rogers, amongst others. In fairness, it doesn't include ususal suspects like The Smiths, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake.

I always thought that the song reputed to be the most depressing ever recorded was 'Gloomy Sunday - Overture To Death'.

"two people shot themselves while listening to a gypsy band playing the tune. Several others drowned themselves in the Danube while clutching the sheet music of "Gloomy Sunday". One gentleman reportedly walked out of a nightclub and blew his brains out after having requested the band to play "The Suicide Song"... Few people who have ever listened to the melody and lyrics fail to confess that it has a horribly depressing effect."