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Upbeat Songs With Depressing Lyrics, ARTIST

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A
ABBAAC/DCAkon
Lynn AndersonThe AnimalsArmor For Sleep
Arrested DevelopmentAudio AdrenalineThe Avett Brothers
AwolnationHoyt Axton 
B
BadfingerBad LuckBad Religion
Sara BareillesBarenaked LadiesBeach Boys
The BeatlesBeautiful SouthBee Gees
Better Than EzraBeyonceBlack Sabbath
Blink 182Bloodhound GangBlue Oyster Cult
Blues TravelerBo Donaldson And The HeywoodsBoney M
Bon JoviBoomtown RatsBowling For Soup
Boy Meets GirlBrandyBrooklyn Bridge
The Byrds  
C
Candi StantonThe CardigansCarpenters
Jim CarrollCartelClarence Carter
Johnny CashHarry ChapinCher
ChicagoThe Chi-LitesTony Christie
Kelly ClarksonThe ClashThe Click Five
Coheed and CambriaPaula ColeJudy Collins
CommodoresAlice CooperCounting Crows
CovenCreedence Clearwater RevivalCrosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Crowded HouseCulture ClubThe Cure
Cyrkle  
D
The Dandy WarholsBobby DarinDave Clark Five
Doris DayPaula DeAndaHazell Dean
Deep Blue SomethingDepeche ModeDion
DisturbedDivine ComedyFats Domino
DonovanThe Doobie BrothersDragonforce
Duffy  
E
EaglesEiffel 65Electric Light Orchestra
Emerson, Lake, and PalmerEminemEnglish Beat
EnyaEuropeEurythmics
Paul EvansEverclearThe Everly Brothers
F
FeederFive Finger Death PunchThe Fixx
Flaming LipsFleetwood MacFleetwoods
Foster the PeopleThe Foundations 
G
Marvin GayeGenesisGin Blossoms
Gladys Knight & the PipsAndrew GoldGoldfinger
Lesley GoreGorillazEddy Grant
Norman GreenbaumThe Guess WhoGuns N' Roses
H
Merle HaggardAlbert HammondHanson
Richard HarrisRolf HarrisDan Hartman
Richie HavensJimi HendrixDon Henley
John HiattMissy HigginsBuddy Holly
Hollywood UndeadHootie and the BlowfishHuey Lewis
Engelbert Humperdinck  
I
INXSIron City Houserockers 
J
Janet JacksonMichael JacksonTerry Jacks
J. Frank WilsonJ. Frank Wilson & The CavaliersJigsaw
Billy JoelJohn McCutcheonJoJo
Jonas BrothersJourneyJoy Division
Juliana Hatfield Three  
K
Ini KamozeKeaneThe Killers
Sean KingstonThe Kingston TrioThe Kinks
K's Choice  
L
Lady GagaAvril LavigneThe Left Banke
John LennonAnnie LennoxHuey Lewis And The News
LifehouseGordon LightfootLinkin Park
Lisa Lisa and Cult JamLiz Damon's Orient ExpressLos Bravos
Nick LoweKevin Lyttle 
M
Mary MacGregorMadina LakeMagnapop
Manic Street PreachersBarry ManilowManu Chao
Marshall Tucker BandMartha & the VandellasRichard Marx
The MavericksBarry McGuireBrian McKnight
Don McLeanClyde McPhatterMeat Loaf
M.I.A.Mike + The MechanicsKylie Minogue
The MonkeesThe Moody BluesAlanis Morissette
The Mountain GoatsAnne MurrayMuse
My Chemical Romance  
N
NenaNew Kids On The BlockNew Order
Wayne NewtonNew Vaudeville BandNirvana
Nitty Gritty Dirt BandNo Doubt 
O
Phil OchsThe OffspringNigel Olsson
Tony Orlando and DawnGilbert O'Sullivan 
P
Paper LaceParamoreFreda Payne
P. DiddyPearl JamPeter and Gordon
Peter, Paul, and MaryPete Seeger and Joe HickersonPink Floyd
Planet PPlatinum BlondeP.O.D.
Pointer SistersThe PolicePostal Service
Johnny PrestonPretendersThe Pretty Reckless
Procol Harum  
Q
Queen   
R
RadioheadReal LifeRed Hot Chili Peppers
Red Jumpsuit AparatusR.E.M.Diane Renay
Paul Revere & The RaidersJohnny RiversRobyn
The Rolling StonesLinda RonstadtDiana Ross
Roxy Music  
S
Santana feat. ManaSavage GardenPeter Schilling
S Club 7Neil SedakaBrian Setzer
Sgt. Barry SadlerThe Shangri-LasDel Shannon
Bobby ShermanSimon & GarfunkelSimon & Garfunkel
Simple PlanFrank SinatraSisters Of Mercy
The SmithsSmokieSoft Boys
Soul AsylumSpanky and Our GangJordin Sparks
SpinnersSpoonsBruce Springsteen
SqueezeSquirrel Nut ZippersStabbing Westward
Paul StanleyEdwin StarrCat Stevens
Rod StewartThe Supremes 
T
Tears for FearsTee SetTegan and Sara
The ChoirThe Prize Fighter InfernoThe Sanford-Townsend Band
The Ting-TingsThey Might Be GiantsThird Eye Blind
Johnny TillotsonTripping DaisyTriumvirat
Bonnie Tyler  
U
UB40Carrie UnderwoodUndisputed Truth
Utada  
V
Suzanne VegaVelocity GirlBilly Vera
Vertical HorizonVixen 
W
Dionne WarwickWayne CochranAndy Williams
Robbie WilliamsWingsWolfsheim
Stevie Wonder  
Y
Weird Al YankovicYesNeil Young
Yukino Satsuki/Mion and Shion Sonozaki  
Z
Zager & EvansWarren ZevonZombies

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