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BeatleloverKT
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September 29, 2019

Stressors/Pressures of Everyday Life

  • September 29, 2019
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As I’m coming to two years of the worst times of my life, both personally and professionally, I’ve noticed there are a lot of rock songs out there that deal with the Stressors/Pressures of everyday life. I thought it would be a great topic to explore. Songs with pressure in the title are obvious, but I’m hoping this will bring out other, more subtle songs that address these issues. I will start with one of my all time favorites in this area-

”We gotta get out of this place” by The Animals

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      1968Hoya46
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      October 3, 2019

      Movin' On: Billy Joel (he critiques what he sees as the destructive obsession with "getting ahead" [working multiple jobs, not having a real life, not enjoying what you have] just to buy that metaphorical Cadillac and have just enough energy and health left to polish its fenders, but not enough to drive it).

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        October 4, 2019

        It don’t come easy by Ringo Starr

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          1968Hoya46
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          October 6, 2019

          Idiot Wind: Dylan (the story [to put it mildly] of a bumpy relationship).

            BeatleloverKT
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            October 6, 2019

            Never going back again by the Mac

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            1968Hoya46
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            October 6, 2019

            Uptown: Roy Orbison

            Uptown: The Crystals

             

            (Two different songs, but each conveys the pressures and stress faced by the "little guy" in the big city. Roy's little guy is a bellhop who fantasizes about getting rich and hooking up with the woman in the penthouse. The Crystal's little guy becomes a big guy after he returns to his uptown home after a soul-crushing workday downtown). Interesting how the word "uptown" has a different meaning in each song. 

             

             

              MaVolta
              MaVolta
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              October 6, 2019
              @1968Hoya46 wrote:

              Uptown: Roy Orbison

              Uptown: The Crystals

               

              (Two different songs, but each conveys the pressures and stress faced by the "little guy" in the big city. Roy's little guy is a bellhop who fantasizes about getting rich and hooking up with the woman in the penthouse. The Crystal's little guy becomes a big guy after he returns to his uptown home after a soul-crushing workday downtown). Interesting how the word "uptown" has a different meaning in each song. 

               

              And this one . . . She'll soon be tired of her uptown guy and he will be successful and win her over . . .

               

              Uptown Girl - Billy Joel

              “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
                MaVolta
                MaVolta
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                October 6, 2019

                 

                19th Nervous Breakdown - Rolling Stones

                “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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                  1968Hoya46
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                  October 12, 2019

                  Lyin' Eyes: Eagles (a case study of self-created stress: marry a rich old guy with hands as cold as ice to achieve the good life, then cheat on him with a guy her own age (who's hands are presumably not as cold as ice) and we have a recipe for a stressful existence).

                    BeatleloverKT
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                    October 12, 2019

                    Growing Pains by Alessia Cara. She sings about the complex emotions that come from managing day to day adult stress. I am pretty sure she wrote it about me because it hits the nail on the head about my life 

                    MaVolta
                    MaVolta
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                    October 12, 2019

                    Everybody's Broken - Bon Jovi

                    “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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                      1968Hoya46
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                      October 14, 2019

                      Talk Talk:  The Music Machine (themes of teenage angst, anger, depression, paranoia, despair... the whole package).

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                        October 14, 2019

                        Fight Song by Rachel Platten

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                          1968Hoya46
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                          October 15, 2019

                          Drift Away: Dobie Gray (rock and roll will allow him to drift away from the confusion and angst he experiences in this unkind world).

                            BeatleloverKT
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                            October 15, 2019

                            In my blood by Shawn Mendes. Sings about needing help, feeling like giving up, loneliness and anxiety. Bingo 👍

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                            1968Hoya46
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                            October 15, 2019

                            So Sad To Watch Good Love Go Bad: Everly Brothers

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                              October 15, 2019

                              Real Friends by Camilla Cabello

                              MaVolta
                              MaVolta
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                              October 16, 2019

                              Garden Party - Rick Nelson (RIP, we miss you)

                               

                              But it's all right now, I've learned my lesson well
                              You see, you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself

                               

                              At it's core, the song is about taking a negative and turning it into a positive. If you aren't familiar with the story, here is a great write-up.

                               

                              https://www.songfacts.com/facts/rick-nelson/garden-party

                              “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Jimi Hendrix
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                                Butterfly565
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                                October 16, 2019

                                One of my fav's from the Eagles....  "I Can't Tell You Why"....Timothy B.Schmit...awesome!

                                 

                                https://youtu.be/xyDpueHZbiA

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                                  Butterfly565
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                                  October 16, 2019
                                  @Butterfly565 wrote:

                                  One of my fav's from the Eagles....  "I Can't Tell You Why"....Timothy B.Schmit...awesome!

                                   

                                  https://youtu.be/xyDpueHZbiA

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                  With that I'd like to post....I apologize if it is already on this thread....

                                   

                                  Hall and Oats...." Private Eyes"   (they'll do anything to make a buck)

                                   

                                  https://youtu.be/P3MUQKD_GOE

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                                    1968Hoya46
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                                    October 16, 2019

                                    Up On The Roof: Drifters (the place to go to escape the stress of the world).

                                      BeatleloverKT
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                                      October 16, 2019

                                      Soul suckin' Jerk by Beck (letting out my dark side today)

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                                      1968Hoya46
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                                      October 16, 2019

                                      Trapped: Jimmy Cliff; Bruce Springsteen (the title says it all).

                                        BeatleloverKT
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                                        October 16, 2019

                                        Shake it off by Taylor Swift

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