Songs about death/dying

Jalapeno

Jimmie Vaughan - Six String Down (about his brother SRV, and very classy with it)

Reverend

Rocker said:

Reverend said:

Rocker said:

The Mercy Seat, Jonny Cash

See @Kittyfrisk post above

Sorry my friend but I don't understand your reply.


Other songs  that are about death or dying:

"The green green grass of home"

"Sunday morning comin' down", A song about a hangover that feels like dying 

The Mercy Seat is a Nick Cave song

Offset

Allegedly 'Meet On The Ledge' by Fairport was, according to Richard Thompson, not about death.  But many, including myself, have always chosen to interpret it that way.  A popular send-off.  Greta Van Fleet do a cracking cover of it too.  the version of 'Carrickfergus' by Van and the Chieftains always chokes me up as well.

LastMantra

ICBM said:

fields5069 said:

Seasons in the Sun. My god it chokes me up just thinking about it.

I loved that when I was a boy. I still like it, although it sounds a bit contrived now.

I think I must have been an odd child - the first 'pop' record I ever really liked was Bowie's Space Oddity, I must have been about five I think, and I remember my mum being a bit worried because I asked her whether she thought Major Tom dies at the end.

And on the subject of Bowie... Rock 'n' Roll Suicide.

I can remember listening to Hunky Dory on my Walkman at primary school when most of my friends didn't really have much interest in music. 

Fishboy7

Killing an Arab - The Cure 

Dave8

Killed by Death by Motörhead. 

I think that’s about death. 

Legionreturns

Man of the hour by Pearl Jam. 

Just beautiful 

Fretwired

Radar Love ... the driver dies in a car crash .. his ex-girlfriend gets messages from the afterlife ...

tone1

https://youtu.be/Q8UKf65NOzM

Kittyfrisk

^ Yup, one of my all time faves.

Nitefly

Mention of Leonard Cohen reminds me of "Dress Rehearsal Rag", a pretty bleak piece.

Devil#20

Neil Young - The needle and the damage done. 

fob

Strat54

Natalie Merchant - Beloved Wife.

Kilgore

Died in Your Arms Tonight - Cutting Crew.

Harrowing. 

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

Eels - It's A Motherfucker

fob

ewal

Whitecat said:

Also, if you want something more abstract, Hammock’s “Departure Songs” is themed around death and transcendence. Lots of instrumentals but a few with lyrics and you can surely hear what they’re getting at. A masterpiece of a post rock record IMO either way. 

I love Departure Songs, however think Mysterium is even better. It's basically a requiem for Marc Byrd's nephew and is both beautiful and melancholic. Best not to listen to it if you're feeling at all fragile...

Jalapeno

fob said:

Cracking video !!!!!!

Blueingreen

I just don't have the right psychological make-up for this  - a lot of songs on here that I think are good to great, but I would tend to avoid listening to them.