What are some songs about death?

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   spartucusjonesposted 12 years ago

   What are some songs about death?
   
   I plan on composing a hub on songs about death. I already have a few in mind, but I thought I would see if anyone was aware of any songs about death that they would like to share.

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   MickSposted 12 years ago

   My Name is Death - The Incredible String Band, c mid 1960s.

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      MickSposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Fixin to Die Blues - Bukka T/Bob Dylan/Dave van Ronk, et al

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   kittythedreamerposted 12 years ago

   Don't Fear the Reaper, The World I Know, Youth of the Nation, One Sweet Day, Ready to Fall, and the list goes on.

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   SidKempposted 12 years ago

   A favorite of mine, because it is optimistic, is Kenny Rogers, The Gambler. Another is Meatloaf's "Objects in the Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are."
   
   Sing us a happy tune, Spartacus!

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      SidKempposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Also, Princes of the Universe, the theme song for the TV series Highlander, by Queen. And Bohemian Rhapsody, also by Queen.

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   IDONOposted 12 years ago

   Showing my age.  "When I Die, Let Me Go Naturally". by Blood, Sweat and Tears. The lyrics are brilliant.

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      SidKempposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Love that one.

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      Sherry Hewinsposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I was just going to say that. Actually that song was written by  Laura Nyro and first recorded by Peter, Paul and Mary.

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      spartucusjonesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      The Nyro version of the song was the one that made my list.

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   duffsmomposted 12 years ago

   All I can think of is Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley.

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   amandajoyshapiroposted 12 years ago

   "Rip Out the Wings of a Butterfly" by HIM has interesting lyrics. They're a Finnish goth band so you can infer death from a lot of their songs.

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   Kevin Peterposted 12 years ago

   The lines that come to my mind are...........
   
   Baby join me in death
   Baby join me in death
   Baby join me in death
   
   We are so young
   our lives have just begun
   These are the lines of one of my favourite death songs.

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   oz-vitezposted 12 years ago

   Die young by Ke$ha. That's a real winner.

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    Thief12posted 12 years ago

    "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" Bob Dylan
    "The Show Must Go On" Queen
    "Fade to Black" Metallica
    "Tears in Heaven" Eric Clapton
    "Candle in the Wind" Elton John

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    ParadigmEnactedposted 12 years ago

    Pretty much anything by Alice in Chains, much of Nirvana's catalog. A marginally known band from the 90s called For Squirrels had some songs about death which were eerily prophetic including their one well known hit. One could argue that I Don't Live Today by Jimi Hendrix refers to death.
    
    I've written a hub which covers songs which were prophetic for the manner in which the singers died, but if the topic is songs about death only, you'll have a lot more material to cover.

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    spartucusjonesposted 12 years ago

    I will like to thank everyone for their suggestions and input. I just completed the hub.
    http://spartucusjones.hubpages.com/vide … bout-Death

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    Borsiaposted 12 years ago

    2 of my favorites are Dust; Fleetwood Mac and Dust in the wind; Kansas.

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