Let's start the week on a cheery note -- songs about Death! (Maybe second only to Love as a song subject)

[LesMis89]

 

[nwhoopfan]

Here's a sad one about ill fated young lovers.

 

[Stymie]

“Keep Me In Your Heart For Awhile”—-Warren Zevon (his last)

 

[nwhoopfan]

Apparently The Pretty Reckless has quite a few death songs. This one is a tribute to their producer, who died in a motorcycle accident. It left singer Taylor Momsen really torn up.

 

[Jackcatscal]

Grateful Dead, Death Don't Have No Mercy.



A cover of the song by the great Rev. Gary Davis.

Rev. Gary Davis - "Death Don't Have No Mercy"

 

[nwhoopfan]

Chris Cornell wrote this as a tribute to Andrew Wood. Sadly ironically Cornell also passed way too young. The grunge bands have been ravaged by early deaths.

 

[LesMis89]

 

[CTtoSanDiego]

 

[TerpWomenFan]

 

[nwhoopfan]

This is a song about endings: a childhood friendship, a dating relationship, and finally ultimately a funeral.

 

[EasyEd]

Usually I try to limit my submissions to 2, but I haven't seen this one and I'm a Beatles fan

 

[Hoops66]

Can't believe I forgot this one. I listened again and yup, same result...

 

[Bama fan]

If you have the nerve to post "Honey", I'll post this:

 

[Bigboote]

This one is from American doom metal band All Them Witches. The first line is, "I killed a man at midnight, now the cops are on my trail."

 

[Bigboote]

This one is a traditional American song based on a true story. George Thoroughgood also did a good version. I performed it in one of my two paid ($7 for this one) gigs.

 

[CL82]

 

[quavik]

Another by Dave Alvin

 

[TerpWomenFan]

An extremely sad song

 

[TerpWomenFan]

 

[Scud49]

 

[Zorro]

 

[Zorro]

 

[Zorro]

 

[Zorro]

 

[Zorro]