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sara, brooklyn ny — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:38:50 GMT

I've always been a big fan of "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones. Though now that I think about it, the song is about his funeral, not his death, so he would have actually stopped loving her a few days earlier.

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Leslie, NM — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:12:23 GMT

I always liked the "Ode to Billy Joe" which I was glad to see linked on the "Dead Teen Songs" site you linked. And like the person commenting on there, I always assumed the song was about Billy Joe jumping off the bridge because they drowned their child...the innuendo's definitely there.
And for most irritating death song ever, it has to be "Seasons in the Sun." Or as my friend put it, "There was a surge in cases of diabetes when this song came out because it was so insipidly sweet." Yech.

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Laurah in NY — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:20:41 GMT

The one I remember most was "Run Joey Run" where a teenage girl gets pregnant and her father sets out to shoot the little sperm donor, but the daughter jumps in front of the gun. I think the last line was "Daddy, please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me. Daddy please don't we're gonna get marrieeeee...." as she dies. I also posted a link to a dead teenager song web site a few days back, but I can't remember the name of it.

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Sean, Omaha, NE — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:04:01 GMT

One of my favorite 'Death Songs' is "Last Kiss". I always have to crank the radio when I hear it. It sends a shiver down my spine and it nearly brings tears to my eyes.

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Tracy, Laguna Niguel, California — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:22:16 GMT

Two songs come to mind as sad but overshadowed by being so LAME:

1. "I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me"

It's the song that makes you want to stab yourself in the eye! On second thought....BOTH eyes!

2. "That's the night when the lights went out in Georgia".

Somebody give me a knitting needle! On second thought...give me TWO!

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Dinana — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:35:35 GMT

Billy, don't be a hero
Don't be a fool with your life
Billy don't be a hero
Come back and make me your wife

And as he started to go
She said "Billy, keep your head low"
Billy don't be a hero
Come back to me

A classic!

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Rowena V., Broomfield, Colorado — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:15:50 GMT

My favorite 90s teen death song is the Wallflower's "One Headlight". Apparently, the narrator is not even sure that she died and had to spy on her funeral.

"So long ago, I don't remember when/That's when they say I lost my only friend/They said she died easy of a broken-heart disease/I listened through the cemetery trees."

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Rick, St Helens, OR — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:38:44 GMT

I was always amazed that Seasons in the Sun was never made into a song to raise money for Aids research. It just had it all, the tragedy of young death, the sadness of those left behind, a chorus numerous stars could have sung. It seemed like a natural.

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caineme, Quincy Ca. — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:49:12 GMT

What about the George Jones tear-jerker " He stopped loning her today"? About the guy who would only stop loving his girl when he planted her six-feet under. The Possums' way with words is so hauting that it gives me goose bumps just thinking about it.

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Rebecca, Austin, TX — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:16:43 GMT

I had that Rhino compliation too. It was brilliant, even though it included a butchered version of the Shangri-Las' Leader of the Pack. I loved the cover with its Prom Night Of The Living Dead artwork.

That record introduced me to the queens of teenage tragedy-- the brilliant Shangri-Las. Their finest moment? I Can Never Go Home Anymore. The scream for the singer's dead mother is chilling.

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Ed Metzler, Whitestown, IN — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:31:59 GMT

How about the 1970 Bloodrock "hit" D.O.A., about a plane crash? Has to be one of the creepiest songs ever.:
Laying here looking at the ceiling
Someone lays a sheet across my chest
Something warm is flowing down my fingers
Pain is flowing all through my back

I try to move my arms and there's no feeling
And when I look I see there's nothing there I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air
I remember
We were flying along and hit something in the air

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DV, Algonquin, IL — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:33:10 GMT

The worst is Run Joey Run by David Geddes. Partial lyrics:

She called me up, late last night, she said Joe, don't come over. My dad and I just had a fight, and he stormed out the door. I've never seen him act his this way, my God, hes going crazy. He says he's gonna make you pay, for what we've done, he's got a gun, so

Run Joey Run Joey Run
Daddy please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me. Daddy please don't, we're gonna get married...just you wait and see.

I got in my car and I drove like mad, till I reached Julie's place. She ran to me, with tears in her eyes, and bruises on her face. All at once, I saw him there, sneaking up behind me, WATCH OUT!
Then Julie yelled, he's got a gun, and she stepped in front of me. Suddenly, a shot rang out, and I saw Julie falling. I ran to her, I held her close, when I looked down, my hands were red,
and heres the last words Julie said...

Daddy please don't, it wasn't his fault, he means so much to me. Daddy please don't, we're gonna get married.....aaahhh..ahhhh..ahhhh....ahhhhh

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freethrow, Planet Oz — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:33:28 GMT

Best Teen Death Song of all time? "Leader of the Laundromat" featuring a teenage Stephen Stills on guitar. Funny—all these lyrics are bad, but we sure do remember them!!

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Jenny Harris, Austin, TX — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:35:56 GMT

I haven't thought about the song "Timothy" in over 30 years! I remember hearing that the song was about a mule. The one thing that sticks in my mind the most is not that they ATE Timothy but that "Timothy" was a really odd name for a mule.

The Holy Grail of death songs was an awful, creepy song (IF you can call it that) called "D.O.A." I remember hearing it for the first time late at night. There is an ambulance siren and it's about dying at the scene of an accident from the victim's perspective. How morbid is that? I think I only heard it the one time. After that I'd turn off my radio if I heard it start. Truly hideous.

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Cliffy, Cheers — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:36:42 GMT

Did you know that the guy who invented leaded gasoline also invented CFC's? He and Rupert Holmes belong in their special Hall of Fame somewhere.

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Rory, Oakland ca — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:38:05 GMT

My vote is for "Roller Skate Kate" by John Entwistle.

More a parody of death rock than anything else, but the car crash sounds are great.

I had a girl, Kate was her name
We used to roller skate together
Now it will never be the same.

Now she's gone, she's gone, she's gone, she's gone
To that great skating rink in the sky.

http://www.lyricsdir.com/john-entwistle-roller-skate-kate-lyrics.html

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Laura - Omaha, NE — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:46:21 GMT

How about "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las - talk about "sappy". BTW - now I can't get Teen Angel out of my head!

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Valerie, New York NY — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:53:28 GMT

um let's see from recent years we've left out "adam's song" by Blink 182 (always get teary with "please tell mom this is not her fault") . . . oh and Untitled by Simple Plan ("life goes on as I"m fading away.... i just want to scream, how could this happen to me?").. and of course, the Scientist by Coldplay

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John, Belmar, NJ — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:56:54 GMT

I don't recal who did it, but how about "Wildfire", about a girl chasing her escaped horse out into the frosty night?

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Jenny, Washington, DC — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:58:44 GMT

For pure sap nothing beats the 70's song "Shannon". Just what did happen to that poor dog?

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jaclyn, Shreveport, LA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:05:01 GMT

Though I couldn't relate to it, I loved the song "Patches" and in fact I think I still have it on a 45 record! And I guess I was the only person in the world who liked "Honey". If you were (are) a country fan, Jeannie C. Riley had a couple of death songs on one of her albums, too.

