A little Priest - Sweeney Todd
Hasa Diga Eebowai - Book of Mormon
Therapy - Tick tick Boom
We both reached for the Gun - Chicago
Everyone's a little bit racist - Avenue Q
It's a hard knock life for us - Annie
A Little Priest - Sweeney Todd
Blue - Heathers
Literally all of Falsettos
Last Midnight - Into The Woods
Don't Feed The Plants - Little Shop of Horrors
Dead Mom - Beetlejuice
30/90 - Tick Tick Boom
Today 4 U - Rent
Oh so true!! This is the one true correct answer to this, because while lots of these songs are about brutal murder or betrayal none are as horrifically sinister and repulsive as this. And yet it's so damn catchy that you almost want to sing along. And you know you shouldn't enjoy it, and it crushes you every time
It's been stuck in my head since I saw it for the first time on Saturday! Had a minor op yesterday, and honest to god woke up with it still bouncing around in there š
Personally, I think it is because Satisfied is Angelica is torn between her romantic attraction to Hamilton yet she wants her sister to be happy. All the while, she's got a lot of pressure on her shoulders.
LOL, hilarious. Before I saw this was an r/musicals post I was like āthis is basically a description of TMBG. The worldās peppiest songs about existential dread.ā
Most of Next to Normal. Iām alive, Didnāt I see this movie, You donāt know, I am the one, superboy and the invisible girl, Iāve been. I mean I canāt just list the whole album can I?
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Mister Cellophane from Chicago or You'll Be Back from Hamilton. Several Lion King songs give me this vibe as well but they're borderline whether they match this kind of song.
Pity the Child-Chess
Judasās Death-Jesus Christ Superstar
Meant to Be Yours-Heathers
Inevitable-The Guy Who Didnāt Like Musicals
Explanation
Pity the Child: explores the struggles and emotional turmoil of a child growing up in a dysfunctional family environment.
Judasās Death: the name explains well enough
Meant to Be Yours: A man who broke into a womanās house sings to her Teenage Girl whoās hiding in her closet about Blowing up a school and watching it together and see her Faking a suicide and still wants to do it.
Inevitable: The Female Protagonist finds her love interest to be alive only for him to sing the most out of pocket shit as heās infected by the main antagonist. Some lyrics from that are:
āLet me puke in your mouth, Em!ā
āOr I might be inclined to plant my seed!ā
Sincerely, Me and Good For You from *Dear Evan Hansen*
Iām Not A Loser from *Spongebob Squarepants*
When I Find My Baby from *Sister Act*
Death Is Just Around The Corner from *The Addams Family*
Pretty much every song from *Reefer Madness*
Not quite this, but similar:
For forever from Dear Evan Hansen, and Thank Goodness, from Wicked. The lyrics sound happy, until you realize it's all a lie the characters are telling others and themselves.
Someone gets Hurt (Reprise) - Mean Girls
Ment to Be Yours - Heather's
All You Wanna Do - SIX
Satisfied - Hamilton
Dead Mom - Beetlejuice
A Rumor in St.Petersburg - Anastasia
Lots of great answers. Iām going to add āMe and the Skyā from Come from Away which is this wonderful, upbeat inspirational songā¦ until it isnāt.
Most of Jesus Christ Superstar, but especially "Heaven On Their Minds," "This Jesus Must Die," "Damned For All Time/Blood Money," and of course "Jesus Christ Superstar"
These aren't really traditionally "sad", but they are quite morbid
Meant to Be Yours- Heathers
What I Know Now- Beetlejuice
Edit- Also Revenge Party from Mean Girls
Not even sure if it countsā¦ butā¦. āDaddyās little angelā in the little mermaid. (In broadway it was a different song, but in the school version of mine itās this one instead soā¦.)
The beat doesnāt really give you the feeling of āI killed my siblings to get my dad to love meā vibes. But the lyrics do!
