Teen Gothic

Good French goth songs?

I want to introduce my friend to goth music but she only listens to songs with french lyrics.

Dearest Goths,

I am looking for Gothic (or Post-Punk & Wave) songs with religious or spiritual lyrics (not critics, more like gospels and prayers). Please note to which religion the song belongs. Thank you very much!

I'll be getting my first bass very soon! I love goth music but as a brand new bassist I have no idea what is going to be good to start with vs something to work my way up to. If you play, I'd love some reccomendations for easier songs to work on plus any other tips you'd like to share

My partner and I were trying to think of goth songs that are prominently featured in movies and TV shows, like Bela Lugosi's Dead in The Hunger. The thing is that we were mostly coming up with songs that aren't actually goth (like Goodbye Horses in Silence of the Lambs) or are there but not featured (Love Cats in the background of an episode of NCIS.)

Can you think of any songs that are actually goth and featured in movies or tv shows?

Hey y’all, I’m back with another music recommendation request! I’m creating a playlist of goth songs themed around the movie The Lost Boys, and I’m wondering if any of y’all have recommendations for goth songs about loss of innocence or that have that kind of vibe. They can be from any goth sub genre. The only song I can think of off the top of my head is 1959 by The Sisters of Mercy, so recommendations are very much appreciated.

I listen to goth music from time to time. Inkubus Sukkubus, Switchblade Symphony and Lena Lovich are my favourites in that order. Otherwise my playlist is a mix of various artists but I don't like Sisters Of Mercy.

I noticed I have pretty much no goth love songs. So if there is anything that comes to mind based on my taste or if you want to recommend me a favourite of yours, I would appreciate it, thank you. 🙂

ALSO NO SAD LOVE SONGS PLEASE

Hey y’all! Much like the title implies, I’m curious to know what some of your favorite cathartic songs from any of the various genres of goth? For example, I find quite a lot of Rosegarden Funeral Party’s discography to be cathartic.

Goth music is full of self aware tongue-in-cheek campy songs. I would like to challenge the community to find the most campy songs ever put out.

I will go first. I think “Go away white” by Bauhaus is exceptionally self aware and campy.

I’m interested to see what you all come up with.

Just wondering if anyone wants to share what new music they’re listening to 🙂

I posted this last year and thought I'd share it again, with a minor edit: "Christine" is about Dissociative Identity Disorder, not schizophrenia.

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I recall an interview where Siouxsie remarked that if she weren't a musician, she might like to be a psychologist. (Or a gardener.) I think she understands human psychology incredibly well. A few songs off the top of my head:

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Eve White/Eve Black (Dissociative Identity Disorder) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLhJm_87kQc

The Ghost In You (posttraumatic stress disorder) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etutVZoOHts

Burn Up (obsession with fire) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww4awxmDWwA

Carcass (amputation fetish) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEbq05H_gaY

Voodoo Dolly (alcoholism) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Whu8m97ytUY

Happy House (society's obsession with appearing normal and perfect) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amR6-neQBPE

Christine (Dissociative Identity Disorder) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtt_0OKzRek