Roy Orbison is king of this. Lou Reed, Richard Hawley, maybe? Orbison's "Blue Bayou" is sorta the template, long drifting shot of guy sitting alone in a diner, obsessing over the girl he loved/shot/divorced whatever.
Anybody have any other ideas?
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 17 February 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Chris Isaak I suppose.
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Some Gene Pitney stuff.
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Chris Issak absolutamente.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Delia's Gone?
― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:08 (sixteen years ago) link
"24 Hours from Tulsa" haunted the fuck out of me as a kid because I didn't understand why he couldn't go home.
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Glen Campbell (some Glen campbell anyway)
― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Ilxor favourite Vincent Gallo's When mines this seam pretty well too.
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:10 (sixteen years ago) link
He's certainly creepy.
― Ned Trifle II, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Johnny Cash: When The Man Comes Around Dire Straits: Private Investigations
― kornrulez6969, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:13 (sixteen years ago) link
i'd venture to say john frusciante's "niandra lades and usually just a t-shirt," though i don't exactly know why
― cutty, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
Ricky Nelson
and whoever did that creepy old ballad called "Patches", the one with the line about the drowned poor girl:
"floating face down in that dirty old river / my little patches, I bid you farewell"
yikes!
― Drew Daniel, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:16 (sixteen years ago) link
this one:
Patches 1962 Dickey Lee
Down by the river that flows by the coal yards. Stands wooden houses with shutters torn down There lives a girl everybody calls Patches Patches my darling of Old Shanty town
We plan to marry when June brought the summer I couldn't wait to make Patches my bride Now I don't see how that ever can happen My folks say No, and my heart breaks inside
Patches oh what can I do I swear I'll always love you But a girl from that place would just bring me disgrace So my folks won't let me love you
Each night I cry as I think of that shanty And pretty Patches there watching the door She dosn't know that I can't come to see her Patches must think that I love her no more
I hear a neighbor tellin my father He said a girl name of Patches was found Floating face down in that dirty old river That flows by the coal yards in Old Shanty Town
Patches oh what can I do I swear I'll always love you It may not be right But I'll join you tonight Patches I'm coming to you.
― Drew Daniel, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:18 (sixteen years ago) link
"Ode to Billie Joe" for reals
There must be a good version of "Clementine" too I'd'a thunk
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Cool, I didn't realise people liked the Gallo here!
― I know, right?, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:21 (sixteen years ago) link
-- cutty, Sunday, February 17, 2008 9:14 PM
yeah actually a nice bit of frusciante's solo stuff would work for this, come to think of it.
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:21 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost
Just me I think.
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Little Jimmy Scott, obv.
― deusner, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Bohren & House of Gore, for realz
― baaderonixx, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:15 (sixteen years ago) link
I love Bohren, listened to them a lot while I was writing a really dark story last year, but maybe they're too dark?
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Johnny Ace - Pledging my Love
― tremendoid, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Suicide
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:34 (sixteen years ago) link
RAMMSTEIN
― cutty, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:37 (sixteen years ago) link
i will try to put this ish together this week
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 18 February 2008 21:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Tav Falco and Panther Burns, particularly in ballad mode.
― Soukesian, Monday, 18 February 2008 22:18 (sixteen years ago) link
oh, and Rasputina.
Gene Pitney otm
The Brown Bunny was a good movie, fuck the hatres, etc.
― dell, Monday, 18 February 2008 22:25 (sixteen years ago) link
"When The Man Comes Around" is much too fast for this
― milo z, Monday, 18 February 2008 22:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Frusciante actually has a couple songs on the Brown Bunny soundtrack.
I think some Chet Baker songs might work here, too.
― jaymc, Monday, 18 February 2008 22:35 (sixteen years ago) link
And also Julee Cruise, though that's probably obvious.
