off to I Tunes
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off to I Tunes
Terry Jacks/ Seasons in the Sun
Jumper by Third Eye Blind...and that weird old song Strange Things Happen in this World--I don't remember who sang it, but it's about a guy who unwittingly goes out on a date with the ghost of a girl who was killed in a car wreck...
Moby .... When It's Cold I'd Like to Die
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Ke2Hmkpdc
Last Dance with Mary Jane - Tom Petty
Last Kiss - Eddie Vedder
Beaches of Cheyene - Garth Brooks
Streets of Laredo - Buck Owens
Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself by Elton John
Ticking by Elton John
Mia Zapata's murder inspired Joan Jett and Kathleen Hanna to write "Go Home."
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Siouxsie and the Banshees - Are You Still Dying Darling?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miIdaXeDksE
THIS IS A FUCKING GREAT SONG LISTEN NOW
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
Love Pearl Jam's version of Last Kiss, but the original by J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers is amazing too.Originally Posted by xenaswolf
Didnt know Elton John wrote so many songs about death / Suicide.
"And When I Die" by Blood, Sweat & Tears -- surprised no one's put that up yet.
(BTW, hello everyone.)
Maxwell's Silver Hammer - The Beatles
And don't forget, their songs 'Piggies' and 'Helter Skelter' inspired Manson.
Yes, they could be vicious bastards, too.
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When That Great Ship Went Down [Titanic]by Pop Stoneman
Streets of Miami Allen Sherman
Dance Band on the Titanic Harry Chapin
Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton
He Was a Friend of Mine Willie Nelson
Shooting Star Bad Company
Keep em comin guys...
Oh, I almost forgot: Funeral for a Friend and Empty Garden by Elton John.
Keep 'em coming? OK ...
"Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las
"Think of Laura" by Christopher Cross
More as I find them, unless someone beats me to it.
Rock and Roll Heaven by the Righteous Brothers
Old and Wise by the Alan Parsons Project
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Hell- Squirrel Nut Zippers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uiYp8xKjLM
Emma by Hot Chocolate
There's also 'Song For Guy', which Elton wrote in tribute to a real teenager he knew, though there are few words:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_for_Guy (wow, it was actually about death to begin with, then the kid died so he dedicated it to him)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joWUD-D9KFA
Not to mention 'Candle in the Wind' which mentions Marilyn's death and was later dedicated to Ryan White, then changed to be about Princess Diana.
Yeah, I mentioned Candle in the Wind above...Also, Elton played the beautiful song Skyline Pigeon at Ryan White's funeral...If any of ya'll haven't heard this song, download the piano version and give it a listen--it's superb.
ugh! don't remind me. i had a car with only a.m. radio in 1974.
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Anybody listen to the fuckin Siouxsie song I posted? My two posts are the best so far.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
I agree, Rock and Roll Heaven not only sucks, it BLOWS!
Aren't there supposed to be some songs about/songs that mention Dorothy Stratten?
Thanks for the link..I'd never heard the song before...I like it!
Oh and I thought of another song re:death--Strange Fruit by Billie Holiday
"well you know they got a helluva band!" oh, i cringe...
the best was yet to come was about stratten-bryan adams. i think it's kind of hokey, but i am not a fan of bryan adams and think all his shit is schlocky. jmo.
Blue Oyster Cult ~ ( Dont Fear ) The Reaper
Barry McGuire ~ Eve of Festruction
Curtis Mayfield ~ Freddies Dead
Edwin Starr ~ WAR
Grand Funk Railroad ~ Closer to Home
AC/DC ~ Night Prowler
Alice Cooper ~ I Love the Dead
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Scarecrow - Melissa Etheridge (Matthew Shepherd tribute)
Don't Try Suicide - Queen
Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash
Girlfriend in a Coma by The Smiths
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tdF6ziim7E
Yeah, what's up with ol' Elton??
OH and I put that DOA song on too!
He's a Strange Fruit.
I love Last Kiss by Pearl Jam! But then again I love anything by Pearl Jam!
I was gonna mention this one!!
Others:
Last Night on Earth - U2 (Female suicide)
Knocking on Heaven's Door - Bob Dylan
Them Bones - Alice & Chains
I did!!!...Seen them back in 1987 at the Orphium here in Minneapolis, good shit!!!
The Night Chicago Died- Paper lace
Billy Don't be a Hero- Bo Donaldson and the Heywards
Shannon- Henry Gross- was about his dead dog, does that count?
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"Who wants to live forever" by Queen
"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin
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I hadn't seen these tunes:
Tell Laura I Love Her - Ray Peterson
Teen Angel - Mark Dinning
Moody River - Pat Boone
Patches - Dicky Lee
I Can Never Go Home - The Shangri-Las
Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean
El Paso - Marty Robbins
Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price
Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio
I Want My Baby Back - Jimmy Cross (this is kinda demented)
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And don't forget that joyous little ditty Suicide is Painless (Theme from 'Mash).
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Here's a website with a bunch of them...
http://www.poemhunter.com/songs/dying/page-2/
Here's a few add-ons from me:
"I Grieve" Peter Gabriel
"Live Like You Were Dying" - Tim McGraw
"I'll Be Missing You" - Puffy Daddy
"One Sweet Day" - Mariah Carey (w/Boyz 2 Men)
"The End" - The Doors
[B]Dirty Deeds[/[B] by AC/DC
Washing of the Waters, Mercy Street (about Anne Sexton's suicide), Biko by Peter Gabriel
Something in the Air Tonight by Phil Collins
Alone Again, Naturally by Gilbert O'Sullivan
One Tree Hill, and Pride (In the Name of Love) by U2
Captain Jack by Billy Joel
All the Young Girls Love Alice by (once again...) Elton John
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Actually, the girlfriends in a coma. We hope shell pull through. I know its really serious. But she aint dead or dying.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
CSNY/Ohio
Neil Young/ Damage Done
Lou Reed/ Magic and Loss
Carter Family/ Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Spinal Tap/ Saucy Jack
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Wow, did I just not see it or have we missed the most maudlin song ever recorded?
Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
She Talks to Angels by the Black Crowes--about a drug addicts slow descent towards the grave...
Jack the Ripper by Sreaming Lord Sutch
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Music: Songs You Hear Again and Again ....
While we are at it with movies that make you cry every time-
songs that you love and either make you cry every single time you hear it.
1. 'Why': Annie Lennox
2. 'No-one' A. Keys For my own personal reasons
3. sometimes 'Jeremy' Pearl Jam
4. I will always love you : Whitney Houston
5. Stand by Me : Ben E. King
6. Time After Time somtimes: C. Lauper
Theres a lot more but want to see what you post first.
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Serge Gainsbourg. Has to be the Bardot version, not Jane Birkin.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rrlk...eature=related
When I Get Where I'm Goin' - Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
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Carl Douglas- Kung Fu Fighting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TId2N...eature=related
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