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Jennifer B Boynton Beach, FL — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:13:00 GMT

How about Jimmy Cross's 1965 "I Want My Baby Back"..where his girl dies but months later he digs her out of the grave cuz he want's her back! :)

http://www.nyx.net/~anon52ea/DeadTeenSongs.html

This is a great site about Dead Teen Songs

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Roger Green, Albany, NY — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:15:06 GMT

Just thinking about HONEY gives me cavities. And the Everly Brothers' EBONY EYES! The talking middle section:
The plane was way overdue, so I went inside to the airlines desk and I said Sir
I wonder why 12-03 is so late He said Aww, they probably took off late
Or they may have run into some turbulent weather and had to alter their course
I went back outside and I waited at the gate and I watched the beacon light from the
control tower as it whipped through the dark ebony skies as if it were searching for
(my ebony eyes) And then came the announcement over the loudspeaker
Would those having relatives or friends on flight number 12-03 please report to the
chapel across the street at once
GAG!

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Cinbad — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:20:07 GMT

How 'bout Teenage Cremation (Bob Hudson)

Down at the crematorium...
I stood by the furnace
And I sadly watched you fry...
By the big asbestos door
Because I couldn't find the piece of you
That I was looking for
Well, teenage cremation, oh how I cried when you fried"

YIKES! I keep imagining all the possibilities of which teenage part was still missing...

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J. Hinson, Lancaster, SC — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:21:27 GMT

"I met him at the candy store, he turned around and smiled at me, you get the picture?, (yes we see) That's when I fell for "The Leader of the Pack".

Longest tire skid in history........

I remember when reading Stephen King's "Christine" that he had a chapter called "Teenage Death Songs".

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remrafdn,mayville,nd — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:21:33 GMT

How about The First Fall of Snow by Hank Williams? "The angels came for his dear baby girl". He went to join her "at the first fall of snow". Love those tear-jerkers!

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Bruce Richards, Upstate, New York — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:32:15 GMT

Does anyone else pay attention to the bass line in J. Frank Wilson's "Our Last Kiss"? The bassplayer was cookin'! Even though the song belongs in this category, it has a superb collection of musicians.

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John Wood, West Palm Beach, FL — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:35:42 GMT

"D.O.A" by Bloodrock haunted me during my childhood. My sister had that album and would play that song at night just to give me nightmares. My favorite teen death song would have to be "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam.

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nichole, pineville, louisiana — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:39:11 GMT

I don't remember the year, but didn't Pearl Jam do a death song? I don't know if it was a remake and I can't remember the name, "Last Kiss" maybe? It was quite popular when it came out.

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Jules, Ithaca, New York — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:39:55 GMT

One of my favorites has to be "Blasphemous Rumours" by Depeche Mode. Teen girl is depressed, attempts suicide, but survives. A couple of years later, she's gotten her life in order, she's happy, etc., and then she gets hit by a car and dies, as follows:

Girl of sixteen, whole life ahead of her
Slashed her wrists, bored with life
Didn't succeed, thank the Lord
For small mercies

Fighting back the tears, mother reads the note again
Sixteen candles burn in her mind
She takes the blame, it's always the same
She goes down on her knees and prays

I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours
But I think that God's got a sick sense of humor
And when I die I expect to find him laughing

Girl of eighteen, fell in love with everything
Found new life in Jesus Christ
Hit by a car, ended up
On a life support machine

Summers day, as she passed away
Birds were singing in the summer sky
Then came the rain, and once again
A tear fell from her mother's eye

I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours
But I think that God's got a sick sense of humor
And when I die I expect to find him laughing......

Oh, the irony......

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jrzygrl — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:43:11 GMT

As in the previous posts about stupid lyrics, I listed Teen Angel, well actually Laurah NY helped me with the title, thanks again, however I had forgotten about Run Joey Run. Never heard the Timothy song and am actually grateful for that..

and Caineme: He stopped loving her today is actually him dying not the woman, hence his no longer loving her..

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Pat in Dallas, TExas — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:44:38 GMT

These aren't really Teen Death songs, but are some old Country Tear Jerkers.

Cal Smith's Country Bumpkin
She said so long, Country Bumpkin,
Frost is gone now from the pumpkin.
I've seen some sights, and life's been something.
See you later, Country Bumpkin.

Also from Cal Smith..
Jason's Farm.

I'd have to type the whole song for it to make sense, but it is definitely a tear jerker. Slightly disturbing, in a way, also. Do a search for the lyrics.

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Karen G, Doylestown, PA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:55:19 GMT

OK - two great songs not mentioned here.

First, Dar Williams' "Alleluia" (an upbeat, fun song from the dead, rebellious teenager's perspective).
"Ron and Nancy got the House, but Sid and Nancy rule./
I died 8 years ago, I'm still a legend at my high school./
I stole a Chevy and wrapped it 'round a tree,
but that's ok 'cause no one's gonna make the next century."

AND the country tear-jerker "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley and Allison Krauss... not a teen death song, per se, but if we're including "He Stopped Loving Her Today," this one should count, too.

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Nancy, cincinnati, oh — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:55:52 GMT

"He stopped loving her today" by George Jones is about the guy dying, not the girl!!!

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Michelle Craig, Youngstown, OH — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:59:03 GMT

What about Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't fear the reaper" - a song about a suicide pact.

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Dave the I.T. Guy — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:59:11 GMT

I remember some of these from when I was a kid. Ugh.
I bet someone has written a doctoral thesis about the teen deaths as metaphors for wanting to escape the "soul-crushing" conformity of the 1950's. LOL
If you want some modern teen death songs, look no further than death metal bands like Cannibal Corpse. (Beware, their lyrics are shockingly gruesome)

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Heather, Hollywood, MD — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:04:15 GMT

Maybe it's not so much a teenage death song, but reading about "D.O.A." (I don't think I've ever heard it) made me think of the Metallica song "One."

It's about a young man injured during war that is aware of his surroundings, but unable to function or respond (physically a vegetable but not mentally... sorry can't think of the term at the moment).

The song makes me feel clausterphobic no matter where I am.

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jack taylor, pekin, illinois — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:05:22 GMT

What about "Last Kiss?" I always took it as a teen death song,,the death of a guy's girlfriend......

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Anon, Baton Rouge, LA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:05:48 GMT

It's not a teen death song, but the most haunting death song I know is Assemblage 23, 30KFT. Written sometime after 9/11, it's a guy calling home to leave a goodbye message to his wife on the answering machine because the captain has informed them that their plane is going down. It cuts off in mid-line at the end as, presumably, the plane crashes.

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Jules, Ithaca, New York — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:06:01 GMT

A nicely sick-humored death song has to be "Marie Provost" by Nick Lowe. It's about a washed-up silent film star, living alone except for her pet dachshund, who dies in her rented room at a seedy motel. She isn't found for a while, until things start to get a bit....fragrant, so to speak. In addition, her little dog decided to make a meal of her rotting remains ("Even little doggies have got to eat";"She was a winner/Who became her doggie's dinner"), which, of course, caused the cops who found her to have a pukefest on the spot. And the music is very melodic and jangly, with Lowe delivering a wistful, cheerful vocal. Black humor at its finest.

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Michelle M, Union, MO — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:06:08 GMT

"Jeremy" by Pearl Jam.
When that song came out I knew it was about a picked on, teased, outcast boy. Not until I saw the video the day it premiered did I get goosebumps at the enormity of the song lyrics.

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JRYZGRL — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:09:44 GMT

LAURAH IN NY

THIS IS THAT LINK...YOU HAD GIVEN ME FOR TEEN ANGEL

http://www.nyx.net/~anon52ea/DeadTeenSongs.html

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Amber Rowin, Seattle WA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:42:51 GMT

My husband (who was born in the sixties, while Im a child of the LATE eighties) introduced me to the joy that is 'Run, Joey, Run' one night. Ever since then, I've wanted to kill him. If it wasn't for the fact that he's a pretty good guy, i think I would bump him off for the torture that song has burned into my mind. That has got to be the absolute STUPIDEST song dealing with kiddie death that was ever produced. On a side note, he did warn me before hand that it would be bad...

