tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post7668876303013134545..comments2023-10-24T11:11:49.568+01:00Comments on There Are Places I Remember: Songs About Places: Gloomy SundayGeoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-18742312552355879072010-08-08T22:51:05.731+01:002010-08-08T22:51:05.731+01:00Indeed-probably more than any other day for some r...Indeed-probably more than any other day for some reasonGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-89340357581958321702010-08-08T22:45:31.260+01:002010-08-08T22:45:31.260+01:00You win, I have no more! But maybe we can call a d...You win, I have no more! But maybe we can call a draw and agree, at least, that there are a huge number of songs about Sunday!:)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666582384609617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-2662667889501420742010-08-08T21:09:20.995+01:002010-08-08T21:09:20.995+01:00Well, I cant beat that! (But will just mention Ple...Well, I cant beat that! (But will just mention Pleasant Valley Sunday-the Monkees/Loving You Sunday Morning-the Scorpions/ and Beautiful Sunday-Daniel Boone)..Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-6403480631395197682010-08-08T19:26:00.555+01:002010-08-08T19:26:00.555+01:00True! But then there's
Gary Numan - Black Sun...True! But then there's<br /><br />Gary Numan - Black Sunday<br />Mark Lanegan - Ugly Sunday<br />Keith Urban - Raining on Sunday<br />Joseph Arthur - Crying on Sunday<br />Joan Baez - Birmingham Sunday<br />Black Box Recorder - Hated Sunday<br />The Bright Lights - The Problem with Sunday<br /><br />And of course the classic (!):<br /><br />Croatian Liberation Front - Dubrovnik Is Burning/ SundayMarthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666582384609617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-6419191315174333072010-08-08T18:59:28.236+01:002010-08-08T18:59:28.236+01:00Very good! Theres also New Order's Blue Monday...Very good! Theres also New Order's Blue Monday as well. But also Leona Naess's Sunny SundayGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-80625370123164873602010-08-08T18:46:59.131+01:002010-08-08T18:46:59.131+01:00Wish I could find an original vinyl pressing of th...Wish I could find an original vinyl pressing of the Billie Holiday version, nearly impossible though (as it was pressed in 1941).Quentinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-62972270057277771842010-08-08T18:45:54.517+01:002010-08-08T18:45:54.517+01:0010 points for that Geoff but how about the Flaming...10 points for that Geoff but how about the Flaming Lips' "One Million Billionth Of A Millisecond On A Sunday Morning" which includes the line "This could be the sunrise or I could be wrong / cause sometimes what looks like the sunrise / Turns out to be an atom bomb". Or The Doors' "Blue Sunday." Or Stiff Little Fingers' "Bloody Sunday."Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666582384609617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-84828407683690524372010-08-08T11:31:13.602+01:002010-08-08T11:31:13.602+01:00I've just thought of the antidote to the gloom...I've just thought of the antidote to the gloomy Sunday songs, Martha--the Young Rascals' Groovin...on a Sunday afternoon!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-80899675736219225292010-08-07T20:21:26.793+01:002010-08-07T20:21:26.793+01:00I have just listened to the Pal Kalmar version you...I have just listened to the Pal Kalmar version you gave a link to, Steve. Very eery. I think this was a big hit in Hungary at the time-1935ish.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-73698071779104850182010-08-07T19:14:42.998+01:002010-08-07T19:14:42.998+01:00Thanks Heather-I saw you had voted!Thanks Heather-I saw you had voted!Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-6449229542289107092010-08-07T19:14:04.548+01:002010-08-07T19:14:04.548+01:00The plaque in Kispipa gives 1889 as the birth date...The plaque in Kispipa gives 1889 as the birth date, as does several other sources. The obit in the New York Times in 1968 gives his age as 69, though.<br /> Sunday isnt the only gloomy day in songs though, Martha! There's Rainy Days and Mondays, Manic Monday and I dont Like MondaysGeoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-40587720595084839902010-08-07T18:34:51.271+01:002010-08-07T18:34:51.271+01:00Yes, it is very confusing. I have seen his birthda...Yes, it is very confusing. I have seen his birthdate listed as 1889 but his obituaries all say he was 69 when he died, which means he was born in 1899. But the headstone said 1901. It is in the beautiful Kerepesi cemetery in Budapest.Simonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-74410952643145576272010-08-07T18:34:19.554+01:002010-08-07T18:34:19.554+01:00I think this post also points to different culture...I think this post also points to different culture's approaches to death. My mother is Hungarian and would tell you that Hungarians are especially preoccupied with death and can at times seem very “gloomy” indeed