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Songs of Pain

Daniel Johnston · 1981

71 min · 28 tracks · indie rock · lo-fi · avant-pop

A raw and candid tapestry of lo-fi melodies woven with poignant, often unsettling lyrics.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Grievances 2:41
  • 2 A Little Story 3:28
  • 3 Joy Without Pleasure 1:53
  • 4 Never Relaxed 3:26
  • 5 Brainwash 2:36
  • 6 Pot Head 3:21
  • 7 Wicked World 2:31
  • 8 Lazy 2:38
  • 9 I Save Cigarette Butts 5:23
  • 10 Like a Monkey in a Zoo 3:27
  • 11 Wicked Will 1:42
  • 12 An Idiot's End 4:35
  • 13 Wild West Virginia 2:38
  • 14 Since I Lost My Tooth 1:19
  • 15 Urge 2:35
  • 16 Living Life 4:07
  • 17 Tuna Ketchup 2:03
  • 18 Premarital Sex 3:03
  • 19 Don't Act Nice 0:36
  • 20 Hate Song 2:03
  • 21 Lead Belly Was an Outlaw 2:59
  • 22 I Love You (I'd Like to Read You Some Poetry) 2:24
  • 23 Why Don't You Love Me True? 0:34
  • 24 I'm a Rambling Kinda Guy 0:54
  • 25 Sleepy Lagoon 1:38
  • 26 Natalie Queen of Weirton 1:50
  • 27 Golly Gee 2:51
  • 28 You Need a Reason 2:14

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