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MN, UK — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:45:50 GMT

What about Alice Cooper's "Steven"? Not quite a teen, this boy, but he didn't know he was dead after a horrible amusement ride accident. It's actually three songs in one. In my crazier days, this was one of those songs that was reserved for the head phones when I wanted to freak myself out.

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Pablo Picasso, Kansas City, MO — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:49:13 GMT

I can't believe anyone else remembers DOA. My next door neighbor had that on a tape and we used to listen to it often when we were kids. It was just so horribly creepy. I bet I haven't listened to it in 25 years. I can't even remember the tune...just remember that ambulance siren.

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J.Green, Miami, Fl — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:54:43 GMT

We played the crap out of Bloodrock's "D.O.A." back in north Alabama during my high school days of the early '70's. Course, we also were losing about ten students a year to various means at the time--car crashes, suicide, accidental shootings, and even-- I am not making this up-- a gravestone fell on this girl hanging out in the local cemetary at midnight-- so I guess we could relate....

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Marie, Derry NH — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:58:01 GMT

One of my favorite death songs is "Long Black Limousine" by Elvis Presley. Not necessarily about a teenager but sounds like it started as teenage love.

"Well the race upon the highway, oh the curve you didn't see
Well you're riding in that long black limousine"

From the best recording session Elvis ever did, in my opinion - very soulful and sad. Good stuff. Too bad only Elvis fans have probably listened to it. I know it was covered by other artists but Elvis is at his best here.

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Barbara Roush, Athens, OH — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:05:26 GMT

How about Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper? That's my favorite.

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TRG69 Safety Harbor, FL — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:08:59 GMT

Well, he took little Suzie to the junior prom,
Excitable boy they all said.
And he raped her and he killed her when he took her home,
Excitable boy they all said.
He's just an excitable boy.
Warren Zevon

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delphia, kenai ak — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:09:38 GMT

I like the cheesey "Last Kiss" for it's singability. It's just plain fun, as is the "Leader of the Laundromat." Both make my teen crazy when I sing along with them when they play on the oldies station.

However, I'll never forget the comedy skit done by the Smothers Brothers on their tv show using the song "Honey." They would take turns being the tour guide of the "Honey House" and being the "Honey Husband." ("See the tree," the guide would say, "How big it's grown..") Totally hilarious sendup of the song.

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Gillian, Los Angeles, CA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:17:55 GMT

"A Lifetime" by Better Than Ezra

Allie woke up 8AM
Graduation day.
Got into a car,
And crashed along the way.

When we arrived late to the wake,
Stole the urn while they
Looked away,
And drove to the beach
'Cause I knew you'd want it
That way.

And you were standing
On the hood of the car
Singing out loud
When the sun came up.

And I know I wasn't right,
But it felt so good.
And your mother didn't mind,
Like I thought she would.
And that REM song was playing
In my mind.
And three and a half minutes
Felt like a lifetime

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Curtis Steinhour, Snohomish, WA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:20:20 GMT

Well I read all the folks posts and have to say that I grew up when these songs came out. I still love to listen to them and some still give me shivers up and down my spine. One, of many, songs that wasn't brought up was "American Pie". It was about the crash of Buddy Hollys plane.

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Kim Moore Groveport, Ohio — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:22:13 GMT

My favorite death song is "Helena" by My Chemical Romance. The video is very well done as well.

Long ago
Just like the hearse you die to get in again
We are so far from you

Also, Nirvana covered Seasons in the Sun as well. Check it out on You Tube. Kurt is playing the drums and Dave Grohl is playing the guitar.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO4BF67pvsc

I bartended my way thru college and I had to listen to my fair share of Ode to Billy Joe on Karoake night which was usually sang very badly. I can't stand that song.

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bookworm, Chatom, AL — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:28:47 GMT

The Oak Ridge Boys' "I'll Be True to You"

They met up on the blue moon
and they parted on a cloudy day
They were so in love
and out of school, but he was going so
far, far away

Chorus:
She said, "I'll be true to you, even though you don't want me to...
I'll be blue for you, even though you've asked me not to..."

Well the years drifted by them as we all know they can
He found other women but she refused other men,
But as fate would have it, they met again
She was on a down hill slide, he was just slidin' in....

As he looked into her eyes that night he never realized
the only real love in his life was passin' by
When he turned and left her there, his words, "good bye"
he heard her calling out to him and as he walked
she cried,

Chorus:
" I've been true to you,
seems like speakin' to me is the least that you could do...
and I've been blue for you...
even though you've asked me not to"

She'd been drinking way too hard one night,
She'd been drinking way too long,
Alone and pale in a cheap hotel
She died there in the dawn

Kneeling by her grave
Oh so late and oh so wrong
He longed to hold her close again
crying on and on

Chorus:
He cried, "I'll be true to you...
after all that I have put you through
and I'll be blue for you....
Though you never even asked me to..."

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Roger Hernandez Houston, TX — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:29:10 GMT

There is a version of a song by Bobby Darin called "Artificial Flowers." It is sung with such flair and pizzazz by Darin, you forget its about a little girl forced into child labor after her parents died. How sad is that?

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C.G. new York, NY — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:36:04 GMT

There are quite a few more modern tracks. Simple Plan's "Untitled" off their Still Not Getting Any CD. It's a serious song about drunk driving and how pervasive the damage one causes from such an event. The video is even more powerful with a climactic scene at the end of the song.

You're right: Songs like this won't die.

Pun intentional.

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Stacy, North Jersey — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:41:15 GMT

This is a great article, it reminds me of a Dave Barry book called "Dave Barry's Book of Bad Songs." There is a whole chapter dedicated to Teen Death Songs. I'd like to add one more to this list: "Running Bear" - the song about the two little Native American teenagers who were in love, but couldn't be together because they were from different tribes. They then drowned together in a river so they could be together. Sick!

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Nicky Samone — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 20:41:52 GMT

I don't know if this counts as a "teen" death song, but Jumper by Third Eye Blind always struck a chord with me. "Wish you would step off from that ledge my friend...." (trying to stop a suicide attempt)

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Ellie Cayman, Berkeley, CA — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:04:01 GMT

Sinead O'Conner "Stretched on Your Grave"

"I am stretched on your grave / and will lie here forever/ if your hands were in mine / I'd be sure we'd not sever / My apple tree, my brightness / It's time we were together / For I smell of the earth and am worn by the weather....The priests and the friars / approach me in dread/ because I still love you / my love, and you're dead."

Great beat. Creepy as hell. Especially the part about her "maidenhead".

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Amy, New York, NY — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:13:17 GMT

From the 90's--how about "The Freshman" by the Verve Pipe?

