Great Music of DDT: Songs about Murder
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Obvious choice but...
my favorite song to play when i'm having people over at my place.
such a great song.
such a great song.
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, an African American boxer was convicted of killing three white people in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1966.
And I can't think of anyone that sung more songs about murder than Johnny Cash.
Delia Green was a 14-year-old African American murder victim who has been identified as the likely inspiration for several well-known traditional American songs, usually known by the titles "Delia" or "Delia's Gone".
Numerous artists recorded this song (including Dylan). Cash recorded it in 1962 and then again in 1994 on the Rick Rubin produced American Recordings LP.
The lyrics are violent even for Cash:
First time I shot her
I shot her in the side
Hard to watch her suffer
But with the second shot she died
Delia's gone, one more round
Delia's gone
Many of you probably saw this video when Beavis and Butthead watched it:
And I can't think of anyone that sung more songs about murder than Johnny Cash.
Delia Green was a 14-year-old African American murder victim who has been identified as the likely inspiration for several well-known traditional American songs, usually known by the titles "Delia" or "Delia's Gone".
Numerous artists recorded this song (including Dylan). Cash recorded it in 1962 and then again in 1994 on the Rick Rubin produced American Recordings LP.
The lyrics are violent even for Cash:
First time I shot her
I shot her in the side
Hard to watch her suffer
But with the second shot she died
Delia's gone, one more round
Delia's gone
Many of you probably saw this video when Beavis and Butthead watched it:
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Dick Koozie
Beat me to a Mountain Goats song. Oh well, there are plenty of others.
Besides tMG, this is the first one that came to mind:
Could post old country songs for days:
Cash, Waits, and Cave have this thread on lockdown. So many songs.
Here is a full album of murder songs.
Here is a full album of murder songs.
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Going with this for now:
This has been in my head all day and kept meaning to post it.
probably a lot of old blues songs on the subject but this came to mind first
Hootie fans should appreciate this one: