Stressors/Pressures of Everyday Life

[BeatleloverKT]

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

[BeatleloverKT]

War by Edwin Starr

"It ain't nothing but a heartbreaker

(War) it's got one friend that's the undertaker

Oh, war has shattered many a young mans dreams

Made him disabled, bitter and mean

Life is much too short and precious

To spend fighting wars these days 

War can't give life

It can only take it away"......

[1968Hoya46]

Mother-In-Law: Ernie K. Doe (a culturally dated but cute song about the stress of living with one's mother in law).

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"Tears in Heaven"  by Eric Clapton

"Beyond the door there's peace I'm sure
And I know there'll be no more tears in heaven"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AscPOozwYA8

[BeatleloverKT]

Demons by Imagine Dragons

[1968Hoya46]

I Can't Stand It: Clapton (his girl is running around and fooling around and, as the title suggests, he can't stand it).

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Man on the corner by Genesis

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Peacekeeper by Fleetwood Mac

"We make all of our suns the same

Every one will suffer the fire we've made

They all explode just the same

And there's no going back on the plans we've made"......

[MaVolta]

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@BeatleloverKT wrote:

Peacekeeper by Fleetwood Mac

"We make all of our suns the same

Every one will suffer the fire we've made

They all explode just the same

And there's no going back on the plans we've made"......

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Love that one!

[BeatleloverKT]

World turning by the Mac

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Nobody told me by John Lennon

[1968Hoya46]

Greenfields: The Brothers Four (the stress of rejection).

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Human Touch by Bruce Springsteen

"Tell me, in a world without pity

Do you think what I'm askin's too much

I just want something to hold on to

And a little of that human touch

Just a little of that human touch"......

[BeatleloverKT]

Stand Tall by Burton Cummings. No matter what they throw at you, gotta stand tall. He is, IMO, one of the most underrated singers out there. Just love this song and it's meaning

[DebbieH117828]

I agree.  Love his voice, or at least the way he used to sound.  I hear he damaged his voice many years ago....don't know if true.

[1968Hoya46]

Half Heaven, Half Heartache: Gene Pitney (the stress of wanting, trying but never knowing).

[BeatleloverKT]

Money by Pink Floyd

"Money, it's a crime

Share it fairly but don't take a slice of my pie

Money, so they say

Is the root of all evil today

But if you ask for a raise it's no surprise that they're 

Giving none away,away,away"......

[BeatleloverKT]

Taxman by the Fab 4️⃣

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I'm just a singer (In a rock and roll band) by the Moody Blues

"How can we understand

Riots by the people for the people

Who are only destroying themselves

And when you see a frightened person

who is frightened by the people who are

scorching this earth, scorching this earth".......

[KyleH103]

I would add Isn't Life Strange, also by The Moody Blues and written by John Lodge:

Isn't life strange?

A turn of the page

Can read like before

Can we ask for more?

Each day passes by

How hard man will try?

The sea will not wait

You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry

Wished I could be in your heart

To be one with your love

Wished I could be in your eyes

Looking back, there you were and here we are

Isn't love strange?

A word we arrange

With no thought or care

Maker of despair

Each breath that we breathe

With love we must weave

To make us as one

You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry

Wished I could be in your heart

To be one with your love

Wished I could be in your eyes

Looking back, there you were and here we are

Isn't life strange?

A turn of the page

A book without light

Unless with love we write

To throw it away

To lose just a day

The quicksand of time

You know it makes me want to cry, cry, cry

Wished I could be in your heart

To be one with your love

Wished I could be in your eyes

Looking back, there you were

Wished I could be in your heart

To be one with your love

Wished I could be in your eyes

Looking back, there you were

Wished I could be in your heart

To be one with your love

Wished I could be in your eyes

Looking back, there you were

Wished I could be in your heart

To be one with your love

Wished I could be in your eyes

Looking back, there you were

[DebbieH117828]

I absolutely LOVE this song and the Moody Blues.  This is such a high energy song and seeing them perform it live was a real treat.  Sadly, Heaven gained another gifted musician on October 10 with the passing of John Lodge.  

[cm9889168]

"Eat for Two"  by 10,000 Maniacs

"When the boy was a boy, the girl was a girl, they found each other in a wicked world 
Strong in some respects, but she couldn't stand for the way he begged and gave in 
Pride is for men; young girls should run and hide instead 
Risk the game by taking dares with "yes" 
Eat for two, walk for two, breathe for two now"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eR5immbEmc

[BeatleloverKT]

It's my life by the Animals

"It's a hard world to get a break in

All the good things have been taken

But girl there are ways to make certain things pay

Though I'm dressed in these rags, I'll wear sable some day"......

[1968Hoya46]

Two Faces Have I: Lou Christie (must be a tough way to live one's life).

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Hurt by Bowie&Nine Inch Nails

[1968Hoya46]

Sad Movies Make Me Cry: Sue Thompson (not easy being a teenager in the 50's-60's...)

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@1968Hoya46 wrote:

Sad Movies Make Me Cry: Sue Thompson (not easy being a teenager in the 50's-60's...)

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And there were all of those tragedy songs that became so popular in the early 60's. Listening to the radio could get down right depressing! Thank goodness The Beatles came along in '64 and changed all of that. They were a sorely needed breath of fresh air. No wonder we still love them! 

[BeatleloverKT]

How to disappear completely by Radiohead

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"Operator"  by Jim Croce

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RA4MykPm4s

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Incense&Peppermints by the Strawberry Alarm Clock

"To divide this cockeyed world in two

Throw your pride to one side,it's the least you can do

Beatniks and politics,nothing is new

A yardstick for lunatics, one point of view".......

[MaVolta]

Strawberry Fields Forever - The Beatles