I couldn't help myself posting this, combining the song by Denis Leary with footage from the brilliant movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

SC, that's not bad listened to sparingly (for me, anyway). I love the instrumental break.

Ok...Although, truthfully, it is grating the manner in which he chooses to sing at times, I find it relatable and the song is good:

High Life -- Counting Crows -- 1999

Rothbart, that Who song is good. Yeah, it is slightly surprising no one posted that before you. Agreed, great anthem for here.
I love the end -- good ol' rock, hell yeah.

And I didn't know Denis Leary had a song. But, crap, that video was removed. I'll look it up some time, as well as that film (I've heard the title before...). Sometimes, Rescue Me is a guilty pleasure of mine. Heh.

Hi ponderance26

Thanks for your words. The song by The Who, Melancholia, is from a concept album called Who Sell Out. It includes fake ads and jingles between songs
I love The Who for many reasons, but not for portraying emotions like these.

The song Disintegration from the album would be more appropriate here perhaps, as its without humor or irony

Kinda befitting the given criteria, I guess..


Lyrics:

Alberi, the 'Dead School Screaming' Alice Nine lyrics intrigue the hell of me! I haven't listened to the song yet and don't feel like doing that now. I've been meaning to. Will soon. I wonder how it sounds... I wonder if it sounds remotely to how it sounds in my head.. Hmm.

Hey there, Roth. Oh, I see...thanks for the info. I vaguely heard about that before. Yeah, I totally get that. That kind of insincerity is good sometimes (obviously) but it's not something I can enjoy every time or on a regular basis. I think I should delve into The Who catalogue sometime -- not too familiar with it.
Keeping with this thought... I enjoy music by discovering and listening to a broad range of artists on the radio and searching for or happening upon some online. I prefer radio of some sort because I'm not going to limit myself to what I put on my Ipod (which I don't have).
I don't really dig too deep into any artists' catalogue of songs unless I have an unforgettable, distinct spiritual connection with a given song or songs (for whatever reason(s)). For me to say I absolutely, completely love a particular band or artist, this has to occur. It is ultimately and extremely rare for anybody to feel something this significant within their heart and soul. It's an undying gift so fortunate to find. I believe I've found it in one. Within the last year, I think I may have found a second -- having that experience every time I hear one of the three songs of theirs that I've heard. I do not rush these things.

So, anyway, I remember some time ago first hearing 'We're Not Gonna Take It', then separately hearing it was by The Who and I thought 'The Who is irritaing.' I later learned what I heard was a Twisted Sister song. (For those who do not know and were wondering, these bands' songs are completely different songs.) I thought it was irritating then probably because I couldn't relate yet, I was closed off, and I didn't have such an appreciation for music as I do now. Man, now I know the song is cool... hell, they're cool. Hilarious, great videos, i.e, the aforementioned here and 'I Wanna Rock' here. Both of those are off the same 1984 album, 'Stay Hungry', for those who wanted to know.

But going back to The Who, this is at :30. Was that you, Roth? A lot of interesting people in that video. What a crowd.

By the way, I've added songs to the 'Tunes that remind you of HikiCulture' thread because to me they fit there much better than here.

How old do you think I am??

Reg. the Who. I loved them more for "superficial" things, like the uniqe style of the drummer, the bowling-way of playing guitar, the ever quiet bass-player with a technique that influenced so many, and who frequently wore a skeleton-suite on stage, their trademark wrecking-the-stage, than the lyrics.

Many of their early songs have quirky wordplay and a nice pop sound, but Keith Moons drumming, John Entwhistles advanced bass riffs and Pete Townshends arm-swinging guitar-playing put them in a different league. or shelf. They were the main attraction on Woodstock 1969, yet they hated the experience. Pete Townshend wrote the first ever rock opera, with a storyline that resembles Pink Floyds the Wall.

Early this millennium Pete Townshend was questioned by the police after discovering he had used his credit card to pay for child pornography on the internet. Charges was later dropped, but for me my image of him and the Who changed.

But for sheer fun, energy, and the music and style that changed and helped define a generation, the Who is the band:)

Now, back to Hikikomorish songs!

