It's about a kid struggling with his dad's suicide.Quote:
Originally Posted by th3w01f
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It's about a kid struggling with his dad's suicide.Quote:
Originally Posted by th3w01f
Willie Nelson and Ray Charles...Seven Spanish Angels
And here is another good one.
http://youtu.be/RqQn2ADZE1A
M.O.D. - Ode to Harry
Truly a great and "sad" song about death. Please listen if you've never heard it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34D88cHBjy8
My Aunt gave me the album when I was a kid. Didn't find out til much latter that they were a Ft. Worth band.Quote:
Originally Posted by jim
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pYA46dyKh4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMlaDcsWRy0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xmRWj7gJEU
Metallica "Fade to Black"
The Smiths "Asleep"
Jedi Mind Tricks "Before the Great Collapse"
Immortal Technique "Dance with the Devil"
How to Destroy Angels "A Drowning"
If you don't make it songs purely about death, I can think of some songs that will really fuck you up. Trent and Kurt both have some songs that make strong allusions to suicide that probably shouldn't be listened to if you're feeling depressed or reckless. Maynard has some stuff that's pretty heavy as well, if you don't need explicit material and allegory will work.
Tim McGraw: I'm Already home. Brings a tear to my eye every time I hear it. GIs will fully understand....http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2b...ing-this_music
I was wondering when someone would get around to posting "Suicide is Painless" and "The Long Black Veil" (I particularly liked the Chieftains' version -- see below).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYE-x0Yje98
I'm surprised no one mentioned "American Pie" or "Live Like You Were Dying".
While it doesn't specifically say it's about death so much as old friendships, I always felt Keola and Kapono Beamer's "Only Good Times" was particularly relevant in remembering those who have passed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvEDmPq4vTQ
I always felt "Cats in the Cradle" was about the relationship between fathers and sons rather than death itself but I played it a lot when my dad died. Even more specific to fathers dying was Mike & the Mechanics' "The Living Years":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGDA0Hecw1k
I figured Comfortably Numb would be the first song listed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aloha_Shooter
What about "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVYYmZ2Epno
or "Don't Take the Girl"?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vn6QdqxK3g
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Totally forgot about Brothers in Arms and Mark Knopfler's superb guitar genius err, I'm sure inspired by Guinness...
Suicide Is Painless still makes my skin crawl.
Hey, man! Nice shot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mJ82x_l-E
I'm not a Manson fan, but I think his cover conveyed suicide a lot better than the original.Quote:
Originally Posted by jhood001
That was a good one, reminded me ofQuote:
Originally Posted by th3w01f
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYQZJ9NUzYU
Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls
"Take a look to the sky just before you die, it's the last time you will"
Edmund Fitzergald is particularly interesting, IMHO.
I think Gordon Lightfoot re-worked the song after it was recorded to make it more historically accurate.
http://gordonlightfoot.com/wreckofth...tzgerald.shtmlQuote:
Lightfoot wrote Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald as a tribute to the ship, the sea, and the men who lost their lives that night. When asked recently what he thought his most significant contribution to music was, he said it was this song, which he often refers to as "The Wreck". In spite of its unlikely subject matter, the song climbed to #2 on the Billboard pop charts and Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald remains one the most stirring topical ballads ever written and a highlight of every Lightfoot concert. See the song lyrics below.
Every year, on November 10th and the days leading up to it, there are commemorative services and other programs to remember the ship and the men who lost their lives. This year, 2012, marks the 37th anniversary of the shipwreck. You can find information about one of this year's events here.
In 2010, Lightfoot changed one line in the lyrics of the song as a result of recent findings that it was waves and not crew error that lead to the shipwreck. See the lyric changebelow, and read about the documentary by clicking on the link below the lyrics.
Growing up in the upper Midwest, you'd see prints of the ship on the walls, and that was where I initially became curious about it.
Edit: Great song, too.
Great music in here. When I think about songs about death I can't help but think of the song "O Death" which is a traditional tune that has been around for over 100 years I think. Here are a version that I like.
http://youtu.be/jLkWyuW2JTg
I also enjoy the traditional morbid songs of the Pogues. For those into Flogging Molly, the Pogues are the forerunners and the first band to really punkify (energy and give a crap attitude) into traditional irish music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp15C-CU5fY
http://youtu.be/cZqN1glz4JY