Here's an example of why Garbage have grown on me over the years.
I suspect we've all known people who seems to delight only in drama. Who will actively sabotage their own lives - dragging others down with them - seemingly to make sure they've always got something to lament.
When Garbage wrote about this universal annoyance, the song wasn't delivered as an angry rant targeting such people. But rather as an ironic celebration song, from the POV of the drama queens themselves.
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The result was a top 40 pop hit called 'I'm Only Happy When it Rains'.
"I only smile in the dark
My only comfort is the night gone black
I didn't accidentally tell you that
I'm only happy when it rains
You'll get the message by the time I'm through
When I complain about me and you
I'm only happy when it rains
Pour your misery down
Pour your misery down on me"
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nostr:npub1trdnqrfstufc45awha43p6xy2n0v6czuhapzh4r09hap08dg0c6s9gussx I never thought of that song like that. For me it was two things. Firstly I am truly, truly happy when ti rains. The energy is like nothing else. Secondly it is an exuberant celebration of the shadow. But then I'm a goth.
