Songs About Longing

[Cuellar]

I was looking up the lyrics for Belle and Sebastian's 'Photo Jenny' on Genius the other day, and the last line has the annotation:

The guitar line after the final chorus is "quoted" from "Wichita Lineman," written by Jimmy Webb and most famously performed by Glen Campbell. "Wichita Lineman" is also fundamentally about longing.

And I thought, "what song isn't?"

[Glebe]

[jamiefairlie]

Shortnin' Bread

[bgmnts]

WAP by Cardi B?

[Cuellar]

WAP by Cardi B?

Longing for a shag

[bgmnts]

Hamster Dance?

[Cuellar]

Alright, everybody! Now here we go
It's a brand-new version of the do-si-do
Just stomp your feet and clap your hands
C'mon, everybody, it's the Hampsterdance! (Woo! Woo!)
Bounce in time to the beat
Hey! You don't even have to move your feet
Just shake your thang, let me see you move
Now spin around, and feel the groove!

"C'mon everybody" - clear expression of longing. Longing for everybody to dance.

[Pink Gregory]

Hampster Dance?

Dee da dee da dee da doe doe, dee dah ba di doe

Fairly plain, the meaning.

[Dex Sawash]

The Lumberjack song


Edit- oh longing

[Neomod]

Richard Hawley | Open Up Your Door

Best heard echoing out of a Butlin's tannoy at Midnight