― jaymc, Monday, 18 February 2008 22:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Most recent I can think of = Beach House, "Master of None"
― nabisco, Monday, 18 February 2008 23:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Mickey and Sylvia's strangely lovely and Oedipal "Mommy Out De Light": Mommy, out de light, and kiss me like you kissed my daddy last night...."
― bendy, Monday, 18 February 2008 23:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Parts of Mr Bungle's California.
― chap, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 14:30 (sixteen years ago) link
David Ackles' "Candy Man"
― Tom D., Tuesday, 19 February 2008 14:50 (sixteen years ago) link
not old, but both El Perro Del Mar & Susanna and the Magical Orchestra have songs that sound like they could be in a Lynch movie
― zappi, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 15:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Randy Newman, "In Germany Before the War"
... what a song *shudder*
― Tom D., Tuesday, 19 February 2008 15:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Santo & Johnny: "Sleepwalk"
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 15:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Lotta stuff off Ferrante & Teicher Soundproof
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 15:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Grateful Dead-Wharf Rat
― Bill Magill, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 15:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Duane Eddy when he's playin inna minor key stylee.
― ian, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
The Sinking of The Titanic/Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet
― ian, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 23:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Suicide thirded
― Curt1s Stephens, Tuesday, 19 February 2008 23:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Van Morrison - TB Sheets
― dad a, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
peter visti - "dolly" (at 33)
― tricky, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 15:45 (sixteen years ago) link
Mickey and Sylvia's strangely lovely and Oedipal "Mommy Out De Light"
Marie Bryant did this too. I have it on her 'Don't Touch My Nylons' LP.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:27 (sixteen years ago) link
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" - The Every Brothers
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:31 (sixteen years ago) link
"There's Always Tomorrow" - song from Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rankin-Bass TV special. Sad & creepy as hell.
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:32 (sixteen years ago) link
although it's creepy nostalgia is generally ties to silence of the lambs, q lazarus's "goodbye horses" would work
― cutty, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:36 (sixteen years ago) link
"Theme from the Tiki Wonder Hour" - Combustible Edison (a kitschy attempt to duplicate the vibe, but still great)
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:37 (sixteen years ago) link
Roxy Music-"A Song For Europe"
― C. Grisso/McCain, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:38 (sixteen years ago) link
"Blue Moon" - Big Star (not the Elvis song)
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:38 (sixteen years ago) link
That weird & dreamy 30-second song from Night of the Hunter:
LONG SHOT -- THE RIVER AND LANDSCAPE Featuring starlight; and the drifting boat -- PEARL in stern.
TWO-SHOT -- THE CHILDREN -- FRONT ON JOHN is asleep. PEARL sits sleepily whispering to her doll.
PEARL (sings): Once upon a time there was a pretty fly. He had a wife, this pretty fly...
MEDIUM LONG SHOT -- THE DRIFTING BOAT, THROUGH FIREFLIES
PEARL'S VOICE (o.s.) But one day she flew away, flew awaaayyyy She had two pretty children, but one night those pretty children...
SPECIAL SHOT -- THE MOVING SKIFF, THROUGH DEW-JEWELED SPIDER-WEB
PEARL'S VOICE (o.s.) Flew away into the sky, into the moon
SPECIAL SHOT -- A FROG, AND SKIFF A big frog is profiled; the skiff drifts by in distance; the frog twangs out a bass note.
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:48 (sixteen years ago) link
Lee Hazlewood "The Night Before"
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 16:49 (sixteen years ago) link
The KLF's Chill Out album is worth hearing if you're interested in this stuff
― jabba hands, Wednesday, 20 February 2008 22:29 (sixteen years ago) link
I could see the Everly Brothers' "You've lost that loving feeling" fit on this
― baaderonixx, Thursday, 21 February 2008 19:28 (sixteen years ago) link
The Flamingos - I only have eyes for you The Raveonettes - With my eyes closed
― Snowballing, Thursday, 21 February 2008 19:34 (sixteen years ago) link
sexydancer posted this on noize board, feels very lynch-y to me
shangi-las past present and future http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xN00dFkPAk
see also: same girl's leader of the pack vid
― dmr, Thursday, 21 February 2008 19:47 (sixteen years ago) link
There's gotta be some Morphine or Twinemen tracks that fit.
