Existential Music?

[Ryduce]

Can anybody think of any songs with existential themes?

It would help me out alot.

[byquist]

Hippiehaus "Galaxy"

[hyperborean]

Pink Floyd "The Wall" (album)
Nirvana - Sappy
The Cure - Killing an Arab

[aeroport]

"Time" by Pink Floyd.
Also, Dream Theater's "Pull Me Under" is sort of based on Hamlet, which some people (my Shakespeare prof included) consider the first existential work of art...

[cows]

Modest Mouse "Lives" might fit your bill

[Countess]

Anything by Linkin Park.

[Moira]

Buz Lhurmann - Sunscreen
Beautiful

[NickAdams]

De-loused in the Comatorium by The Mars Volta
Frances the Mute might also be worth looking into, also by The Mars Volta

[NikolaiI]

What is the question for?

Not themes in lyrics, but a couple things come to my mind. The Moonlight Sonata, by Beethoven- because of how the beautiful notes go up and down, flow all about going around, and it is so beautiful, and the colour of the notes and tones represent life to me. Just that, life, and listening to it can be a transcendental experience, connecting it to existentialism.

Again, not themese in lyrics, but I heard a few months ago a different version than what I'm used to of Aqualung, by Jethro Tull, and it struck me as very existential. Again, the colour of the notes and chords, to my mind, was very transcendental and existential.

Just my take on your question. It struck me because I had had that exact thought while listening to both of those pieces.

I'm sorry that I can't really think of anything else.

[RoCKiTcZa]

stuff by hale
elegy!!! i luv that
hehehe

[Orpheus]

I can't believe no one has listed tool. Listen to Lateralus

[aeroport]

I was just listening to "Talk of the Nation", and they were talking about The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's' being an existential record. I've not listened to the whole thing yet, so I couldn't say, but there you are.

[NickAdams]

I can't believe no one has listed tool. Listen to Lateralus

Any particular tracks?

[THX-1138]

Any particular tracks?

their album (10000 days) is great it includes the songs (10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2) which is great and (Vicarious)

this is the cover
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:15glAdGd14j3jM:http://www.ori0n.it/files/copertine/cover-tool-10000-days.jpg

[NickAdams]

their album (10000 days) is great it includes the songs (10,000 Days (Wings Pt 2) which is great and (Vicarious)

this is the cover
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:15glAdGd14j3jM:http://www.ori0n.it/files/copertine/cover-tool-10000-days.jpg

None of my friends enjoyed this album; I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I can't understand the lyrics to Wings, because I listen at a low volume.
I would agree that Vicarious is existential.
Right in two, might be worth a listen also.

[ELizabeth McC]

Can anybody think of any songs with existential themes?

It would help me out alot.

Not for Me sung by Bobby Darin... I can get you the lyrics if you like.

[blazeofglory]

anything by Lennon, Scorpions, Iron maiden

[Dark Star]

Anything by Linkin Park.

....No.

Existential and angst are not synonyms, the last time I checked.;)

[Dark Star]

As for existential music: Judas Priest's Beyond the Realms of Death and well...a lot of Burzum comes to mind.

[Guzmán]

Rush's Freewill from their Permanent waves album

[manolia]

Pink Floyd "Wish you were here"

[Geoff Shipley]

How about Home Movie's Franz Kafka Rock Opera!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=EcKjHU7UUC0

[JJLuke]

Zappa has got to have some existential songs.

[the silent x]

pardon me but what are existential themes?

[Derringer]

I'm no good at interpreting music through philosophy, but would Jean Michael Barre's Oxygene be existential?

[EDTSCS3]

"Drunk by Myself" by Nasir Jones seems like a clearly existential song. He discusses the absurdity of his current life and finds meaning at the end. Perhaps that could be translated as existence preceding essence.

[Guzmán]

King Crimson's "Facts of life" and "Into the frying pan". I also consider their instrumentals somewhat existentialist in their themes but that is just my interpretation.