When I was young I knew everything
She a punk who rarely ever took advice
Now I'm guilt stricken, sobbing with my head on the floor
Stop a baby's breath and a shoe full of rice

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

My best friend took a week's vacation to forget her
His girl took a week's worth of valium and slept
Now he's guilt stricken sobbing with his head on the floor
Thinks about her now and how he never really wept he says

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

We've tried to wash our hands of all of this
We never talk of our lacking relationships
And how we're guilt stricken sobbing with our heads on the floor
We fell through the ice when we tried not to slip, we'd say

I can't be held responsible
'Cause she was touching her face
I won't be held responsible
She fell in love in the first place

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen

For the life of me I cannot remember
What made us think that we were wise and we'd never compromise
For the life of me I cannot believe we'd ever die for these sins
We were merely freshmen
We were merely freshmen
We were only freshmen

From the same era: "Magic" by Ben Folds Five and (slightly older) "Far Behind" by Candlebox

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Michael R., Dallas, Texas — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:21:16 GMT

I'm rather fond of Tom Lehrer's "I Hold Your Hand In Mine":

I hold your hand in mine, dear,
I press it to my lips.
I take a healthy bite from
Your dainty fingertips.
My joy would be complete, dear,
If you were only here,
But still I keep your hand
As a precious souvenier.

The night you died, I cut it off,
I really don't know why;
For now each time I kiss it,
I get bloodstains on my tie.

I'm sorry now I killed you,
For our love was something fine.
Until they come to take me,
I shall hold your hand in mine.

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rob, boulder CO — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:39:11 GMT

Hey man, what about "Detroit Rock city" by Kiss ? What a great song !

"Excitable Boy" is great, but not really teen........

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Billy, Birmingham — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:43:26 GMT

"Honey" was a great record, and Goldsboro did an incredible job with performing it. I always thought the lyrics (by Bobby Russell) were not intended to be "elegant." The song describes everyday events in a simple style, making the listener able to relate to the love and eventual grief conveyed. "Honey" was an enormous #1 record (I read that it was the biggest seller in the world during its year of release) that has somehow now become underappreciated.

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Ravyn — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:46:10 GMT

How about "Moon River" by Pat Boone? That's a pretty depressing one. Green Day's got a slew of them. Faster Pussycat has one called "Please, Dear."

Please, Dear
Won't you save a seat in nirvana for me

The rest of the words aren't coming to me. It was allegedly written after the singer's girlfriend was killed in a car crash.

And yes, Pearl Jam covered "Last Kiss."

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Emily, MN — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:50:04 GMT

What about the song El Paso. Its the ultimate love triangle. He kills the young cowboy who flirts with her, and then he gets killed when he rides back into town cause he cant live life without her. Depressing

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Judy Powers Windsor, CT — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 21:56:24 GMT

One song that always makes me cry is Bobby Goldsboro's song "Honey". I still listen to the lyrics and well up with tears. Even my boyfriend is amazed at how sensitive I get when the song comes on.

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Ann Ridge — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:14:52 GMT

I will always remember Condition Red...especially the sirens playing...I was glad to see that on the list I have been looking for it online for a while and haven't found it..I was starting to think that it was a song I made up from my childhood! LOL...

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Marsha Bradley IL — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:18:48 GMT

I thought THE WATER WAS RED was a cool song. I still listen to it today. First time I heard it I was in Florida on vacation back in the early 1960's

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k8sky, northern Colorado (formerly NE Pennsylvania) — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:26:11 GMT

I loved "Timothy!" It was by The Buoys who were from my hometown. Most people have never heard it and think I'm making it up when I mention it.

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Caren Stewart Johnson City, TN — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 22:28:11 GMT

I grew up with these songs and would rather hear them, then some song about how to kill a police officer, degrade a woman and the profanity that is in so many of todays songs. Call me old fashion but it was better back then with the music than now.

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Tom Mooney, Clinton Iowa — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:17:43 GMT

You probably have never heard this one on the radio, but it would rank up there as one of the best EVER if you had. It is " Terminus El Dorado" by Ted Nugent.It is about a young girl that takes Daddy's Cadillac out for a spin. Here is a sample of the lyrics: "She did not see the tandem gravel truck coming around the curve-too much fun, too little luck, she didn't have time to swerve". That is followed up by this line " and the crows will be pickin' at your flesh as you've got no control of the situation", followed by a hair-raising laugh. God Bless Uncle Ted !!

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Gail Bowman, Knoxville, TN — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:37:48 GMT

THANK YOU, I have been trying to think of that song, D.O.A. for a year, wanted to download it and add to my "oldies" selections. Only thing, I just checked Napster and iTunes and sadly no listing for Bloodrock. Anyone know where on the net I might find the song? I love these old teen tragedy songs! thanks for all the memories.

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Kaelinda, Romney, WV — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:42:41 GMT

Teenage suicides are on the rise. Are "death songs" influencing their decisions? I betcha most fans will say no, whether they do or not.

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Marizel, Morgantown, WV — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:54:15 GMT

Well, teen death songs seem to have started around the '50s -- around the 1650s that is -- with "Barbara Allen".

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oldguy — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:01:37 GMT

No one thought of the hair band Sebastion Bach fronted, when they sang "18 And Life", about a guy who is messing around with his gun, kills his best friend, and spends life in jail thinking about it?

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JW Voakes, Seattle WA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:05:38 GMT

Gotta love the Jim Carroll Band and "People Who Died!"

It starts out "Teddy sniffing glue, he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine..."

What a great tune!

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lette, Allentown, pa — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:07:48 GMT

How about the song People Who Died by Jim Carroll? I heard this song as a kid - I'm now 40 and I still can't get it out of my head.

Teddy sniffing glue he was 12 years old
Fell from the roof on East Two-nine
Cathy was 11 when she pulled the plug
On 26 reds and a bottle of wine
Bobby got leukemia, 14 years old
He looked like 65 when he died
He was a friend of mine
(Chorus)Those are people who died, died...

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AuzzieVick — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:09:27 GMT

I was shocked to realize that a couple of the songs were about suicide-one in 1959 & the other @ 1965 & both were banned-one in England!

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Kathi, Portland, OR — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:09:34 GMT

Wow, I listened to D.O.A. and other Bloodrock a lot in high school. Can't believe so many people remember it. Haven't thought of it in years.

No one has mentioned the truly awful "Gotta Get a Message to You" by the BeeGees, which my friends and I sobbed to at slumber parties in 6th grade.

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AuzzieVick — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:13:05 GMT

Oh, BTW, what about the song, "Timothy?" Now THAT was a weird song esp. hinting at cannibalism

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Mark, Peru, Indiana — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:33:53 GMT

How about Judas Priest's song "Beyond the Realms of Death". They were unfairly taken to court because two kids killed themselves listening to it. Now that's a powerful song.

He'd had enough,
he couldn't take anymore!
He found a place in his mind,
and he slammed the door.

With dread he'd sit there,
stare into space.
No sign of life would flicker on his face.
Until one day it seemed as though with pride,
the wind kissed him and then he died!

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Megan, Provo, Utah — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:54:25 GMT

Here's a recent one from The Decemberists. Not as cheesy as some of the others already discussed, but still pretty awful. I think the Romeo and Juliet vibe it has going just increases the awfulness.

Valencia
"You belong to the gang
and you say you can't break away
but I'm here with my hands on my heart

And our families can't agree
I'm your brothers sworn enemy
but I'll shout out my love to the stars

So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go

When first we laid eyes I swore to no compromise
Until I felt my caress on your skin
Well how soon we were betrayed,
your sister gave us away
and your father came all unhinged

So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go

Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, and I swear to the the stars
I'll burn this whole city down

All I heard was a shout
of your brother calling me out
and you ran like a fool to my side

and the shot it hit hard
and your frame went limp in my arms
and AN OATH of love was your dying cry

So wait for the stone on your window, your window
Wait by the car and we'll go, we'll go

Oh Valencia, with your blood still warm on the ground
Valencia, I'll burn this whole city down
Valencia, with your blood gettin' cold on the ground
Valencia and I swear to the stars
I'll burn this whole city down"

http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Valencia-lyrics-The-Decemberists/AAF87BDA856B1D63482570BB0029A581

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Marsha Prock, Falcon, MO — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:24:43 GMT

Does no one remember "Leader of the Pack?" This good/bad boy was cast out by parents of a girl too good for her. It was raining. No mention of motorcycle helment. All she has left are her memories of leader of the pack. I, personally, think she married a small-town banker and is still looking for her G spot.One down for "bad boys" one up for "over-protective parents."

