The Unhappy Love Song Romeo + Juliet Made Famous

MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

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Released on this day in 1996…

this might be the happiest-sounding…

unhappy love song of the ’90s.

The Cardigans with “Lovefool.”

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It sounds bright, bubbly, and romantic…

but listen to the lyrics…

There are zero smiles in there.

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A few months later…

“Lovefool” landed in Romeo + Juliet…

the one with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.

And suddenly, the rest of the world knew The Cardigans.

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LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Reason will not lead to solution
I will end up lost in confusion.” – The Cardigans

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