― Hideous Lump, Saturday, 23 February 2008 04:57 (sixteen years ago) link
all doo wop and girl group.
maybe leadbelly - goodnight irene.
a lot of early elvis, buddy holly.
― filthy dylan, Saturday, 23 February 2008 06:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Practically all of Bobby "Blue" Bland's "Two steps from the blues" lp
― baaderonixx, Sunday, 24 February 2008 19:28 (sixteen years ago) link
especially "i'll take care of you" and "st james infirmary"
― dmr, Sunday, 24 February 2008 19:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Hah yes i wrote this after "i'll take care of you" came up on shuffle
― baaderonixx, Sunday, 24 February 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
Chromatics are sorta creepy... "Night Drive"
Afghan Whigs most of Uptown Avondale
Smog is *really* creepy. "Wild Love," The Doctor Came at Dawn, Red Apple Falls
― daria-g, Sunday, 24 February 2008 20:05 (sixteen years ago) link
how about goddamn angelo badalamenti for god's sake!
― chaki, Sunday, 24 February 2008 23:18 (sixteen years ago) link
-- BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, February 17, 2008 2:42 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Link
It's kind of funny to call Orbison the "king" of "vaguely creepy Lynchian nostalgia" since Lynch is actually the king of taking vaguely creepy stuff like Roy Orbison -- in one of the most memorable scenes in Blue Velvet -- and bringing out the creepiness in it.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 24 February 2008 23:21 (sixteen years ago) link
devotchka and the czars, at least in their quiet moments.
― keythkeyth, Monday, 25 February 2008 00:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm sure there was a thread called "drunk and creepy" started way back that would have lots of this kind of stuff. Tom Waits, Elvis, Cave, that sort of thing.
― the next grozart, Monday, 25 February 2008 00:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Calexico
― the next grozart, Monday, 25 February 2008 00:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Good call on Shangri-Las "Past, Present and Future". Creepy as hell.
― contenderizer, Monday, 25 February 2008 16:06 (sixteen years ago) link
Tindersticks - "El Diablo En El Ojo"
― C0L1N B..., Monday, 25 February 2008 16:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Elvis Presley - Blue moon Ricky Nelson - Lonesome town
― Marco Damiani, Monday, 25 February 2008 16:13 (sixteen years ago) link
Speck Mountain - pretty much any song from Some Sweet Relief
― Elvis Telecom, Saturday, 12 December 2009 07:19 (fourteen years ago) link
I like the Mills Brothers.
― US EEL (u s steel), Saturday, 12 December 2009 08:43 (fourteen years ago) link
this this this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbubyUymQqQ
― zappi, Saturday, 12 December 2009 13:48 (fourteen years ago) link
The Teddy Bears - Oh Why
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVPqQNXjfZE
― i ain't marchant anymore (unregistered), Sunday, 22 February 2015 04:24 (nine years ago) link
The Spectors Three - I Really Do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuTwp-9ev6c
― i ain't marchant anymore (unregistered), Sunday, 22 February 2015 04:26 (nine years ago) link
"Pink Cigarette" by Mister Bungle. Also this fan video is fairly Lynchian.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwWQYg7aS5o
― Poliopolice, Sunday, 22 February 2015 08:27 (nine years ago) link
Surely one of the creepiest things ever recorded: 'O Willow Waly' from The Innocents soundtrack. Sung by Isla Cameron, I think, music by Georges Auric and Daphne Oram.
― crimplebacker, Sunday, 22 February 2015 10:03 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm77Xck34GE
Feels like a scene from Mulholland Drive
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Sunday, 22 February 2015 16:57 (nine years ago) link
late 80s early 90s lana del reyish lynchcore tumblrwave songs (warning: millennial content)
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, 22 February 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link