Comments by "Morgan King" (@MorganKing95) on "Top 10 Happy Sounding Songs That Are Actually Depressing" video.
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At my school in Norway, we had a monologue project where each of us chose a song that has touched us somehow, and a friend of me chose a Norwegian hip-hop song called "Nattens sønner" ("sons of the night"). Most of the time, people just think it's cool and funky, but when it was performed as a monologue, people were brought to tears since the last verse is about a 12 year old boy who tries to impress his older brother (who is sort of a gangster), but ends up driving himself to death.
Btw, I don't think "Born in the USA" sounds very happy, and it's not something I wanna dance to. (It's just an honourable mention, but still). "My Hometown" however sounds very nostalgic, but it also mentions fights between black and white, and economic depression.
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