songs of insanity

Subject: songs of insanity
From: GUEST,Hoot & Fidgit
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 06:20 PM

Aside from BEDLAM BOYS, MAD WORLD (Tears and Fears), THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY (Napoleon 3) and THE GREAT SONG OF INDIFFERENCE (Bob Geldof) are there any songs featuring insanity/madness?

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: gillymor
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 06:46 PM

Psycho Street- Richard Thompson
Ballad of Dwight Fry- Alice Cooper

Subject: RE:songs of insanity
From: MoorleyMan
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 06:53 PM

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 07:44 PM

Twisted Annie Ross song, recorded by Joni Mitchell and others.

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: GUEST,GUEST, AnMal in Sweden
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 08:12 PM

Angie baby - Helen Reddy
Crazy Man Michael - Richard Thompson
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Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: GUEST
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 08:36 PM

Some Say I Got Devil - Melanie

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: Jack Campin
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 08:57 PM

Matthew Lewis's "Crazy Jane". Which works because it focuses on her misery and isolation. There isn't much else about psychosis that makes for a song anybody could identify with.

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: Stewie
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 09:38 PM

Alan Taylor's "The madman". Al O'Donnell did an excellent rendition of it.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: cnd
Date: 28 Jun 20 - 10:27 PM

Check out this link: https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=160585 - it's a thread on this subject from a few years ago

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 29 Jun 20 - 09:20 AM

Hundreds of Maids in/of Bedlam. In the 18th century it was almost a go to ending for a lover's lamentation.

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: PHJim
Date: 29 Jun 20 - 09:33 AM

Michael Smith's Crazy Mary From Londonderry

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: oldhippie
Date: 29 Jun 20 - 11:02 AM

Psycho - Eddie Novack

[Verse 1]
Can Mary fry some fish, Mama?
I'm as hungry as can be
Oh lordy, how I wish, Mama
You could keep the baby quiet cause my head is killing me

I seen my ex last night, Mama
At a dance at Miller's store
She was with that Jackie White, Mama
I killed 'em both, and they're buried under Jenkin's sycamore

[Chorus]
Don't you think I'm psycho, Mama?
You can pour me a cup
If you think I'm psycho, mama
Better let 'em lock me up

[Verse 2]
Don't hand the dog to me, Mama
I might squeeze him too tight
And I'm as nervous as can be, Mama
But let me tell you 'bout last night

I woke up in Johnny's room, Mama
Standing right by his bed
With my hands near his throat, Mama
Wishing both of us was dead
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[Chorus]
You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama?
I just killed Johnny's pup
You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama?
You better let 'em lock me up

[Verse 3]
You know the little girl next door, Mama
I think her name is Betty Clark
Aw, don't tell me that she's dead, Mama
Why I just seen her in the park

She was sittin' on a bench, Mama
Thinking up a game to play
Seems I was holding a wrench, Mama
Then my mind walked away

[Chorus]
You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama?
Didn't mean to break your cup
You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama?
Mama, Mama, why don't you get up?

[Outro]
Say something to me, Mama
Mama, why don't you get up?
Mama?

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: Steve Gardham
Date: 29 Jun 20 - 03:17 PM

Wow, that's deep!

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: rich-joy
Date: 29 Jun 20 - 07:38 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K02wzVPJ5BI
Iconic Australian singer, Jeannie Lewis, and her disturbingly brilliant performance of David Bowie's "All the Madmen" - in 1976 ......

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 29 Jun 20 - 10:04 PM

See m to remember a previous thread where I posted this.....

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jun 20 - 12:09 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oDkJw09XrY

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: GUEST
Date: 30 Jun 20 - 04:44 AM

Some versions of Edwin in the Lowlands have Emma going mad and ending up in Bedlam (e.g. https://mainlynorfolk.info/louis.killen/songs/youngedwininthelowlandslow.html)

Subject: RE: songs of insanity
From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler
Date: 30 Jun 20 - 10:38 AM

"Lavender's blue", in some versions, can be viewed as having very coersive lyrics, as if sung by a psychopathic controlling male. Quite creepy!

Another one in the same vein is "Santa Claus is coming to town", it all depends on how you read the words. Terry Pratchet points this out in "The Hogfather".

Robin