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Chris Eidsmoe — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:44:43 GMT

The best one EVER is Judas Priest's "Beyond the Realms of Death" ... and then he died!

Probably one of the most hyped, yet misunderstood was Ozzy Osbourne's "Suicide Solution"- not about teens at all, but the adults at the time (1982?) were SOOOOO nieve!

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Rubin — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:54:15 GMT

What about "Leader of The Laundromat" by The Detergents. The poor girlfriend in the song gets hit by a garbage truck.

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Barb B., Bend, OR — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:55:32 GMT

It's not a teen song (it's Johnny Cash), but I was a teen-ager when I first heard it, and the awful thing still sticks in my head:

And the song she was singing would make a man's blood run cold/When it's springtime in Alaska, it's forty below...(and then her boyfriend kills the narrator. The last words he hears as he dies;) When it's springtime in Alaska, you'll be six feet below."

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Linda A, Webberville MI — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:00:20 GMT

Last Kiss; I can still sing this song 45 years later. Fact is, it has one of the best melodies in rock and roll. And possibly the worst lyrics.
"I was out on a date in my daddy's car,
we hadn't driven very far.
Up in the road, straight ahead, a car was stalled, the engine was dead. I couln't stop so I swerved to the right. I'll never forget the sound that night. The squealing tires, the busting glass, the painful scream that I heard last. (Cool thumping bass line.)
Where or where can my Baby be? The Lord took her away from me. She's gone to Heaven so I got to be good, so I can see my Baby when I leave-a this world. OOhh, oooh, ooooh..."

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Marsha Bradley IL — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:06:27 GMT

The Water Was Red - Johnny Cymbal (1961)
MGM 12978 45rpm - Bubbled Under 3/27/61 #108 3wk

A boy met a girl on a lonely beach
and soon they were holding hands
they fell in love on that lonely beach
and kissed on the silver sand

Until the water was red and the day was done
until the water was red from the setting sun

They returned to the beach whenever they could
and stay until the moon was bright
and once they were swimming where the water was deep
and the white fin came into sight

The shark had struck and disappeared
and left his sweetheart dead
and as he pulled her to the shore
the mooring waves were red

Oh the water was red with what the shark done
Yes the water was red and his love was gone

He looked towards the water and he saw the fin
so he gently put her on the sand
he walked to the water with a tear in his eye
and a gleaming knife in his hand

And the water was red once again
Yes the water was red as he walked toward his sweetheart
with the fin in his hand

And the water was red once again
Yes the water was red

Found all the words I love this song. Even though it may be cheesey. It still has a warm spot in my memories

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Mellissa, Waynesburg PA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 02:07:25 GMT

I cant believe that no one mentioned "Fade to Black" by Metallica! I saw that "One" was on here, but that song is not about teen death. Though, there were alot of other great songs listed.

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cle, fairfield, texas — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:03:20 GMT

DOA came out two weeks after one of my best friends in high school had died of a car crash. We rode around in another friend's VW Beetle and listened to it, or turned it off the minute it came on, depending on the mood. About the same time another song came out, and I don't remember the name, but it was about a guy killing himself over some girl, and some of the lines were, "The morning paper won't carry my name, And the evening sun will still set the same. Could have done more had the time alive, But I didn't know then what I do know now. And it was bound to happen anyway, just like the cold November snow, So what difference does it make, now that I know." Does anyone remember the name or the group who sang it?

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Rob, California — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:45:10 GMT

KISS - Detroit Rock City

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bilrot — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:58:15 GMT

When I was young, the Bloodrock song D.O.A. used to scare the shit outta me too!!

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Jake T. Seattle, Wash. — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:36:42 GMT

Some of the following songs required some investigation or reading into to find out what the artist was really talking about, and of course, intruth a song can mean pretty much whatever the person listening to it wants to mean. But here are a few I've found that have been made in just the last few years.
All I see By: Teddy Thompson
- This song is just gut wrenching to listen to and the Chris Issak style of guitar playing almost brings tears to your eyes the first time you listen to this song.
We Die Young By: Alice In Chains
-It's AIC of course, during their time and with the grunge era in full swing, this group were the masters of pain and tragedy.
I live with it every day By: Barenaked Ladies
- This song struck me as odd the first time I heard as this group has been known for their original style and sense of humor sing they broke out in the us back in the late nineties. This gem was taken from the Born on a Pirate Ship album.
She Took him to the Lake By: Alkaline Trio
- This group is notorious for their writing material centering around death. This song stands out as targeting the teen years for the topic. This song is also from when they were more of a speed punk band
Blood Red Summer By: Coheed and Cambria
Though they don't come out and bluntly say in the lyrics, this song has a double meaning as targeting the innocense of youth. Of course, for anyone familiar with these guys, they rarely say ANYTHING in their lyrics without masking their true intent. By the way, this group's entirealbum releases to date hgave been one ongoing story with each album being released as a chapter. Strange, but interesting to listen to
Hide and Seek By: Imogen Heap
Always a pleasure to listen to her music and this one is done entirely accapella which actually increases the angst in my mind. Very worth listening to.
And finally this gem from their sophmore album:
Helena By: My Chemical Romance
This song is done from the perspective of a male teenage lover speaking at the girl's funeral in the wake of a fatal car crash. Though i don't particularly like everything this quintet have done, this song came off beautifully.

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STL, Cincinnati, Ohio — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:56:00 GMT

Saddest song I have ever heard is "Traveling Soldier" by the Dixie Chicks. It is a remake because he guy died in Viet Nam. I STILL can't get through it without crying my eyes out.

"Two days past eighteen
He was waiting for the bus in his army green
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there
Gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile
And he said would you mind sittin' down for a while
And talking to me,
I'm feeling a little low
She said I'm off in an hour and I know where
we can go. . . .

I cried
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy
Too young for him they told her
Waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier
Our love will never end
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again
Never more to be alone when the letter said
A soldier's coming home"

While I don't agree with her politics, tha girl can sing-

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kim, seattle — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:06:13 GMT

"How about Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper? That's my favorite."

Whenever anyone mentions this song, all I can think about is the SNL skit... "I gotta have more cowbell!"

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Kyle, Pawtucket, Rhode Island — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:10:31 GMT

How does 'people who died' by Jim Carrol not get any mentions?

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Vincent, Vancouver, WA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:54:09 GMT

Eric Clapton, Tears In Heaven.

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Bob Bunyar, Topeka, Ks — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:06:38 GMT

Did everyone forget Alone Again, Naturally!

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TMM, Montezuma, Georgia — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:15:06 GMT

Thank GOD I'm not the only one who's heard D.O.A.!

My Mom has that on vinyl and played it for me and a friend of mine when we were teens. Freaked our butts OUT!!!

