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What's your favorite happy production (upbeat) to a very dark song lyrically in pop music

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I love pop music. But I also love researching, analyzing lyrical meanings.

I'll start . The Danish debut single of Ace of Base "wheel of fortune" is lyrically dark, that is off set by the happy melodies and upbeat disco clubby beats.

Linn is asking a guy to play a game of wheel of fortune, the prize is Her love and affection. But the verses keep changing. 

One minute she sets it, he's intrigued. And the next verse. She adds mystery. But the chorus was the warning. 

"What you're gonna tell your dad like a wheel of fortune?"

But if the wheel let's him down, is he gonna tell his daddy, he lost the love and affection. She's not cruel, she wants to stop acting cool, like it's a guarantee victory, just place the bet. 

But shocker, he was going to lose, she's in love with another fool, she just liked playing with his heart. 

 

 

 

In 2008, The group did a 2009 version as a trio to for a new album that was shelved called Redefined. 

7 new takes on classic songs. 7 new Songs.

Project was shelved as The label felt a new line up with females was needed. Therefore. The golden ratio happened. 

All six songs recorded for Redefined were released in 2020, as part of The 30th anniversary box set titled Ace of Base: The classic collection. The 2009 take took the song and made it dark and sinister than the original 1992 recording

The official cancelled Video actually mixed element's from the Eastern Europe Reunion Tour of the Ace of Base, the fact it made American headlines and Sony music said expect a theater tour planned for summer 2008, a radio City Music Hall date was locked and secure, only to have Playground cancelled the Reunion Tour. 

My friend worked at Comerica and said A Phoenix date was also planned. But their Danish Label cancelled the highly anticipated tour for the US. 

 

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Love this topic idea!  A lot of pop music is actually pretty sad if you listen to the lyrics.  

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Pretty much all of Robyn's catalog, lol! One of my favorite's though is "Call Your Girlfriend." The concept of the song in itself is original and genius. Most songs are about losing someone, but in this case, she's singing about stealing someone's man, HOWEVER, she wants to make sure the other girl isn't hurt. 
 

 

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