An obvious choice this

I expected to have to explain myself. Well, first... thought you might get a kick out of that! The hilarity of that man, I mean. I didn't mean to insult you at all. I was being completely sarcastic.

That man doesn't look too young... I'll say 40 yrs. of age...back in, what, 1970? No, I don't think you are actually 80+ yrs. old. Although, you never know. Some eighty-year-olds have quite a lot of vitality.

Whenever someone seems well-read and well-spoken and knows what they like, I usually get the impression that they are older. I like to think I'm still young, so I tend to think said person is, at least, more ripe in age than myself.
However, I am getting to an age where I'm thrown more for a loop (misjudging people's ages) because I'm forgetting how old I am. I'm also considerably deficient in life experiences for someone my age (whatever...), which further explains my misperceptions about people and their age.

Anyway, to actually answer your question: without many clues to go on, anywhere between thirty and sixty.
And maybe that guy was just an old-looking twenty-something as opposed to forty-something -- fitting my broad analysis of you, barely.

See, I don't think you're that old. Although, I don't like to think of people as "old" anyway. It's not like they're moldy leftovers(although...arguably, with no disrespect intended, some could be described as such, unfortunately...).

If you're younger than me, uh, I guess I wouldn't be too surprised, Roth. That's good for you. I'd just be discontent in my own feeling of inadequacy.

Ohh. Fair enough. Thanks for informing me on their intricacies and uniqueness. I respect and appreciate those aspects of performing. If the instrumentals are great, imo, I love the hell out of it. Admittedly, the breadth of my technical knowledge of music is currently pretty limited but I do know what sounds really good to my ear and what doesn't. However, I'm foremost a lyrics girl. If a song is full of lyrics which I think suck tremendously, I can't help but feel very disappointed. What's the point of that?!
I'm also one to key into a singer's vocals, and if I don't like them it can turn me off significantly or completely.
For example, I absolutely cannot stand the sound of Pink's voice!! There's just something extremely grating about it -- it's just, unh, I can't listen to it at all. 'Your Pink came with a Floyd' -- hell yes.

Nice! Thanks for the education, Roth. I love Pink Floyd's sound and style.

Yes, I heard about that when they were scheduled to play the halftime show in 2010's Super Bowl. How fuckin sad. Nobody should get away with that shit.

I understand. If I had a generally favorable opinion about them before and then learned of that, my opinion of him and the band would change as well.

Fair enough.

Green Carnation's song, Alone. Lyrics are the poem Alone by Edgar Allan Poe. If this isn't hiki, I don't know what is.

Sorry for double post, forgot the lyrics

Sisters of Mercy - Marian
In a sea of faces, in a sea of doubt
In this cruel place your voice above the maelstrom
In the wake of this ship of fools I'm falling further down
If you can see me, Marian, reach out and take me home.....

CHORUS
I hear you calling Marian
Across the water, across the wave
I hear you calling Marian
Can you hear me calling you to
Save me, save me, save me from the
Grave...
Marian

Marian, there's a weight above me
And the pressure is all too strong
To breathe deep
Breathe long and hard
To take the water down and go to sleep
To sink still further
Beneath the fatal wave
Marian I think I'm drowning
This sea is killing me

CHORUS

Was ich kann und was ich könnte
(What I can do and what I could do)
Weiss ich gar nicht mehr
(I just don't know anymore)
Gib mir wieder etwas Schönes
(Give me something beautiful again)
Zieh mich aus dem Meer
(Drag me out of the sea)
Ich höre dich rufen, Marian
(I hear you calling Marian)
Kannst du mich schreien hören
(Can you hear me screaming?)
Ich bin hier allein
(I am here alone)
Ich höre dich rufen, Marian
(I hear you calling Marian)
Ohne deine Hilfe verliere ich mich in diesem Ort
(Without your help I lose myself in this place)

CHORUS
[repeat Marian til end]

A Perfect Circle was formed by vocalist for Tool. This Lennon cover gives the lyric a very suitable background, and is quite different from Lennons original melody, simply by lowering the key...

I remember reading somewhere that Trent Reznor actually wrote the song for his golden retriever that had to be put down, which is unexpected. It does seem like there are some drug references, but he could be talking about the dog getting an injection.

just for a less serious note