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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?

[–] nyctc7 (43943) 3 days ago

I live in Reno, so it is mandatory that I list Folsom Prison Blues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeZRYhLDLeU

[–] CoriSCapnSkip (2434) 2 days ago

I like "On the Banks of the Ohio" and "Birmingham Sunday" as sung by Joan Baez.

[–] chilidoggg (14430) 2 days ago

The Clash "Somebody Got Murdered"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrODxCsR4og

[–] parkerbot (9861) 2 days ago

Love that line - "someobody's dead forever".

[–] SemiAnimus (2778) 2 days ago

https://youtu.be/p1AUxXLeVRE

Bree Sharp - Why Won't You Love Me

[–] GolfnGuitars (3035) a day ago

Hard to beat "El Paso" by the late, great Marty Robbins or "Hey, Joe" by the late, great Jimi Hendrix. Both of these definitely deserve a mention.

An underrated gem with "Murder" in the title: "A Murder Of One" by Counting Crows.

[–] moviechatterer (16049) 21 hours ago

dont like mondays

[–] chilidoggg (14430) 8 hours ago

Yes! Boomtown Rats, Bob Geldof.

[–] maixiu (2491) 18 hours ago

"38 Years Old" by The Tragically Hip

[–] PSville (691) 17 hours ago

Iron Maiden - Killers