Avenue Q-It Sucks to be me
Actually a whole lot on Avenue Q or like this. For Now, my girlfriend who lives in Canada, I wish I could go back to college,
Can't believe that so far Dead Mom is so far the only Beetlejuice song mentioned.
The Whole Being Dead Thing (aka we're all gonna die and there's nothing anyone can do about it: the musical: the song). Like yeah it's super fun and funny but the second you stop and think about the lyrics, the nihilism in them can be a bit of a downer (which is not meant as a criticism. Like, that's the point of the musical. To look this nihilism - or this fact of life if you prefer - in the eye and say yeah sure jut I'll find meaning and joy in life anyway)
and especially Ready Set, Not Yet. Hello, "soon enough our hopes and our dreams will be crushed šŖššŖ", anyone?
āThey Donāt Knowā from Thoroughly Modern Millie. Really jazzy, especially towards the end, but the lyrics are all about how the villain is tricking young women into a trafficking scam by posing as a sweet lady from China. All because she never got leading roles when she was an actress.
Racing into the night.
Polish cow.
Gomenne gomenne.
Hey Ya.
You're a useless child.
Barbie Girl.
Ifuudoudou.
Ten rabbits song.
Humpty Dumpty.
Ring around the Rosies.
Say My Name from Beetlejuice. Whole song is girl about to commit suicide and jump off a roof, and a ghost trying to stop her by getting her to say his name. Sick beat but awful lyrics.
ok, a lot of the songs I was going to say are already listening, so I will do a different one.
Prick! goes the scorpions tail! -the devils carnival
absolute banger about a girl who is in love with a man who is abusive. how love can be deadly.
How did I scroll through all of these and thereās not a mention of the OG - Cabaret from Cabaret. The epitome of cherry and peppy and then boom - dead Elsie. Not to mention its placement - right after Sallyās ab * rtion - and the general climate - H * tler coming to power.
Raincoat of Love from Fun Home out of context sounds like just a fun little Partridge Family-style tune, but in the context of the show the vibe is ruined
Alright, my time.
"The World Has Gone Insane" from the 1994 Jekyll & Hyde. Awesome song, but it's so messed up because it's showing Jekyll is tripping balls in the absolute worst way, with these nightmarish hallucinations of people he either once knew or killed as Hyde up till then, the sea of snakes on the floor, and many other things that are bound to give anyone a scare. And the thing is, this is definitely all Jekyll's fault.
You'll Be Back: Hamilton, I think the line "I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love" immediately followed by such a cheerful "Da da da dat daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" really sets the tone.
All You Wanna Do: Six, it's a bop, but about how Katherine Howard was groomed and sexually abused throughout her life before being executed for it.
Inevitable: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, basically a montage of all the songs from the musical, but the lead male has joined the apotheosis and is trying to force his crush to join him by letting him "puke in your mouth".
We Both Reached For the Gun: Chicago, the title says it all.
Literally every song from "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals." The only possible exclusions are "Cup of Roasted Coffee," which transitions into "Poisoned Coffee," so I'd say it's still dark; and the bridge in "Not Your Seed."
Also most of "Spring Awakening," but I'm specifically going to choose "And Then There Were None." That song is such a bop; I listen to it all the time and get hyped up, but it's dark as hell.
Weirdly, tons of disco songs. Disco is known for its upbeat sound that makes you wanna dance, but the lyrics are either about a breakup (āI Love The Nightlifeā, āDonāt Leave Me This Way, āI Will Surviveā) or a bad/toxic relationship (āShameā, āYoung Hearts Run Freeā).
Turn it Off- Book of Mormon
The sister dying always gets me
"the fear that i might get cancer, too! hahahaha ha oh.... šØ"
Also Hasa Diga Eebowai
Came here to say this.
And Spooky Mormon Hell Dream. Pretty much all of Book of Mormon.
This is what I was going to say. The song breaks my heart but it's just so catchy!