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Bob Queen, Winchester, Kentucky — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:45:17 GMT

I had forgotten all about "DOA." Once my memory was jogged, I remember playing it as a DJ at a radio station in Portsmouth, Ohio. We got phone calls out the wazoo bitching about the song and demanding we stop playing it. Naturally, we kept playing the hell out of it. And I also remember playing "Timothy," but for the life of me I can't remember what it was about. Cannibalism? Well, I don't remember anyone complaining about that one. My favorite version of the piece-of-crap tearjerker "Honey" was the Smothers Brothers TV parody sketch of it. Really funny, and it put the song in its place. With "Ode to Billy Joe," if they were drowning their baby, how come her parents and family never noticed she had been pregnant? Don't know what they were throwing off the Tallahatchee Bridge, but it wasn't some newborn. Maybe they were just throwing caution to the winds. Ha-ha!

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Buzz O'Shannigan, Spotsylvania VA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:48:09 GMT

You can't forget the King of Morbidity, British crooner Morrissey and his earlier band The Smith's:
This man's clerver lyrical can be downright depressing with such songs as...

"Girlfriend in a Coma"
"Asleep"
"Well I Wonder"
"There is a Light That Never Goes Out"
-and many more.
If you're on the precipice of suicide, Morrissey will push you over the edge.

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Smitty, Mo'ville, PA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:13:33 GMT

"I used to love her but I had to kill her. I used to love her -- ooh, yeah -- but I had to kill her. I knew I'd miss her so I had to keep her. She's buried right in my back yard!" -- Guns and Roses. Thanks, Axl!

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Rob, Wayland, MA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:21:33 GMT

I always liked the teen tragedy spoof by Blotto back in the early 80's "My Baby's the Star of a Driver's Ed Movie".
He loses his license and then his accident is the feature film at the class he has to attend!

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Era, New Brunswick, NJ — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 16:24:55 GMT

How about "The Quiet Things That No-One Ever Knows" from Brand New? Although that might just have been what the *video* was about....that video *still* bugs me out when i see it.

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Kenny, Austin, TX — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:31:25 GMT

LOL I can't believe that no one has mentioned "Johnny Angel" ....

"Johnny Angel, how I love him, and I pray that someday he'll love me. And together we will see how lovely heaven will be".

There's also the Julie Brown ditty "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun" .... "I did it... for ... Johnny..."

AND more recently, Mariah Carey & Boys 2 Men duet of "One Sweet Day"....

Interesting topic!

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Brent, Springfield<Mo. — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:51:31 GMT

Best or worse, depending on how you look at it, is Country Death Song. It was done by the Violent Femmes, on the Hallowed Ground disc.

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Melissa, Grand Rapids, MI — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 19:31:32 GMT

Another great black humor death song is Barenaked Ladies' "Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel." The music is something out of a twisted carnival, and the lyrics are classic: "I heard some idiot ask if someone's inside/ With the Jaws of Life they tried and they tried..."

I don't think the guy is supposed to be a teenager, but that song cracks me up.

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Cathy Finch,Blanco,TX — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:42:55 GMT

Eric Claptan's "Tears in Heaven" gets to me. Written for his little boy that fell to his death in a high-rise apt. He didn't make it to a teen. Sad Sad Sad!

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Buddy Ray, Heath Springs, SC — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 20:53:03 GMT

WildFire - Michael Martin Murphy

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Sheila, Bay Area, CA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:25:41 GMT

I wish I could remember the name of the group, but how about "...You were the last thing on my mind..." as I watched the paramedics cover me with a sheet cause I just crashed and burned!

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Al, Redondo Beach, CA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 21:27:01 GMT

Al Jolson's "Sonny Boy" isn't a teenage death song; rather, it's a father's lament for the death of his three-year-old son. A real tear-jerker, it panders mercilessly to the emotions of the listener, and has to rank as one of the corniest songs of all time:

Climb upon my knee, Sonny-boy
Though you're only three, Sonny-boy
You've no way of knowing
And I've no way of showing
What you mean to me, Sonny-boy.

When there are gray skies
I don't mind the gray skies
You make 'em blue, Sonny-boy.
Friends may forsake me
Let 'em all forsake me
I still have you, Sonny-boy

You're sent from heaven
And I know your worth
You've made a heaven
For me here on earth

When I'm old and gray Dear,
Promise you won't stray Dear,
For I love you so, Sonny-boy.

And the angels, they were lonely;
Took you because they were lonely.
I'm lonely too, Sonny-boy! (down on one knee, waving hands, shrieking applause from audience ...)

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Karcer, Vermont — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:04:07 GMT

Metallica's "One" is not just about an injured soldier who can't speak, he's also a quadruple amputee. The song is both creepy and sad.

I always loved the song "Wildfire" as a child. As corny as it may be, it made me cry.

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Brian, Dallas, TX — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:04:24 GMT

Jeremy spoke in class today.

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Alyson, Cincinnati — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:16:55 GMT

I can't believe nobody has mentioned Meatloaf at all! "Bat Out of He"ll" and "Objects in the Rear View Mirror"are both perfect examples! Of course, it's hard to see it in "Bat Out of Hell" because you're too busy rocking out.

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Little Boxer, MA — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 23:28:21 GMT

Sorry, but Blue Oyster Cult's Don't Fear the Reaper is not a death song. It's a love song -- although I can see why the suicide-pact rumor started. The lyrics seem to suggest it. See the band's explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28Don%27t_Fear%29_The_Reaper

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Kellie, Las Cruces, NM — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:10:12 GMT

I remember DOA...what a creepy song but Pieces of April from 3 dog night is a real tear jerker.

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Rose, Tucson, AZ — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 02:42:12 GMT

Wasn't there a Metallica song...about some kid getting blown away in a war??

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Isso — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:14:06 GMT

Does anybody recall a song called "I left her by the River" by Richard Marx. The song's pretty lame IMO but I guess it was kinda good at its time. It talks about a guy who meets some girl by the river only to get accused of her murder later on. Pretty creepy =P

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onsbob, san diego, ca — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 03:56:05 GMT

Down by the River..........Neil Young

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SabellaVamp, MN — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:31:40 GMT

Though I wouldn't call it a teen death song, the Assemblage 23 song is great! Metallica's "One" is actually based on a movie based on the novel Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. (the movie clips are used in the video) The story is of a soldier who gets his legs, arms, and face blown off while fighting in WW1. He wakes up in a hospital later to find himself the subject of scientific experiments, and completely unable to communicate to anyone that he's alive and concious and being tortured by these experiments. As much as I love the song, it doesn't even begin to translate the horror of the novel effectively.

Also, a great, but often forgotten, death or memorial song is "A Young Man Is Gone" by the Beach Boys about the death of James Dean.

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Scott, Thousand Oaks CA — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 04:37:13 GMT

What about Metallica's Fade To Black? I don't know of any others more morbid than this.

Life it seems, will fade away
Drifting further every day
Getting lost within myself
Nothing matters no one else
I have lost the will to live
Simply nothing more to give
There is nothing more for me
Need the end to set me free

Things are not what they used to be
Missing one inside of me
Deathly lost, this cant be real
Cannot stand this hell I feel
Emptiness is filling me
To the point of agony
Growing darkness taking dawn
I was me, but now hes gone

No one but me can save myself, but its too late
Now I cant think, think why I should even try

Yesterday seems as though it never existed
Death greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye

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John Mayer, Knoxville TN — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 05:40:20 GMT

Leslie of NM said: “And for most irritating death song ever, it has to be ‘Seasons in the Sun.‘ ...so insipidly sweet. Yech.“ Funny; I liked that song when I was a lad because it was so cynical: “Good-by, Francoise, my ‘faithful wife;’ without you I’d have had a lonely life. Now that the spring is in the air, with your lovers everywhere, just be careful: I’ll be there.” Of course, the top 40 version make the whole thing pointless.

I’m surprised “I Want my Baby Back” didn’t get more of a write-up; a rather demented parody for its day (Weird Al’s pretty much it for parodies nowadays). The lyrics don’t mention that the last chorus is sung from within the coffin.

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Ron, Spring Park, MN — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 06:28:18 GMT

The worst of the lot is definitely "Run Joey Run." It's like an Afterschool Special gone horribly wrong.

Here's what I mean. The first words out of Julie's mouth when she calls Joey are "Joe, don't come over."

So what does Joey do the instant he hangs up the phone? "Got in my car and I drove like mad, 'til I reached Julie's place."

Events ensue, and Julie ends up dead. Sheesh! Whatever happened to calling the cops?!?!

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Jon, Tulsa, OK — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:03:24 GMT

Yep - Pearl Jam did release a live recording of "Last Kiss," and it was their highest-charting single ever.
These teen death songs have one thing in common: they are all TERRIBLE.

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Capt Janeway, Texas — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 07:55:41 GMT

Another teen death song was "Where Oh Where Can My Baby Be?" I've heard at least two versions of it. One has the departed girlfriend speaking at the end, reassuring her boyfriend that she is waiting for him (how creepy is that?) and the other without that part.

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ally, athens greece — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 12:46:36 GMT

death songs ?? look at all the problems in the world. war, homicide and suicide and people are encouraging death lyrics ?? wow what has rhis world come to..

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Jason, Rock Island, IL — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:10:16 GMT

Death songs?

-Where the Wild Roses Grow by Nick Cave...quite an odd story about a guy who kills this chick he's into and leaves her in a stream. Nice sound, but creepy.

-Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty...who can forget the video on that one?

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Kasey Williams, Rome, Georgia — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:24:03 GMT

What about the Candlebox song "Far Behind." From the 90's, one of the better written teenage death songs in my opinion.

"But then some day we could take our time
To brush the leaves aside so you can reach us
But you left me far behind"

"Shame you left my life
So soon you should have told me
But you left me far behind"

It's a tear jerker!

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RetroDude, St. Louis, MO — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:35:17 GMT

Yep. For real gore it would have to be Bloodrock's DOA. But as a band, they were excellent rockers. 2 or 3 LPs. Opened for Grand Funk Railroad often and had the same management.

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Lisa Hainstock, Leslie, MI — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:48:07 GMT

Does anyone remember that goofy song, "Running Bear" with the ridiculous background pseudo Native American vocals "Hoo-ha-ha-ha"? That was another saccharine-sweet death fest that would get into your head when you heard it on the radio and wouldn't get out.

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Tom Fremont NE — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:58:52 GMT

Excitable Boy!

...raped her and killed her and built a cage out of her bones Excitable Boy they all said

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Joey Diggler — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:39:28 GMT

the fart-stompers song "blown away" is a sad song about a guy that eats too much cabbage and dies in his sleep from his own gases.

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Tony West point ny — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:21:20 GMT

you are all forgetting genisis/phil collins. song called Mamma. its not a teen song but it sure does sound like an abortion going on. the melody will get ya but the song is disturbing

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Bonnie McKean — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 17:50:28 GMT

I remember these songs, in fact there is a record that was titled "Songs that tell a Story" that had a lot of the same ones. My Mother hated that record, but I loved it...I still do!

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Lindsey, Dallas, Texas — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:23:13 GMT

How about Better Than Ezra's "A Lifetime?"

Allie woke up 8AM
Graduation day.
Got into a car,
And crashed along the way.

We arrived late to the wake,
Stole the urn while they looked away,
And drove to the beach
'Cause I knew you'd want it
That way.

Later in the song, the girl's parents come to the kid's house to get the urn. "Dad set his jaw, but your ma just smiled and sighed."

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Afrobella — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:17:48 GMT

Sad but true -- my dad used to sing "Tell Laura I Love Her" to me as a lullaby when I was a kid. That and a folk song about a ghost in a garden, and another one about a woman cheating on her dying husband. "Woman, go home, your husband is ill. If he's ill, tell them give him a pill. So come on my dear friend, just one more dance, for I must go home to my poor old man."

Real nice, Dad. Thanks for the morbid memories.

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Doe Nashville, TN — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:33:43 GMT

Wow! No one's mentioned Detroit Rock City yet?

The song was even based on the death of a KISS fan by car accident.

Twelve o'clock, I gotta rock
Theres a truck ahead, lights starin' at my eyes
Oh my god, no time to turn
I got to laugh cause I know I'm gonna die

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Lori, Omaha, Nebraska — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:25:28 GMT

Regarding Pearl Jam's cover of "Last Kiss," note the little drum riff played directly before the chorus--it's almost a parody of itself!

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Rick Lapin, Albuquerque, NM — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:42:47 GMT

Best "death song" (seriously) of all time: Springsteen's "Wreck on the Highway".

Last night I was out drivin',
Comin' home at the end of a workin' day --
I was ridin' alone through the drizzlin' rain
On a deserted stretch of a county two-lane,
When I came upon a wreck on the highway.

There was blood and glass all over,
And there was nobody there but me.
As the rain tumbled down, hard and cold,
I seen a young man lyin' by the side of the road --
He cried "Mister, won't you help me please?"

An ambulance finally came and took him to Riverside.
I watched as they drove him away.
And I thought of a girlfriend or a young wife,
And a state trooper knockin' in the middle of the night,
To say "Your baby died in a wreck on the highway."

Sometimes I sit up in the darkness,
And I watch my baby as she sleeps.
Then I climb in bed and I hold her tight,
I just lay there awake in the middle of the night --
Thinkin' 'bout the wreck on the highway ...

-- from "The River"

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Ray Thomason — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:08:20 GMT

Camera One - Josh JOplin Group

"He hung his clothes on the shower rod but he never got undressed." Still makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up

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Gareth V, Washington, DC — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:33:32 GMT

Tom Petty's "American Girl" and its tale of a Beatty Towers suicide will always be a classic.

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Barbara, Virginia Beach, VA — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:17:45 GMT

Not really a teen death song, but Johnny Cash's 'Long Black Veil' is another death song that I think stands alone, in that the protagonist of the song has been accused of murder, but he doesn't even defend himself, in that the night of the dastardly deed, he had been in the arms of his best friend's wife. And now she walks the hills in a long black veil...

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Jennifer Louisiana — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:21:27 GMT

Pearl Jam's "Last Kiss". "American Pie" by Don McLane. "Bohemian Rhasody" by Queen. "How to Save a Life" by The Fray. "If I Die Tomorrow" Motley Crue. "Novemebr Rain" by Guns & Roses". "Pictures of You" by The Cure. "18 and Life" by Skidrow. "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M. "One Last Breath" by CREED. "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan.

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YLWF, Alaska — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 10:55:39 GMT

DOA by Bloodrock. I e-mailed one of the original band members just to ask him "Where in the heck did these lyrics come from?" He said it was from another band member whose friend died in an airlplane accident. I remember that song from when I was 8 or 9, and my sister would leave the radio on at night... I would have to go sleep with my parents because the background music would freak me out so much.... and that damned SIREN!!!!

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veh, metro detroit MI — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:52:14 GMT

"Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Although the lyrics aren't specifically about death, the video sure was!

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dana — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 14:24:36 GMT

I can't believe no one's mentioned Meatloaf's "Bat Out of Hell." It may or may not actually be about a teenager, but if not it's darn close! "I'm breaking out of my body and flying away, like a bat out of hell..."

