Recommend some songs about death

[rolandgunslinger]

*Originally posted by Balance *
**Damn. Mr. Blue Sky beat me to it. Well, at least there’s still “Nosferatu”, also by Blue Oyster Cult.
Oh my god! I thought I was the only person in the world who has “Specters” by B O C “Golden age of leather” is kinda about death.

From a rather different genre:

“Irish Rover”–Only the singer and a dog survive an outbreak of measles. Then the dog drowns.

“The Mermaid”–A jolly, sometimes bawdy song about a ship sinking with all hands.

“The Ship that Never Returned”–A rollicking tune about a ship that, well, never returned.

“Yo Ho Ho”–I’m sure you’ve heard parts of this one. “Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead/Or a yawing hole in a battered head”…yeah, plenty of death.

All of the above are traditional/trad-style sea songs. I favor the Corsairs renditions. You may even be able to hear some of them on their site. **

[rolandgunslinger]

whoops…did that wrong …sorry

[Geek_Mecha]

“Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep At the Wheel”, by Barenaked Ladies. You can guess what happens in the song based on the title. But don’t worry; it’s not as weepy and sentimental as “Last Kiss”.

It’s a death song, but also a love song. The song is light and casual, but IMO that’s what makes it so haunting.

[Sacrilegium]

*Originally posted by InquisitiveIdiot *
I’d like good songs that treat death in an almost humorous fashion, but certainly not serious.

It’s amazing how people just gloss over major details in a short post like that, eh?

How about Suicide by The Tiger Lillies. Suicide + castrati yodeling = brilliance.

[desdinova]

If you want “death” and “humorous” I don’t see how the answer could be anything but Alice Cooper…

Dead Babies
Cold Ethyl
most of the DaDa album
decent chunks of Special Forces
that Slick Black Limousine song that was a promo special
Refrigerator Heaven
I almost forgot the entire “Alice Cooper Goes to Hell” concept album

I mean, this is the guy that turned morbidly humorous into the finest of arts. He used to execute himself at the end of every concert for christ’s sake!

Iron Maiden’s an excellent call too. UP THE IRONS, GUV’NAH!

[desdinova]

Damn, I actually managed to forget “I Love the Dead” from the Billion Dollar Babies album…

[Sam_Stone]

Warren Zevon - “Life’ll Kill Ya”
Warren Zevon - “My Ride’s Here”

[Trigonal_Planar]

“People Who Died” - Jim Carroll Band

[Balance]

Don’t sweat the coding too much, roland, I got the message. You’re not alone in the world–there are other morbid Cult fans out here. Fancy that!

[jzero99]

The End by the Doors

[jjimm]

How about Tom Lehrer’s Irish Ballad, in each verse of which, a young maid murders a different family member in a different gruesome fashion.

One morning in a fit of pique,
Sing rickety-tickety-tin,
One morning in a fit of pique,
She drowned her father in the creek.
The water tasted bad for a week,
And we had to make do with gin

[Mockingbird]

Black by Sarah McLachlan

[Leechboy]

Song? Song? How about a couple of damn albums?
http://www.trikont.com/catalogue/dead_gone/234_dead_gone_funeral_marches.html

[AncientHumanoid]

Don’t Try Suicide - by Queen

[FriarTed]

Down By The River - PJ Harvey

Old and Wise- Alan Parsons Project

One Headlight- The Wallflowers

Where the Red Roses Grow- Nick Cave & Kylie Minoque

Freshmen- The Verve Pipe

[lost4life]

*Originally posted by Mr. Blue Sky *
**“Don’t Fear the Reaper” - Blue Oyster Cult **

I got a fever for some cowbell!

[Ludovic]

“Falling in Love” - NOFX

[DeskMonkey]

“Happy Phantom” by Tori Amos takes a downright perky approach to death!

[ddgryphon]

*Originally posted by jjimm *
**How about Tom Lehrer’s Irish Ballad, in each verse of which, a young maid murders a different family member in a different gruesome fashion. **

I always like the verse:

• She cut her baby brother in two
  Sing rickety-tickety-tin
  She cut her baby brothe in two
  Then served him up as an Irish stew
  And invited the neighbors in*

[cheddarsnax]

Alkaline Trio - This Could Be Love