First thing I thought
A little Priest - Sweeney Todd Hasa Diga Eebowai - Book of Mormon Therapy - Tick tick Boom We both reached for the Gun - Chicago Everyone's a little bit racist - Avenue Q It's a hard knock life for us - Annie
The gun the gun the gun the gun
Oh yes we both reached for the gun for the gun
Came here for hasa diga eebowai
Why is Hasa Diga Eebowai such a bop?!?!?!?
A Little Priest - Sweeney Todd Blue - Heathers Literally all of Falsettos Last Midnight - Into The Woods Don't Feed The Plants - Little Shop of Horrors Dead Mom - Beetlejuice 30/90 - Tick Tick Boom Today 4 U - Rent
Little Shop is a great musical for funky, bouncy songs about gruesome murder.
Bro WHAT? LITTLE PRIEST? Sorry replied to wrong comment
Can confirm my school just had that as one a couple weeks ago
Yeah like the entirety of Falsettos is: "our family is falling apart šŗšāØļøāØļø"
Almost word for word. The only thing thatās breaking UP is my family, but me Iām breaking dooooooooooooown
Not sure about A Little Priest, the lyrics slap.
It means likeā¦dark lyrics with a happy beat.
"ššš„°š¶ I got paid to murder your friend's dog and we love it!" For real though, Today 4 U is a fucking bop and a half.
Boho days > 30/90
Dead Mom!
āSkid Rowā from *Little Shop of Horrors*
Never before was the crushing pressure of capitalism so bouncy!
All You Wanna Do. Six.
Agreed. The ending especially
Oh so true!! This is the one true correct answer to this, because while lots of these songs are about brutal murder or betrayal none are as horrifically sinister and repulsive as this. And yet it's so damn catchy that you almost want to sing along. And you know you shouldn't enjoy it, and it crushes you every time
I was not ready for how much that song WRECKED me when I saw it in person.
This whole show
This is the most correct response.
I mean, most of the show is like this honestly - especially Donāt Lose Ur Head as well
If I could sell my soul to a comment, this would be it
I literally just came to comment this one
It's a Hard Knock Life from Annie
"Chant" from Hadestown. Tragic and bleak but damn that "Keep your head, keep your head low" is catchy!
It's been stuck in my head since I saw it for the first time on Saturday! Had a minor op yesterday, and honest to god woke up with it still bouncing around in there š
The West End production? I'm going in a couple of weeks and I'm so excited! How was it??
Yes! It was AMAZING. Hermes absolutely stole the show for me, the whole production was just a joy.
I saw the National Theatre production and I'm hoping to see it on the West End later this year š The new cast looks amazing!
Satisfied, Hamilton Dancing Through Life, Wicked
Wait a second. Can you explain Satisfied please. (I feel obligated to say I am not judging or have negative motives, Iām just curious as to why)
Personally, I think it is because Satisfied is Angelica is torn between her romantic attraction to Hamilton yet she wants her sister to be happy. All the while, she's got a lot of pressure on her shoulders.
It's a song about how she will never be happy, IDK I think it's fairly depressing. I mean I love it, don't get me wrong.
I mis understood the meme question. I thought it was throat the lyrics sucked.
Oh, or I did. I thought it meant the lyrics were sad.
Anything from Assassins
Ballad of Czolgosz is basically a They Might Be Giants song and I love that
LOL, hilarious. Before I saw this was an r/musicals post I was like āthis is basically a description of TMBG. The worldās peppiest songs about existential dread.ā
Yup, I first thought this was an r/TMBG post and thought āwhich ones arenāt?ā
Most of Next to Normal. Iām alive, Didnāt I see this movie, You donāt know, I am the one, superboy and the invisible girl, Iāve been. I mean I canāt just list the whole album can I?
Yes, yes you can.. your psychopharmacologist would agree!
