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last_texas_dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 11:45 PM
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Songs about suicide
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The thread about songs with cannabis references got me thinking about another "taboo" reference that shows up in some songs.

Here are a few I can think of off the top of my head:

"Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
"The Ledge" by the Replacements
"Knocking on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Guns 'n Roses, etc.
"Jumper" by Third Eye Blind
"Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd
"Adam's Song" by Blink 182
"Music to Commit Suicide By" by Roy Wood (obscure- I think- instrumental, actually; but I figured with a title like that it's got to be included!)

A book I have about music censorship, Parental Advisory by Eric Nuzum lists these as songs most often associated with inspiring young people to kill themselves. (I know a couple of these have even had court cases in which parents tried to argue that the song had caused their child to take their life):

"Comfortably Numb" and "Goodbye Cruel World" by Pink Floyd
"Cold Turkey" by John Lennon (thought this one was just about trying to quit drugs, but I guess I should have another listen to the lyrics)
"Highway to Hell", "Shoot to Thrill", and "Hell's Bells" by AC/DC
"Suicide Solution" by Ozzy Osbourne (I know this one had a court case about it)
"Don't Fear the Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult
"Killing Yourself to Live" and "After Forever" by Black Sabbath
"Fade to Black" to Metallica

Anybody got any more?


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