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Ever hear an unbeat song with very depressing lyrics?
Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics, Pretenders
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Pretenders', "Back On The Chain Gang"
The Lyrics:
The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you
But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fail to ruin one day For making us part
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you
But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fail to ruin one day For making us part
Why:
A Top five song for the Pretenders back in 1983, "Back On The Chain Gang" is such a depressing tune, but with a great dance hall style beat. The words read as though even when you succeed in love (which is definitely not a given in this song), it still feels like way too much work to deal with it. Makes you wonder why anyone would fall in love?
Submitted by: Peter
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