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A friend of mine is opening up a book and record store selling mainly crime/ghost story books and experimental music..

The store is gonna be called 'murder and music' and for the opening party we're gonna be spinning only songs about murder.

so... i've got quite a few already, but anybody have any suggestions for songs either about murder (like Delia's Gone by Cash) or just with murder in the title (eg The Night You Murdered Love by ABC)

any genre of music apart from death metal.. thanks!

― Jack Battery-Pack (Jack Battery-Pack), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:36 (twenty-two years ago)

G'n'R: "I Used to Love Her (But I Had to Kill Her)"

― Mark (MarkR), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:41 (twenty-two years ago)

"Murder Was The Case" by Snoopaloop obv.!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Velvet Underground "Murder Mystery"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

just buy the auteurs back catalogue and be done with it!

― deathnight, Monday, 18 August 2003 12:42 (twenty-two years ago)

Also Geto Boys to the mufuckin thread!

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:45 (twenty-two years ago)

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/cov200/drd500/d573/d5731809xv3.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:55 (twenty-two years ago)

http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B000063COZ.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:56 (twenty-two years ago)

MOTHERFUCKING GOBLIN COMING STRAIGHT ATCHA ...

― deathnight, Monday, 18 August 2003 12:57 (twenty-two years ago)

"Die, Die My Darling" by the Misfits
"Last Caress" by the Misfits
"Perfect Murder" by the Glove
"A Good Idea" by Sugar
"Country Death Song" by the Violent Femmes
"How to Maximize Your Kill Count" by the Supersuckers

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

that new order one. "1963"

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 18 August 2003 12:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex! Wake up! ;)

http://www.geocities.com/pwlassociates/killing.jpg

― willem (willem), Monday, 18 August 2003 13:01 (twenty-two years ago)

"Violenzia Domestica" by Mr. Bungle

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

(plus that song is hella amazing and gorgeous and intense and in Italian and shit)

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

Chaka Demus & Pliers "Murder She Wrote"
General Public "Murder"
Macy Gray "I've Committed Murder"
Ella Fitzgerald "Miss Otis Regrets"

― H (Heruy), Monday, 18 August 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"Murder" -- David Gilmour
"Murder in the Red Barn" -- Tom Waits
"Poor Murdered Woman" -- The Albion Country Band

― Nom De Plume (Nom De Plume), Monday, 18 August 2003 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Momus - The Loneliness of Lift music (on the Philosophy of Momus album)
Very creepy song with a strangulation theme:
''I squeeze your tiny pointless life away'' or something. Hey, let the party begin!!!!

Or how about the altogether more poppy Murder on the Dancefloor by Sophie Ellis Bextor?

― Kim Tortoise, Monday, 18 August 2003 13:49 (twenty-two years ago)

Marty Robbins - "They're Hangin Me Tonight"

Also, see Gravediggaz

― Dale the Titled (cprek), Monday, 18 August 2003 14:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Handsome Family - Arlene
Louvin Brothers - Knoxville Girl
Shellac - Prayer to God

― Moss Feaster, Monday, 18 August 2003 14:12 (twenty-two years ago)

Johnny Paycheck - Pardon Me, I've Got Someone to Kill

― Moss Feaster, Monday, 18 August 2003 14:13 (twenty-two years ago)

The Toadies "Sweet Angel"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

"press gang" by murder city devils.

― praying mantis (praying mantis), Monday, 18 August 2003 14:30 (twenty-two years ago)

50 Cent - "Life on the Line" (features guys screaming "murder" every other line in the chorus"

― Ess, Monday, 18 August 2003 14:42 (twenty-two years ago)

The Wonder Stuff - "Astley in the Noose"

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 14:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Here's a little murderous dancehall set:

"Murderer" - Barrington Levy
"Murder" - TOK
"Suicide Murder" - Bounty Killer
"Murder" - Egg Nog and Lexxus
"No More Murder" - Morgan Heritage
"Murder she wrote" - Chaka Demus and Pliers
"Murder" - Mega Banton
"Mass Murderer" - Buju Banton

There's even a "Murderation" riddim...

― cybele (cybele), Monday, 18 August 2003 15:48 (twenty-two years ago)

"Strange Fruit" Billie Holiday

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 18 August 2003 15:50 (twenty-two years ago)

'The lonesome death of Hattie Carroll' - Bob Dylan

'Down by the River' - Neil Young

― Andrew L (Andrew L), Monday, 18 August 2003 15:54 (twenty-two years ago)

oh--and you can probably download each and every one of those tracks...

― cybele (cybele), Monday, 18 August 2003 16:00 (twenty-two years ago)

Brainbombs - "Jack the Ripper Lover"
Brainbombs - "A Stigma of the Ripper"
Brainbombs - "Anne Frank"

― brock (brock), Monday, 18 August 2003 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Nick Cave to thread. And PJ Harvey circa To Bring You My Love.

