50 Best Rock Songs About Bones
Rock Songs With Bone Themes
There’s something strange about songs that fixate on bones. It’s not the warm imagery of hearts or souls. Bones are harder, colder, a reminder of the stuff underneath all the surface noise. When the guitars snarl and the drums pound, it hits different, like a reminder that there’s a frame holding the chaos together. Some of these tracks get literal, shouting out rib cages, skulls, or marrow. Others play with the idea, turning bones into symbols of survival, decay, or stubborn strength. Even when the lyrics wander, the vibe still fits the theme in a way that makes sense once you sit with it.
These songs don’t land in one mood. Some are heavy and dark, built for nights when the crowd sways slow and low under dim stage lights. Others sound reckless and fast, like skeletons rattling loose on a downhill ride. There’s a weird fascination here, and rock has always been good at leaning into that uneasy fascination. A few tracks feel playful, almost cartoonish, while others tap into something primal. It’s not always clear what’s being celebrated or mourned, but the imagery sticks.
Bones have shown up across pop, rock, country, and R&B songs for decades, sometimes front and center, sometimes hiding in the verses. The ones here all circle that same raw, physical energy even if the lyrics aren’t entirely literal. They’re the kind of songs that cut through the noise when they blast from a speaker, sharp and unshakable. Here are the best rock songs with bone imagery to dive into.
Top 10 Bones Songs
1. 'Them Bones' by Alice in Chains
2. 'Bone Machine' by Pixies
3. 'Dig Up Her Bones' by The Misfits
4. 'Bones of Birds' by Death Cab for Cutie
5. 'Spit Out the Bone' by Metallica
6. 'Skeletons' by Pop Evil
7. 'Dust N' Bones' by Guns N' Roses
8. 'Skin and Bones' by Foo Fighters
9. 'Bones' by Editors
10. 'Road of Bones' by IQ
Rock Songs About Skeletal Themes #11 to 20
11. 'Rag and Bone' by The White Stripes
12. 'Bones Shatter (Never Say Never)' by Glassjaw
13. 'Pillow of Your Bones' by The Sound
14. 'Grind My Bones' by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
15. 'Bonebag' by The Cult
16. 'Skeletal Remains' by Bohren and der Club of Gore
17. 'Throw My Bones' by Deep Purple
18. 'Our Skulls' by Imaad Wasif
19. 'Make No Bones About It' by Clouds
20. 'Take My Bones Away' by Bones UK
Songs About Bones #21 to 30
21. 'Little Bones' by The Tragically Hip
22. 'Bones' by The Killers
23. 'Givin the Dog a Bone' by AC/DC
24. 'Skulls' by Misfits
25. 'Bones of Saints' by Robert Plant
26. 'Bones' by Imagine Dragons
27. 'Rattlin' Bones' by Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson
28. 'Skin to Bone' by The Eels
29. 'Backyard Skulls' by Frightened Rabbit
30. 'The Boneyard' by Jon Cleary
Best Tunes Referencing Bones #31 to 40
31. 'Stacked Bones' by The Raconteurs
32. 'Bones' by Make Them Suffer
33. 'Bones' by The Lumineers
34. 'Skeletons' by The Dangerous Summer
35. 'Dry Bones' by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
36. 'Anatomy' by The New Amsterdams
37. 'Bones' by Young Guns
38. 'You Found Me' by The Fray
39. 'Bones' by The Wombats
40. 'Skeleton' by The Good Life
Rock Songs about the Skeletal System #41 to 50
41. 'Skeletons' by Of Monsters and Men
42. 'Bag of Bones' by Guy Clark
43. 'Bones' by London Grammar
44. 'Bone China' by The Coral
45. 'Bones' by The Head and the Heart
46. 'Bones of Saints' by Robert Plant
47. 'Spine of the Heart' by TesseracT
48. 'Bones' by Low
49. 'Bones' by The Walkmen
50. 'Shaking the Bone' by Breed
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