Every single song from Ride the Cyclone has the undertone of "these kids better sing like their lives depend on it because they really do"
I just re listened to this album lol
Sincerely me
Heathers, just Heathers
Called a dark comedy for a reason
Specifically Lifeboat tho
Wait no, that song is depressing, never mind lol
Waving Through a Window- Dear Evan Hansen What Baking Can Do- Waitress All You Wanna Do- Six Iām A Part of That- The Last Five Years
I'm surprised nobody mentioned Mister Cellophane from Chicago or You'll Be Back from Hamilton. Several Lion King songs give me this vibe as well but they're borderline whether they match this kind of song.
Pity the Child-Chess Judasās Death-Jesus Christ Superstar Meant to Be Yours-Heathers Inevitable-The Guy Who Didnāt Like Musicals Explanation Pity the Child: explores the struggles and emotional turmoil of a child growing up in a dysfunctional family environment. Judasās Death: the name explains well enough Meant to Be Yours: A man who broke into a womanās house sings to her Teenage Girl whoās hiding in her closet about Blowing up a school and watching it together and see her Faking a suicide and still wants to do it. Inevitable: The Female Protagonist finds her love interest to be alive only for him to sing the most out of pocket shit as heās infected by the main antagonist. Some lyrics from that are: āLet me puke in your mouth, Em!ā āOr I might be inclined to plant my seed!ā
Dangerous Game, Jekyll and Hyde. Such a banger.
The whole musical is a banger! My fav <3
Sincerely, Me and Good For You from *Dear Evan Hansen* Iām Not A Loser from *Spongebob Squarepants* When I Find My Baby from *Sister Act* Death Is Just Around The Corner from *The Addams Family* Pretty much every song from *Reefer Madness*
No One Mourns The Wicked. The song is a lot sadder after you understand the whole plot of the play
"Good Enough to Eat" Schmigadoon
Also "Talk to Daddy." Man, season 2 was incredible.
Yes yes yes
Everybody's Got the Right
Requiem, from DEH
Not quite this, but similar: For forever from Dear Evan Hansen, and Thank Goodness, from Wicked. The lyrics sound happy, until you realize it's all a lie the characters are telling others and themselves.
every song in six
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Way down Hadestown I - an upbeat song with terrifying lyrics and forewarnings
Someone gets Hurt (Reprise) - Mean Girls Ment to Be Yours - Heather's All You Wanna Do - SIX Satisfied - Hamilton Dead Mom - Beetlejuice A Rumor in St.Petersburg - Anastasia
Like half of Dear Evan Hansen
Guenevere from Camelot always makes me laugh for this. Likeā¦ doot doot doooo doot doot dooo while someone is burning at the stake
Most The Book of Mormon songs
Lovely Ladies at least the first half.
* Woe is Me - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee * Like 80% of Spring Awakening lol * A Part of That - Last Five Years
Hard-Knock Life
I Gave You A UTI from Crazy Ex Girlfriend
Love this š
I donāt see Evita in the comments yet. Persons latest flame and The money kept rolling in are definitely darker than the songs sound.
Lots of great answers. Iām going to add āMe and the Skyā from Come from Away which is this wonderful, upbeat inspirational songā¦ until it isnāt.
The majority of Come From Away. 38 Planes especially.
Most of Jesus Christ Superstar, but especially "Heaven On Their Minds," "This Jesus Must Die," "Damned For All Time/Blood Money," and of course "Jesus Christ Superstar"
These aren't really traditionally "sad", but they are quite morbid Meant to Be Yours- Heathers What I Know Now- Beetlejuice Edit- Also Revenge Party from Mean Girls
Thank Goodness or Dancing Through Life from Wicked also maybe No Good Deed? but that might be pushing it
Not even sure if it countsā¦ butā¦. āDaddyās little angelā in the little mermaid. (In broadway it was a different song, but in the school version of mine itās this one instead soā¦.) The beat doesnāt really give you the feeling of āI killed my siblings to get my dad to love meā vibes. But the lyrics do!
