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Your Favourite Song About Murder

posted 3 days ago by parkerbot (9861)
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Inspired by fourlemons post about songs that make you cry, I thought, people cry when someone is murdered, so how about listing your favourite song about murder. I know it's a stretch but go with it.

People like to rag on rap music for being violent, but country artists can be just as violent, maybe with a bit more harmony.

My favourite is Buried Treasure by Kenny Rogers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74OUwMx5nps

(Sidebar, I had a velour sweater like that too - they were super comfy).

And your favourite?

[–] AndyKing1967 (39226) 3 days ago

Nick Cave and Kylie Minogue - Where the Wild Roses Grow.

On this unusual duet, Nick Cave sings about bashing Kylie over the head with a rock before pushing her in a river and letting her drown - charming: -
https://youtu.be/lDpnjE1LUvE?si=8gRr8hA0Ov2shoNc

[–] Stratego (30818) 3 days ago

Wanted to mention that one as well.

[–] capuchin (3292) 3 days ago

Andy names a good one -- which comes from a whole album, Murder Ballads, of really good Nick Cave songs about murder...

... but I'm going to go with PJ Harvey: 'Down by the Water' -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbq4G1TjKYg... which, in case there's any doubt, is about a mother drowning her own child.

[–] Stratego (30818) 3 days ago

I think Diane by Therapy? is pretty good.

[–] VinceD (10174) 3 days ago

Uncle Tom's Cabin - Warrant

https://youtu.be/bx6f68Wd9dc?si=fCTUfPQnMTwsweNA

Killer song and great video

[–] jriley555 (8388) 3 days ago

Jack Straw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0DwWvYm12Y

[–] mikethemartian (6902) 3 days ago

I rather not say.

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

Good idea. Sometimes you gotta keep ideas in your backpocket in case you need them later on.

[–] jacotodd47 (2189) 3 days ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0xLLPJ0bOw

[–] nyctc7 (43943) 3 days ago

Always loved this one. I think I like it better than the original.

[–] jacotodd47 (2189) 3 days ago

Yeah, me too.

Nice groove to it. Still sounds good, some 50 odd years later.

[–] fourlemons (2843) 3 days ago

Sometimes I don't know what to do with you. You're quite the handful.

If you really want a song about a group of crows I found this one on the internet. Never heard it before 5 minutes ago but any song by a band named Crud is worth sharing.

https://youtu.be/E7f6WinLHcY?si=y3_zJjmyXg_MBB5Z

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

I think you were talking to samoanjoes and borrowed one of his horrible songs.

That song murdered my ears so I guess it counts.

[–] fourlemons (2843) 2 days ago

Is this one better?

https://youtu.be/MgIwLeASnkw?si=kyGdh-MzWTxQX15t

Too bad you didn't post this thread a month ago.

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

Well, to defend Santa, that sounds like an accident, not murder.

But given my generous nature, I'll allow it.

[–] fourlemons (2843) 2 days ago

Well I wasn't saying that Santa was a murderer, but we don't know the intentions of that reindeer. Reindeer can't talk and anything could be going through their minds, especially after having to drag a loudly laughing fat man around the world in one night.

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

Are you saying that Rudolph's nose is red because he's a drunk?

[–] fourlemons (2843) 2 days ago

I don't believe I mentioned anything about alcohol involvement and I don't think the song explicitly blames Rudolph although I don't feel like running the whole thing through in my head right now. Or listening to it.

It just seems to me that if you have a team of exhausted reindeer one of them might think that if they trampled a grandma they'd at least get to rest a while while they answer the policeman's questions.

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

You know, you could have just posted a link to Goodbye Earl by the Dixie Chicks and saved some time.

[–] fourlemons (2843) 2 days ago

I don't know that song, and I've already posted a link to one song I don't know in this thread.

By the way, I want to hear a little more about that velour sweater.

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

It wasn't just one.

Parkerbot was stylin' in the 70s and early 80s.

Here's a re-creation:

https://i.etsystatic.com/32778274/r/il/6dee3b/3512142393/il_fullxfull.3512142393_hnwr.jpg

[–] fourlemons (2843) 2 days ago

I knew you were a softie.

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

Only on the outside.

Inside I'm all metamorphic rock- look at me using geology word things.

[–] samoanjoes (57758) 2 days ago

"Horrible songs".

You give everything a 0/10. I don't think you like any song ever.

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

You take that back.

I just gave your bird song a generous 7 out of 10.

[–] samoanjoes (57758) 2 days ago

It wasn't even a legitimate song.

[–] fourlemons (2843) 2 days ago

Sorry for the delay, I had to consult my parchment scroll of rocks and minerals.

Really, I was just taking a shower.

A metamorphic rock surrounded by a softer exterior makes you a hornfels, which seems to perfectly suit a fella who spent his younger years lounging in velour.