Murder Rock - 101 songs about killin'

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1. "Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash
2. "Son of Sam" Chain Gang/JSBX

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:43 (twenty-three years ago)

murder was the case - snoop dogg

― schnell schnell, Monday, 24 February 2003 16:45 (twenty-three years ago)

4. "Killin Time" - Clint Black

― James Blount, Monday, 24 February 2003 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

5. Neil Young - Down by the river

― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

3. "Powderfinger" Neil Young
4. "Hey Joe" Jimi Hendrix

― Rommel Cox, Monday, 24 February 2003 16:46 (twenty-three years ago)

6. Killing is my business (and business is good) - Megadeth

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Numbers 10-19:
Nick Cave - Song of Joy
Nick Cave - Staggerlee
Nick Cave - Henry Lee
Nick Cave - Lovely Creature
Nick Cave - Where the wild roses grow
Nick Cave - Curse of Millhaven
Nick Cave - Kindness of Strangers
Nick Cave - Crow Jane
Nick Cave - O'Malley's Bar
Nick Cave - Death is not the end

― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

Sorry, missed out 9 there.

― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:51 (twenty-three years ago)

louse covers the lot of them

― James Blount, Monday, 24 February 2003 16:52 (twenty-three years ago)

9. David Bowie - Running Gun Blues

― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:52 (twenty-three years ago)

20. The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave/J. Cash (best song on his last four albums)

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:53 (twenty-three years ago)

21. In for the Kill - Winger

― James Blount, Monday, 24 February 2003 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

22. "The Hole He Said He'd Dig For Me" - Jerry Lee Lewis, as far as I know the only song possibly about being a killer, as opposed to being THE Killer.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:54 (twenty-three years ago)

"Bad Sneakers" Steely Dan

― Rommel Cox, Monday, 24 February 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

Gravediggaz to thread.

― cprek (cprek), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:56 (twenty-three years ago)

24. Ice T - Cop Killa

― James Ball (James Ball), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:57 (twenty-three years ago)

25. "It's Nothing To Me" - can't remember who did the original, but the Sadies do it

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 24 February 2003 16:58 (twenty-three years ago)

26. dylan/the ballad of hollis brown

― jq higgins, Monday, 24 February 2003 17:00 (twenty-three years ago)

"99 To Life"-Social Distortion
"Thank You (Faletime Be Mice Elf Agin"-Sly and The Family Stone
"Show Me"-Soundgarden
"Kim"-Eminem
"Whenever Kindness Fails"-Robert Earl Keen
"The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll"-Bob Dylan
"Snow White Dinner"-Handsome Family
"Cop Killer"-Ice T
"Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner"-Warren Zevon

― Charles McCain, Monday, 24 February 2003 17:15 (twenty-three years ago)

27: 'killing in the name of' ratm

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Monday, 24 February 2003 17:45 (twenty-three years ago)

29: The Chills, "Pink Frost"

― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 24 February 2003 17:46 (twenty-three years ago)

30. the beatles-run for your life

31. g n'r-used to love her (duuuuuuuude!)

― jq higgins, Monday, 24 February 2003 17:58 (twenty-three years ago)

40. John Cale, "Gun"
41. Skip James, "22-20 Blues"

― frank p. jones (frank p. jones), Monday, 24 February 2003 18:02 (twenty-three years ago)

42. new order - 1963
43. death in vegas - aisha

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 24 February 2003 18:22 (twenty-three years ago)

44. Banks of the Ohio -- Doc Watson et al.

― christoff (christoff), Monday, 24 February 2003 18:36 (twenty-three years ago)

45. Frankie & Johnny by take your pick

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 24 February 2003 18:40 (twenty-three years ago)

46. Johnny Cash "Cocaine Blues"

― wl (wl), Monday, 24 February 2003 18:43 (twenty-three years ago)

47. "I'm Gonna Murder My Baby" -- Pat Hare
(Muddy Water's guitarist. A bit later, he did just that.)

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Monday, 24 February 2003 18:44 (twenty-three years ago)

48. 'what happened to that boy' - baby feat. the clipse

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 24 February 2003 19:06 (twenty-three years ago)

49. "Knoxville Girl" by the Wilburn Bros., et al.