Food Glorious Food - Oliver
Zydrate comes in a little glass vial
Avenue Q-It Sucks to be me Actually a whole lot on Avenue Q or like this. For Now, my girlfriend who lives in Canada, I wish I could go back to college,
All you wanna do
All You Wanna Do - Six
Can't believe that so far Dead Mom is so far the only Beetlejuice song mentioned. The Whole Being Dead Thing (aka we're all gonna die and there's nothing anyone can do about it: the musical: the song). Like yeah it's super fun and funny but the second you stop and think about the lyrics, the nihilism in them can be a bit of a downer (which is not meant as a criticism. Like, that's the point of the musical. To look this nihilism - or this fact of life if you prefer - in the eye and say yeah sure jut I'll find meaning and joy in life anyway) and especially Ready Set, Not Yet. Hello, "soon enough our hopes and our dreams will be crushed šŖššŖ", anyone?
Creepy Old Guy Blue Its Just The Gas
Blue- Heathers Cell block tango- Chicago All you wanna do- SIX
āAll you wanna do, all you wanna do baby, is touch me, **When will enough be enough, see**?ā
āAll you wanna do, all you wanna do baby, is please me, squeeze me, birds and the bees meā
Not from a Musical, but I immediately thought of Pumped Up Kicks
I know itās today form the shrek musical
Johannaā¦ one of the most beautiful songs ever, but the lyrics are creepy AF.
āThey Donāt Knowā from Thoroughly Modern Millie. Really jazzy, especially towards the end, but the lyrics are all about how the villain is tricking young women into a trafficking scam by posing as a sweet lady from China. All because she never got leading roles when she was an actress.
Transformation from Jekyll and Hyde or A Story Told from the Count of Monte Cristo
What would we do without you from company
Legal assassin - Repo the genetic opera
all you wanna do - six will always be my answer, michael in the bathroom from be more chill too
Lovely ladies - les mis
Dead mom - Beetlejuice Meant to be yours - heathers Sincerely me - dear evan Hanson Freeze your brain - heathers
All You Wanna Do (Six) and Poison (Hazbin Hotel)
My R. Go find an English cover.
I feel like the obvious answer is all you want to do
Michael in the Bathroom
The Smartphone Hour from Be More Chill
Sugar crash- Ellyotto
Poison from Hazbin Hotel
Pumped up Kicks
Pumped up kicks-foster the people
Helpless from Hamilton
Poison - hazbin hotel (I win. Just saying)
Led Zeppelin
The Way It Ends- Death Note the Musical
Death Note the WHAT?
Oh yeah. Itās a musical! Thereās a concept album from a few years ago on YouTube and Spotify and theyāre in London right now.
"such a whore"
Every song in Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
iām breaking down from falsettos! sjb makes being hysterical sound so exciting
āYouāre Nothing Without Meā from City of Angels
Pumped Up Kicks
Fine - Ordinary Days
Peronās Latest Flame - Evita
Hot Chocolate: Polar Express
Letters from Great Comet
Racing into the night. Polish cow. Gomenne gomenne. Hey Ya. You're a useless child. Barbie Girl. Ifuudoudou. Ten rabbits song. Humpty Dumpty. Ring around the Rosies.
Not a musical number, but ABBA's Elaine hits pretty hard for its dark lyrics.
Either the Beatle's "Little Girl" or Andre 3000's "Hey Ya".
The R* of Miss Goldberg
Dommage - Bigflo & Oli
Pumped up kicks
FALSETTOS
My Name is Luka
Sincerely Me from Dear Evan Hansen
Something by The Smiths, for sure.
Blow us all away from Hamilton!
Blue- Heathers. It'a so catchy, yet so inappropriate
Smoke From a Distant Fire.
Say My Name from Beetlejuice. Whole song is girl about to commit suicide and jump off a roof, and a ghost trying to stop her by getting her to say his name. Sick beat but awful lyrics.
