Oh, and the deaths associated with it are upwards of 100. Also, the original writer, Rezso Seress, committed suicide eventually. And here's an interesting bit from an article:

As the months went by and the excitement died down, the B.B.C. agreed to release "Gloomy Sunday", but only as an instrumental. This version was later made into a record. A London policemen heard this particular arrangement being repeatedly and endlessly played in a nearby apartment. He considered this to be worthy of investigation. Upon entering the apartment, he found an automatic phonograph playing and replaying the tune. Next to it was a woman, dead from an overdose of barbiturates. It was this incident which prompted the B.B.C. to reimpose its ban on the song. To this day it has not been lifted.

Oh, and the deaths associated with it are upwards of 100. Also, the original writer, Rezso Seress, committed suicide eventually. And here's an interesting bit from an article:

As the months went by and the excitement died down, the B.B.C. agreed to release "Gloomy Sunday", but only as an instrumental. This version was later made into a record. A London policemen heard this particular arrangement being repeatedly and endlessly played in a nearby apartment. He considered this to be worthy of investigation. Upon entering the apartment, he found an automatic phonograph playing and replaying the tune. Next to it was a woman, dead from an overdose of barbiturates. It was this incident which prompted the B.B.C. to reimpose its ban on the song. To this day it has not been lifted.




wow...that is some freaky stuff.  :o  I actually like the lyrics...they are dark.

wow...that is some freaky stuff.  :o  I actually like the lyrics...they are dark.


Bjork does a cover of it, I've heard... I'm gonna pirate it.

Oh, turns out a band called Christian Death also covered it.. I pirated that a long time ago and forgot it.. it's very, very sad.

Oh, and the deaths associated with it are upwards of 100.


I intend to break that 100% into a mere 99.99999%... Does anyone have the .mp3 file of this song?

I intend to break that 100% into a mere 99.99999%... Does anyone have the .mp3 file of this song?


I have like.. four versions.

I have like.. four versions.


You must send them! I lost them during the BIG CRASH OF '06!!

You must send them! I lost them during the BIG CRASH OF '06!!


I will!

And I just listened to all of them in a row when I already felt depressed.

Well, then you need to send them to me sometime, Dominic!

I fully expect to be disappointed, however. Things that make most people depressed have little effect on me, and things that make others happy usually make me depressed...

Has anyone heard about this song? Apparently, it was written back in the 20s or 30s, and there have been a lot of bizzare suicides linked to it.. people who have been described as perfectly-happy and normal people.. apparently, one man killed himself with piano wire and they found a record of "Gloomy Sunday" in his player.. another woman overdosed on pills with the sheet music in her hand... several suicides have had notes expressing a desire to have that song played at the funeral.. others have been found with the lyrics scrawled onto walls or nearby paper..

I'm wondering if anyone else knows anything about it.


I've listened to several versions of it and I haven't leapt off a high bridge yet...well obviously, else I wouldn't be here typing this.  :D I find that listening to Elliott Smith has that effect on me at times...

You know, I'm going to have to look up this Elliot Smith... This is about the 100th time I've seen that name in the last month, and it is getting on my nerves that I have no clue who he is...



Beth's like obsessed with the dude...she even thinks that his ghost is living in the "haunted" house behind ours. ;)

You know, I'm going to have to look up this Elliot Smith... This is about the 100th time I've seen that name in the last month, and it is getting on my nerves that I have no clue who he is...



Ha-HO! I could burn you a CD!

Ha-HO! I could burn you a CD!



NO! I COULD!!!

Considering that neither of you has any idea how to get in touch with me... I'll probably just end up pirating. Thanks anyway.



Fine! >:-{


Make sure you get "Son Of Sam", "Bled White", "Say Yes", "Angeles", "Memory Lane", "Fond Farewell", "Hap--... Ah, screw it, get all of them!

Considering that neither of you has any idea how to get in touch with me... I'll probably just end up pirating. Thanks anyway.



NU! Feel the magic of my mixed tapes! Critically acclaimed on my myspace!

Considering that neither of you has any idea how to get in touch with me... I'll probably just end up pirating. Thanks anyway.


If Elliott were still alive I'd tell you to go out and BUY his albums. Nonetheless, you should really buy them anyway...

