Name that '80's song

Factual Questions
1

OK, I give up on my brain’s capacity to store information . .Teeming SDopers, here is my song query:

Punk or New wave song made by one hit wonder in early '80s or so. Basically the lyrics is a list of how various of the singer’s friends passed away. I am not sure how it goes, but it goes something like (and these are NOT the lyrics just an example):

Laurie hanged herself
Marty took valium
Jimmy cut his veins

etc.
etc.

Pretty catchy melody with morbid lyrics. I know that after listening to that song 10 years laters, I found a “Great Hits of (Forgotten Name of Singer)” which surprised me since I only remember him as a one hit wonder.

Any guesses?

XicanoreX

2

Could it be “People Who Died” by Jim Carroll?

See http://jimcarroll.forbin.com/cblyrics.asp#people .

3

And, from Amazon… A World Without Gravity : The Best Of The Jim Carroll Band

And yes, Jim Carroll is the same guy who wrote The Basketball Diaries back in the 70’s.

4

YES, THAT’S IT! Thanks jeyen and smackfu!

XicanoreX