to the outsider. Whether the legend of Gloomy Sunday is true or not, there is no debate that it captured the fascination of the country. There is something poignant and poetic about a song that drives people to their death, an explanation to the tragedy of suicide that can be so hard to understand.Klaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-748568332820715242010-08-07T18:32:50.731+01:002010-08-07T18:32:50.731+01:00Fascinating post…I have been interested in this so...Fascinating post…I have been interested in this song since I heard the Billie Holiday version as a child and it distressed me so much i have not listened to it since!Sharonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-26022771821512720472010-08-07T18:32:21.711+01:002010-08-07T18:32:21.711+01:00They play this song (the billie holiday version) a...They play this song (the billie holiday version) at the store I work at and now has a completely new meaning. I had absolutely no idea that this song has been considered a suicide anthem.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-55577219863287192022010-08-07T18:31:48.932+01:002010-08-07T18:31:48.932+01:00It is very very spooky in Hungarian - check it out...It is very very spooky in Hungarian - check it out!<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4Hbr6mQHV0Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427693964807938715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-51040426127704236732010-08-07T18:14:49.470+01:002010-08-07T18:14:49.470+01:00Yes, that's a good point Geoff. But then there...Yes, that's a good point Geoff. But then there's "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2, "Just Another Sunday" by Guns N Roses, "I Hate Your Guts on Sunday" by Screeching Weasel, "Sunday Sleep" by Blur, "Best Sunday Dress" by Hole, "Sunday's Slave" by Nick Cave, "Sunday is the Saddest Day" by Texas, and "A Sunday" by Jimmy Eat World. All VERY depressing:)Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09666582384609617831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-32776822266510366702010-08-07T18:07:25.398+01:002010-08-07T18:07:25.398+01:00Thanks Geoff. Great blog by the way! I voted in th...Thanks Geoff. Great blog by the way! I voted in the blog prize too. <br /><br />x heatherHeather Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06802899368274459743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-86835552956637890782010-08-07T18:06:25.360+01:002010-08-07T18:06:25.360+01:00Can we also just acknowledge how gorgeous Sarah Mc...Can we also just acknowledge how gorgeous Sarah McLachlan's version is that Geoff posted? She is my favourite female vocalist ever, what a beautiful version of the song. I have it playing on repeat today (with my husband warned to watch out for any sudden suicidal attempts....:)Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-81250937221696166832010-08-06T19:32:44.943+01:002010-08-06T19:32:44.943+01:00Still there are some more cheerful Sunday songs, M...Still there are some more cheerful Sunday songs, Martha -Sunday Girl (Blondie), Easy like Sunday morning (Lionel Ritchie), Sunday will never be the same (Spanky and Our Gang)Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-68481864723837882162010-08-06T18:55:06.330+01:002010-08-06T18:55:06.330+01:00Hey Heather-thanks for your link-its a great versi...Hey Heather-thanks for your link-its a great version.<br />Thanks for photo, Simone-where is it? The birth date is different from that usually quoted, including in the cafe plaque. It would make him yonger when he died.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966328708258079467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-12596455025282005222010-08-06T18:47:28.793+01:002010-08-06T18:47:28.793+01:00In the film The Kovak Box, the "Gloomy Sunday...In the film The Kovak Box, the "Gloomy Sunday" myth is woven into the main character's fictional masterpiece and the movie's chilling intrigue plot involving mass suicides and depression.Andre Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-77415971651970304532010-08-06T18:47:00.489+01:002010-08-06T18:47:00.489+01:00Far from the song causing misery, I really do thin...Far from the song causing misery, I really do think it REFLECTED Hungary's economic and political hardships during the 1930's - hence it resonated with Hungarians.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-83041286146331706502010-08-06T18:45:47.238+01:002010-08-06T18:45:47.238+01:00This song is brilliant in part because the grim su...This song is brilliant in part because the grim subject contrasts the flowery lyrics. <br /><br />I love the Bille Holiday version best. Her voice! It's a perfect match - so woeful and pained.Camillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3774690407548657707.post-12646749921476128282010-08-06T18:43:21.732+01:002010-08-06T18:43:21.732+01:00Here's a photo I took of his tomb.....!
http:...Here's a photo I took of his tomb.....!<br /><br />http://images.suite101.com/1875869_com_seress1.jpgSimonenoreply@blogger.com