10 Songs That Tricked You Into Thinking They're Happy

7. Maggie - Colin Hay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3t-3WL_NIE Colin Hay, one of the most underrated songwriters, brings this beautifully melancholic song to life with his soft voice and heartwarming lyrics. Not one of the most upbeat on this list, it still misguides you with its romantic start and the pacy, catchy tune. What starts as a wonderful love song soon turns to despair and sadness when you realise the eponymous Maggie, that you thought the song was a wonderful ode to, turns out to have become trapped in a downward spiral that eventually leads to her taking her own life.

"I hadn't heard from you in years, and then your Mama called, she couldn't speak for tears, She said you left me a note. Inside my pocket burns with these words you wrote: Hey darling boy, don't you cry for me. I am forever yours now that I am free..."