Not the oldest by any means - but one that can easily compete with most of the examples below. One of the archetypal examples involves an evil chief of police plotting to blackmail a woman into having sex with him in order to save the man she loves, then have the man killed anyway, while all around him parishioners beg for God's mercy, all set to some of the most gorgeously beautiful music the composer ever wrote. This trope also applies with lyrics that seem unfitting for reasons other than happiness versus sadness - for instance, a particularly angry or violent-sounding song that has lyrics that are clearly humorous, or sad, or perhaps just thoughtful and introspective or the reverse, a cheery tune with angry or violent lyrics note such as this humorous arrangement of a brutal death metal song. This can also be used for comic effect, either by putting serious, dramatic music to silly lyrics, or by simply treating the subject matter as if it did fit the tune. Happy upbeat lyrics set to sad music also qualifies. That is Lyrical Dissonance: when the music and lyrics go in opposite directions. You might sing to the melody for a bit, before it starts in: The singer is actually telling a tale about miserable subjects.Īnd the worst part is, the music, which sounds rather happy, just keeps going. Sounds like it's going to be a fun little ditty. Robyn Hitchcock, preceding "The Yip Song", Storefront Hitchcock
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