― The Lex (The Lex), Monday, 18 August 2003 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Brainbombs - "Assfucking Murder"

― brock (brock), Monday, 18 August 2003 17:09 (twenty-two years ago)

Jimi Hendrix - "Hey Joe" (or even better, Type O Negative's "Hey Pete")

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Monday, 18 August 2003 18:43 (twenty-two years ago)

"Murder Music" - Renegade Soundwave

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 18 August 2003 19:29 (twenty-two years ago)

"Perfect Murder" - The Glove
"Killing An Arab" - The Cure

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 18 August 2003 19:30 (twenty-two years ago)

"my favorite child-
hood memories", macy gray
damn that girl's insane

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 18 August 2003 19:48 (twenty-two years ago)

hey cybele, thanks for reminding me of the duttiest school disco song ever! what's the name of the riddim used in murder she wrote?

― sean g, Monday, 18 August 2003 19:51 (twenty-two years ago)

"Suffer Little Children", The Smiths
"Pirate Jenny", Nina Simone or whoever.
"The Wedding List", Kate Bush
"Folsom Prison Blues", J. Cash Esq.
"Murder Ballad" Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

― Philip Alderman (Phil A), Monday, 18 August 2003 22:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"Burning Dirt" - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 18 August 2003 22:28 (twenty-two years ago)

"Elizabeth My Dear" by the Stone Roses

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 22:32 (twenty-two years ago)

"Murder by Numbers" by the Police

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 22:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"Gun Called Justice" by the Lords of the New Church
"Ted, Just Admit It" by Jane's Addiction

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 22:34 (twenty-two years ago)

"Killing Me Softly" Roberta Flack (think that may be somewhat missing the point though)

― ailsa (ailsa), Monday, 18 August 2003 22:45 (twenty-two years ago)

"Saucy Jack" by Spinal Tap

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 18 August 2003 22:46 (twenty-two years ago)

Supersuckers - Someday I will kill you

― Spinktor the Unmerciful (mawill5), Monday, 18 August 2003 23:06 (twenty-two years ago)

suicide - frankie teardrop (double murder AND suicide)

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 01:30 (twenty-two years ago)

Swervedriver - Last Train To Satansville

― Rob Bolton, Tuesday, 19 August 2003 10:14 (twenty-two years ago)

Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson, of course!

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 10:47 (twenty-two years ago)

Faith No More - "Surprise You're Dead"

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 11:33 (twenty-two years ago)

"92 Degrees" by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Speaking of "Murder on the Dancefloor," anyone know an old disco tune called "Terror on the Dancefloor"? I found it at a Spanish flea market the other day but was feeling tight with my 2 euros, so didn't pick it up.

― philip sherburne (philip sherburne), Tuesday, 19 August 2003 11:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Dead or Alive---Journey

― Lynn Jones, Wednesday, 20 August 2003 00:05 (twenty-two years ago)

"When I Burn This Place Down," "the Circus" by Firewater

"Too Young to Fall in Love" by Motley Crue -- "And Now I'm Killing You/Watch Yer Face Turnin' Blue/Not yet a Man/Just a Punk in the Streeeeeeet!"

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:25 (twenty-two years ago)

"Killer Born Man" by the Screaming Blue Messiahs

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 20 August 2003 13:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Peter Case "Small Town Spree"
Johnny Cash "Mercy Seat"
The Police "Every Breath You Take"

― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Thursday, 21 August 2003 06:10 (twenty-two years ago)

so many gg allin songs about murder, so little time ...

― Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 21 August 2003 06:17 (twenty-two years ago)

the Police "Every Breath You Take"

This song ain't about murder, it's about divorce and marital treachery.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Magnetic Fields 'Yeah! Oh Yeah!'

― Andrew Thames (Andrew Thames), Thursday, 21 August 2003 13:32 (twenty-two years ago)

There just may be as many songs about murder as there are about love. Or dancing. Or trains.

― Salmon Pink (Salmon Pink), Thursday, 21 August 2003 14:55 (twenty-two years ago)

especially if you're discussing the Magnetic Fields catalogue

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 22 August 2003 11:58 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm pretty sure they cap their enemies in the ass in "Regulate".

― Ally-zay (mlescaut), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Also I think that "Joyriders" by Pulp is about murder but I got into a fight with an ILXor once over this.

― Ally-zay (mlescaut), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:03 (twenty-two years ago)

"Killing of a Flashboy" Suede

― Ally-zay (mlescaut), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:04 (twenty-two years ago)

"Bullet In the Head" by RATM

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:07 (twenty-two years ago)

from Skeptics III, Turnover, samples "cruising" the Al Pacino movie. "Pink Frost" the Chills

― cuspidorian (cuspidorian), Friday, 22 August 2003 13:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Clash: "Somebody Got Mudered"
Jimi Hendrix: "Hey Joe"
Johnny Cash "Folsom Prison Blues"
Vicki Lawrence "The Night the Lights Went out in Georgia" (one of my all-time favorites)

Does The Jam's "A-Bomb in Wardour Street" count? ;-)

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 23 August 2003 14:44 (twenty-two years ago)

Alex, I was extrapolating. And being clever.

― Speedy Gonzalas (Speedy Gonzalas), Sunday, 24 August 2003 06:17 (twenty-two years ago)

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