If Elliott were still alive I'd tell you to go out and BUY his albums. Nonetheless, you should really buy them anyway...


Yeah, I think you should buy them too. I usually don't say that, but.. I mean, it's Elliott Smith.

Yeah, I think you should buy them too. I usually don't say that, but.. I mean, it's Elliott Smith.


Yeah, we all make exception from our usual habits of pirating/downloading for the artists we really respect/adore/worship.

I got an awesome version of "Gloomy Sunday" by Billie Holiday.

You know, I really, really need to get a hold of that song...



Out of the three versions I have, Billie Holiday's is the best, in my opinion. If you get a version, don't get Bjork.. it kinda sucks :P

Has anyone heard about this song? Apparently, it was written back in the 20s or 30s, and there have been a lot of bizzare suicides linked to it.. people who have been described as perfectly-happy and normal people.. apparently, one man killed himself with piano wire and they found a record of "Gloomy Sunday" in his player.. another woman overdosed on pills with the sheet music in her hand... several suicides have had notes expressing a desire to have that song played at the funeral.. others have been found with the lyrics scrawled onto walls or nearby paper..

I'm wondering if anyone else knows anything about it.


Tori Amos covered it.

Tori Amos covered it.



As did Bjork, Sarah McLachlan, and Billie Holiday.

As did Bjork, Sarah McLachlan, and Billie Holiday.



You forgot.. shoot! Who else was it!?

You knever know... Maybe JohnDenver will cover it someday  8)


But does JohnDenver know how to sing?

And the other artist that did it is "Portishead"

JohnDenver can't sing at all. But I'll just start a band, and get someone else to sing. He's cool. He comes from Italy, and is obsessed with heavy metal music.

Yeah, just the kind of "Gloomy Sunday" we need nowadays! "Black Bloomy Sunday Sabbath!!!"


Well, can I play keyboards?

Or depressing piano, yes, depressing piano.

Do you like Gackt Camui? Because I get what little music inspiration I have from that.

Oh, and if Beth and I manage to get together some Thursday, I think I'd have to call it "Gloomy Thursday" ROFFLE




Still haven't heard him *AHEMHerCOUGHAHEM* Sorry, what was that?

Still haven't heard him *AHEMHerCOUGHAHEM* Sorry, what was that?



...

:o You take that back! You're the one who agreed with me that he's hot! >:-{

...

:o You take that back! You're the one who agreed with me that he's hot! >:-{


He is! But he's still girly.

Actually, you should have said, "You're the only one who agrees with me and Denver that he's hot!"



I didn't know you thought so..!

Er... Look at my sig. I mean that literally. ;D



Well, I took that as you just liking his music.

GACKT EFFIN' RAWKS!!!! :D

I'm going to start putting Gackt lyrics in my signature...




er....now all I need is a translation!!  :D

I intend to break that 100% into a mere 99.99999%... Does anyone have the .mp3 file of this song?


No, it's not 100% of listeners.. it's +100 people worldwide.

I got an awesome version of "Gloomy Sunday" by Billie Holiday.


I downloaded that version. Pretty awesome I must say. And I didn't kill myself. I'm pretty impressed. lol

Gloomy Sunday has a higher body count than Ozzy or Judas Priest! Eat your hearts out, metalheads!

I can see the mechanisms behind the power of this song. Take some power images and sounds that stick in your head, add the power of suggestion, and this combination can activate if the time is right.

This song was featured on QI in 2006.

From wiki: The saddest song ever is "Gloomy Sunday" sung by Billie Holiday, also known as the "Hungarian Suicide Song". The song was originally written by Rezső Seress, who broke up with his girlfriend. After the song became popular, they got together briefly but then she committed suicide by poisoning herself and left only a two-word suicide note that said simply "Gloomy Sunday".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48cTUnUtzx4

This song was featured on QI in 2006.

From wiki: The saddest song ever is "Gloomy Sunday" sung by Billie Holiday, also known as the "Hungarian Suicide Song". The song was originally written by Rezső Seress, who broke up with his girlfriend. After the song became popular, they got together briefly but then she committed suicide by poisoning herself and left only a two-word suicide note that said simply "Gloomy Sunday".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48cTUnUtzx4


Reading that gave me chills!