― Lee G (Lee G), Monday, 24 February 2003 19:23 (twenty-three years ago)

50. "Psycho Killer" - Talking Heads, I can't believe we got this far without it. Must be some serious nerd-hataz on today.

― Horace Mann (Horace Mann), Monday, 24 February 2003 19:30 (twenty-three years ago)

Some I forgot:
51."Nebraska"-Bruce Springsteen
52."The Ballad of Charles Wittman"-Kinky Friedman

Both are about real people.

― Charles McCain, Monday, 24 February 2003 21:56 (twenty-three years ago)

53 "regulate" , warren g & nate dogg

― duane, Monday, 24 February 2003 21:58 (twenty-three years ago)

54 - Killing An Arab by the Cure (Or is it called Standing on a Beach? Inspired by Anthony in another thread.)
55 - The Night That Minnie Temperley Died by Pulp (It doesn't say how she died, but it's implied a murder, at least.)

― Alexis, Monday, 24 February 2003 22:29 (twenty-three years ago)

56. "No More Hot Dogs" - Hasil Adkins
57. "The Death of Ferdinand de Saussure" - Magnetic Fields

― Gregory Henry, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 00:33 (twenty-three years ago)

58. "I Don't Like Mondays," Boomtown Rats
59. "Country Death Song," Violent Femmes

― Prude, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 01:37 (twenty-three years ago)

60. "My Bloody Valentine" by Good Charlotte
61. "Foolish Behaviour" by Rod Stewart

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 01:43 (twenty-three years ago)

62. "Then Came the Last Days of May" - Blue Oyster Cult
63. "Blue Yodel" - Jimmie Rodgers
64. "Goin' Down to Eli's" - Robert Nighthawk
65. "My Woman's Gone Wrong" - Leroy Carr
66. "Night Prowler" - AC/DC

― Mr. Diamond (diamond), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 02:24 (twenty-three years ago)

67. sugar "a good idea"

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 02:27 (twenty-three years ago)

Bodies - The Sex Pistols

― jm (jtm), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 02:27 (twenty-three years ago)

About half of the Raunchy Young Lepers catalog.

Oh, and Above The Law's "Murder Rap".. oh wait, sorry, not 'rock'

― donut bitch (donut), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 02:38 (twenty-three years ago)

70. Born Against - Murder The Sons of Bitches
71. Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor

― Ian Johnson, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 02:40 (twenty-three years ago)

72 Sonic Youth - "Expressway To Yr Skull"

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 02:47 (twenty-three years ago)

1. Chemical Warfare/Dead Kennedys 2. In for the Kill/Budgie 3. Homocidal-Suicidal/Budgie 4. Spanish Bombs/The Clash 5. I Shot the Sheriff/Bob Marley 6. Band on the Run/Wings

― Willis Reed, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 02:51 (twenty-three years ago)

79. Method Man/Redman - Cereal Killer
80. Cryptopsy - Cold Hate, Warm Blood

― original bgm, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 03:33 (twenty-three years ago)

81. Cold Statesville Ground -- Robbie Fulks
82. Night Accident -- Robbie Fulks (really creepy)
83. Apartment 223 -- Dr. Dooom (Keith at his most cannibalest)
84. Down the River -- Chris Knight
85. Arianne -- V-roys
86. Death Valley '69 -- Sonic Youth
87. A Perfect Day Elise -- PJ Harvey

― Jesse Fox, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 03:42 (twenty-three years ago)

88. Hazard, Richard Marx!!!!

― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 04:24 (twenty-three years ago)

"How I Could Just Kill a Man" - Cypress Hill

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 09:58 (twenty-three years ago)

90. Dismember - Massive Killing Capacity

― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 11:01 (twenty-three years ago)

91. "Midnight Rambler", the Rolling Stones
92. "Elizabeth Stride (1843-1888)", Band of Susans

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Tuesday, 25 February 2003 11:10 (twenty-three years ago)

93."The Long Black Veil"-Johnny Cash, The Band, etc.
94."Back Door Man"-Howlin' Wolf
95."To Kill A Hooker"-NWA
96."Excitable Boy"-Warren Zevon
97."Point Blank"-Bruce Springsteen

― Charles McCain, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 21:52 (twenty-three years ago)

98. Afghan Whigs - Going To Town

― Ian Johnson, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 22:01 (twenty-three years ago)

99."Don Henley Must Die"-Mojo Nixon

― Charles McCain, Tuesday, 25 February 2003 23:14 (twenty-three years ago)

And the end is...

