The most famous song mentioning suicide

Suicide is Painless (M.A.S.H Theme)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gO7uemm6Yo

I'd hoped that Shenidamn had something to say about this song. Is it positive, negative or objective. Does it feel right?

It was a theme to one of the most popular war comedies of all time.

I'd be really interested to know what the 1 in 6 who have experience of thinking about suicidie at some point in their life thought of this song

An anthem for those resilient to misery

Hard knock life by Jay-Z

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekomM8aobQo

That's the thing about misery. After a while you just get used to it. It's just life.

I just don't want anyone else to have a hard knock life. Not like mine.

Music speaks more than a thousand words.

Cry if you want to sung live by Holly Cole.

Onion Girl is another beautiful song.

I wonder if she's depressed. She sings like a person with lived experience. I wonder if she sings because she's got lived experience. I wonder if I love her music because she's got lived experience. I've been listening to her music since I was 18.

Ain't nothing but the blues

Some images from a Blues bar in central London.

I've written about blues music and how it may have been a coping mechanism for misery. It ain't called the Blues for no reason.

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Canon 50D & Canon 50mm f1.8
edited with Gimp and UFRaw

Samba

I made this image three or four years ago. Its a homage to Warhol.

Its one of those images that was a mess - poorly exposed and blurred. But it felt right for some reason. Its one I worked on in different ways to try and bring out the aesthetic. This was the result.