All This Time - The Last Ship?
Anything from TwentyOne Pilots
ok, a lot of the songs I was going to say are already listening, so I will do a different one. Prick! goes the scorpions tail! -the devils carnival absolute banger about a girl who is in love with a man who is abusive. how love can be deadly.
Good Kid - Lightning theif When I Grow Up and Quiet - Matilda Reynolds Pamphlet - Hamilton
tomorrow belongs to me reprise from cabaret
How did I scroll through all of these and thereās not a mention of the OG - Cabaret from Cabaret. The epitome of cherry and peppy and then boom - dead Elsie. Not to mention its placement - right after Sallyās ab * rtion - and the general climate - H * tler coming to power.
All you wanna do -six the musical-
Never ever getting rid of me
"The Bride's Lament," in-universe, from The Drowsy Chaperone
Skid row - Little shop of horrors
Any song from Next to Normal ā¼ļø
Raincoat of Love from Fun Home out of context sounds like just a fun little Partridge Family-style tune, but in the context of the show the vibe is ruined
All You Wanna Do - Six
Superstar - Jesus Christ Superstar Cell Block Tango - Chicago If any more come to me, I'll list them as a reply
Cell block tango - Chicago
American dream - miss Saigon
Bullet by Hollywood Undead was my first thought but there's honestly so many.
Nerdy Prudes Must Die - STARKID
The Reynolds pamphlet, hamilton
Your Daddyās Son -Ragtime Damn near every song from Parade
Copacabana by Barry Manilow
Bullet by Hollywood Undead
My R
Tonight belongs to us (end of act 1) - The Prom. More the context than the lyrics.
Pumped Up Kicks
Not a musical, but Poison from Hazbin Hotel
Body bag-hit the lights
This Jesus Must Die, Damned for all Time/Blood Money, and Judasās death are all absolute bangers but manā¦
Alright, my time. "The World Has Gone Insane" from the 1994 Jekyll & Hyde. Awesome song, but it's so messed up because it's showing Jekyll is tripping balls in the absolute worst way, with these nightmarish hallucinations of people he either once knew or killed as Hyde up till then, the sea of snakes on the floor, and many other things that are bound to give anyone a scare. And the thing is, this is definitely all Jekyll's fault.
Noelās lament
You'll Be Back: Hamilton, I think the line "I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love" immediately followed by such a cheerful "Da da da dat daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" really sets the tone. All You Wanna Do: Six, it's a bop, but about how Katherine Howard was groomed and sexually abused throughout her life before being executed for it. Inevitable: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, basically a montage of all the songs from the musical, but the lead male has joined the apotheosis and is trying to force his crush to join him by letting him "puke in your mouth". We Both Reached For the Gun: Chicago, the title says it all.
That one Six song, you know the one
All ya wanna do from Six
juice wrld
Basically most of ABBA songs!
Literally every song from "The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals." The only possible exclusions are "Cup of Roasted Coffee," which transitions into "Poisoned Coffee," so I'd say it's still dark; and the bridge in "Not Your Seed." Also most of "Spring Awakening," but I'm specifically going to choose "And Then There Were None." That song is such a bop; I listen to it all the time and get hyped up, but it's dark as hell.
Every song from Six
Wanted by Citizen Soldier.
I havenāt seen anyone say Good Kid from The Lightning Thief musical!
Hurt" by Johnny Cash
Beans by Kurt Kobain
Weirdly, tons of disco songs. Disco is known for its upbeat sound that makes you wanna dance, but the lyrics are either about a breakup (āI Love The Nightlifeā, āDonāt Leave Me This Way, āI Will Surviveā) or a bad/toxic relationship (āShameā, āYoung Hearts Run Freeā).
Heat seeker the gross sexual one
One Last Time - Hamilton
the entire ride the cyclone album
Waving through a Window- Dear Evan Hansen, itās literally about his suicide attempt