100 "Killer" - Alice Cooper
101 "Dont Fear (The Reaper) - Blue Oyster Cult

― WARSAW, Saturday, 1 March 2003 23:24 (twenty-three years ago)

It's a shame Beautiful Night (Manic Psychopath) by Prince Paul didn't make the cut.

― Bobby D Gray (bedhead), Sunday, 2 March 2003 03:49 (twenty-three years ago)

four months pass...

"Homicide" by 999
"Shoot You Down" by Birdland

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 20:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Scarface - "No Tears"

― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 20:46 (twenty-three years ago)

"Now You Die'"- Zeke
"Last Caress"- Misfits
"Die, my Darling"- Misfits
"Seek and Destroy"- Metallica
"Ripper"- Judas Priest
"Cocaine Blues"- Johnny Cash
Almost any song from Slayer
"Killers"- Iron Maiden
"Pull the Plug" - Death (well, it actually is about euthanesia)

― Cacaman Flores, Tuesday, 8 July 2003 22:58 (twenty-three years ago)

"The Sound Of Rain" - The Go-Betweens

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 8 July 2003 23:12 (twenty-three years ago)

X- "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline"

― Orbit (Orbit), Wednesday, 9 July 2003 01:17 (twenty-three years ago)

gillian welch - caleb meyer.

― di smith (lucylurex), Wednesday, 9 July 2003 01:19 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought there would've been more Slayer and Swans, but anyway, here's one of each...

"Altar of Sacrifice" — Slayer

"Yum Yab Killers" — Swans

― Scaredy cat (Natola), Wednesday, 9 July 2003 01:39 (twenty-three years ago)

two months pass...

How come no one's mentioned Notorious BIG?

"Warning"
"Me & My Bitch"
"Suicidal Thoughts"

― Paul Marfleet, Thursday, 18 September 2003 19:02 (twenty-three years ago)

"Surprise You're Dead" Faith No More
"Buenos Tardes Amigo" Ween

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Thursday, 18 September 2003 19:11 (twenty-three years ago)

"death of a president DIY" ATR

― Felcher (Felcher), Thursday, 18 September 2003 19:24 (twenty-three years ago)

Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls; Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Lladd Eich Gwraig (Killing Your Wife); the Cure - Pornography

― Damian (Damian), Friday, 19 September 2003 09:44 (twenty-three years ago)

"I Kill Everything I Fuck" by GG Allin

― sucka (sucka), Friday, 19 September 2003 18:15 (twenty-three years ago)

Johnny Cash -- 25 Minutes To Go

― christoff (christoff), Friday, 19 September 2003 18:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Tom Waits "Murder In the Red Barn"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 19 September 2003 18:38 (twenty-three years ago)

Just about anything by Macabre.
Hell, their upcoming album is titled "Murder Metal"!

― Øystein Holm-Olsen (Øystein H-O), Friday, 19 September 2003 20:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Did anyone mention "Janie's Got a Gun"?

Others: De La Soul "Millie Pulled a Pistol"
Tom T Hall "Turn it On! Turn it On! Turn it On!"

A-and upthread Nick Cave gets credit for a buncha old songs sung by lotsa people before he got to 'em.

― plebian plebs (plebian), Saturday, 20 September 2003 03:15 (twenty-three years ago)

"Diane" -- Husker Du

― chris herrington (chris herrington), Sunday, 21 September 2003 00:09 (twenty-three years ago)

two years pass...

Neil Young: Cortez The Killer

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 13 May 2006 01:41 (twenty years ago)

Motörhead: Killed By Death

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 13 May 2006 01:45 (twenty years ago)

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