Gunn ,'Not Fade Away'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
By "emo", she's probably referring to the ones that belong to the whole bandom phenomenon. I know the term's problematic, but a lot of people outside the fandom don't know good alternative descriptors. And the song doesn't have to be from those bands -- as long as it fits the theme and is popular enough, I think it'd suffice.
Megan, I suspect Alkaline Trio would be too obscure for what she's looking for. Now, Garbage is certainly famous enough. Hmmm.
It has to be well known enough that a factory in China would put it in a musical toy.
Vonnie, do you mean that the song actually is in a toy, and she's trying to identify it, or that she's trying to think of a song that could fit this description?
Hmm. I actually don't know. She mentioned it in passing on her LJ, and knowing her, I think it was probably just a colourful description of how well-known the song'd have to be.
"Emo" is such a loaded word, as others have mentioned. If she actually wants a song that's about personal sorrow (rather than something from a band labeled "emo" that isn't actually emo), I'm reminded of Dashboard Confessional's "Vindicated." Though I can't imagine a toy that someone would put that song in.
If the search is for the genre name, rather than the content, I'd suggest "Sugar We're Going Down" or "Dance, Dance", both by Fall Out Boy, and both of which were big enough singles that they would merit the level of fame to end up in a toy. But neither really have that "emo" feel, they're much more pop-punk.
The intended usage for this information would make it so much easier to guess! I have probably not been helpful.
What about I'm Not Okay? by MCR? The video definitely has the outcast thing going on, and it's pretty well known. It's more defiant than morose, though.
Sleep has more of the faux-suicide vibe.
For Fall Out Boy, I'd say Hum Hallelujah, especially given that it was partially inspired by an attempted OD by Pete Wentz.
To usher in the end of WFMU's 50th Anniversary year (and two years of free NYC shows we've been involved with), we're happy to announce the latest upcoming WFMU Free Concert Series event, and one we're producing fully: Wire will be playing at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza in Manhattan on October 9th
NYistas! There is a benefit for an old friend of mine at the Bowery Ballroom on 8/26. It's a tuesday (also my birthday) and I don't think I can make it up for it but it looks like a fun time (Victoria Williams, Richard Buckner...okay maybe not fun but good music!):
Alice Cooper's first two albums, long out of print and I'm not even sure if they've ever been out on DVD, are back in print!
Pretties for You is late psychedelia, but Easy Action is the cool lost album worth pursuing. Great hard rock from 1970 with a pronounced Who influence.
Free track from the new Byrne/Eno album: [link]
Their first collaboration since the awesome My Life in the Bush of Ghosts.
I enjoyed MLitBoG but I found that new track pretty dull.