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Mary in Morgantown, WV — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:38:06 GMT

Teen death songs seem to have started in the '50s-- the 1650s -- with "Barbara Allen".

'Twas in the merry month of May
When green buds all were swelling
Sweet William on his death-bed lay
For the love of Barbara Allen
...
O mother, mother, make my bed
Make it long and narrow
Sweet William died for me today
I'll die for him tomorrow

They buried him in the old churchyard,
They buried her beside him,
And from his grave grew a red, red rose,
And from her grave a briar.

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Michael K — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:09:00 GMT

Can't believe nobody mentioned "Things get a little easier (once you understand)" by Think. Absolutely the most maudlin death song ever. Especially when it came out (1970-71?) Generation Gap meets teen death. Bad, just bad. For some reason it reminds me of that Billy Jack theme song One tin soldier. Don't know why exactly

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Donna, Clarks Summit, PA — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:47:51 GMT

Elton John's 1970's album Caribu had a song called "Ticking" about a boy who was always good but goes nuts and kills a bunch of people in a bar & then gets gunned down by the cops when he comes outside with his hands held high. Makes me cry to this day.

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Amy, Voorhees, NJ — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:50:01 GMT

Who can forget Tim McGraw's ode to a dying wife in "Don't Take the Girl" -
When you get to the part in the middle we always sing "take my heart, take my liver, but don't take the girl" - this song makes me laugh instead of cry.

Johnny's daddy was taking him fishin'
When he was eight years old
A little girl came through the front gate holdin' a fishing pole
His dad looked down and smiled, said we can't leave her behind
Son I know you don't want her to go but someday you'll change your mind
And Johnny said "Take Jimmy Johnson, take Tommy Thompson, take my best friend Bo
Take anybody that you want as long as she don't go
Take any boy in the world
Daddy please don't take the girl

Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Ten years down the road
He held her tight and kissed her lips
In front of the picture show
Stranger came and pulled a gun
Grabbed her by the arm said "If you do what I tell you to, there won't be any harm"
And Johnny said "Take my money, take my wallet, take my credit cards
Here's the watch that my grandpa gave me
Here's the key to my car
Mister give it a whirl
But please don't take the girl

Same old boy
Same sweet girl
Five years down the road
There's going to be a little one and she says it's time to go
Doctor says the baby's fine but you'll have to leave
'Cause his momma's fading fast and Johnny hit his knees and there he prayed
Take the very breath you gave me
Take the heart from my chest
I'll gladly take her place if you'll let me
Make this my last request
Take me out of this world
God, please don't take the girl

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Jodi, Nashville, TN — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:04:15 GMT

DOA. When I was a kid, my uncle had that song and my cousins and I were terrified every time it played. Even now, it creeps me out. Something about the dischordant organ bass line ... Glad I'm not the only one who remembers it.

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Ian D, Calgary, AB — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:55:56 GMT

Not TEEN death, but death by car crash. Bruce Cockburn's "Tokyo".

They're getting prepared to haul the car out of the river
Noise & smoke & concrete seem to be going on forever
Grinding gears & drivers getting high on exhaust
I'm thinking about the water down below & what got lost

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LQ, Phoenix,AZ — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:32:00 GMT

I REMEMBER DOA!! Gawd, who could EVER forget DOA?
In fact, I hear it every so often on Sirius Radio channel called "The Vault". Song still creeps me out.
The part where he hears the doctor say "there's no hope for me". <shudder>

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Montey, Amherst, NY — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:31:53 GMT

In the early 1990's I was living in Mexico City and one of the only English language radio stations was an "oldies" station. That's where I first heard "Running Bear" by Johnny Preston. At first I thought it was just a fun novelty record until the end...

American Indian teenagers see each other across the river.

"Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love big as the sky, Running Bear loved Little White Dove with a love that couldn't die."

But their tribes are at war with each other. Still they fall in love across the span of the river just looking at each other. Then one day...

"Running Bear dove in the water, Little White Dove did the same, and they swam up to each through the swirling stream they came. As their hands touched and their lips met the raging river pulled them down. Now they'll always be together in that Happy Hunting Ground."

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Janet Letterly, Cashton, WI — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 19:55:52 GMT

Can someone help me? It was maybe something like the late 50's when there was a song about "the bad girl who lives down the street." I don't know who sang it but basically it was a teenage girl who apparently dressed or acted kind of wild or bizarre and someone asks who it is, and the answer is the "bad girl who lives down the street." I think there were 2 verses of that nature, and then in the 3rd verse a child runs into the street in front of a car, and the teenager dashes out and pushes the child out of the way but is killed herself. And again the question about who it was, and again the answer, "the bad girl who lives down the street." I'm 60 years old (and have NO idea why I even remember this!) and have never heard the song again. Any clues?? I've previously searched a couple of lyric sites and never found it.

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Kristie M Fort worth TX — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:59:21 GMT

"alyssa lies" dont know who sings it, country song. but about little girl whos parents abuse her and she dies. and the singer has to explain it all to his little girl that's in her class.

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Medeyle, Jacksonville, FL — Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:21:58 GMT

Thought technically not a teen death song, my vote goes to Richard Thompson's "1952 Black Vincent" as best death song. It's actually very good, not cheesy at all.

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Marcella, Bakersfield, CA — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 05:25:51 GMT

One of my favorite memories is when I was little (early 60's) and both my Dad and Uncle would sing "Teen Angel" to make me sad. It seems silly now but is still a great memory!

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DaveW, Santa Clara,California — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 23:26:30 GMT

There are two things I'm amazed about. One is that no one's recalled Rolf Harris' "Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport" and the other that is that I remember it. Okay, so it's not teenage death, but still great.

"[Spoken:]
There's an old Australian stockman, lying, dying,
and he gets himself up on one elbow,
and he turns to his mates,
who are gathered 'round him and he says:

Watch me wallabys feed mate.
Watch me wallabys feed.
They're a dangerous breed mate.
So watch me wallabys feed.
Altogether now!

Tie me kangaroo down sport,
tie me kangaroo down.
Tie me kangaroo down sport,
tie me kangaroo down. "

More rhyming lyrics, then the end:

"Tan me hide when I'm dead, Fred,
tan me hide when I'm dead.
So we tanned his hide when he died Clyde,
(Spoken) And that's it hanging on the shed.
Altogether now! "

How about Jimi Hendrix' "Castles Made of Sand":
A little Indian brave who before he was ten, played war games in
the woods with his Indian friends, and he built a dream that when he
grew up, he would be a fearless warrior Indian Chief.

Many moons passed and more the dream grew strong, until tomorrow
He would sing his first war song,
And fight his first battle, but something went wrong,
Suprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

And so castles made of sand, melts into the sea eventually.

There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown,
Because she was crippled for life, and couldn't speak a sound
And she wished and prayed she would stop living, so she decided to die.
She drew her wheel chair to the edge of the shore, and to her legs she smiled

"You won't hurt me no more."
But then a sight she'd never seen made her JUMP AND SAY
"Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way"
And it really didn't have to stop...it just kept on going.
And so castles made of sand slips into the sea,
Eventually"

Let's not forget Grateful Dead's "Black Peter", or even, the Dead themselves....

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jrzygrl — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:55:00 GMT

Okay I know its not a teen death song or but who hasnt cried over the "Christmas Shoes"? this poor little kid wanted to buy a brand new pair of shoes for when mommy meets Jesus...

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Polly Williams , Dayton , Ohio — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:13:46 GMT

All of these suggestions and submissions are classic....I do remember "D.O.A" by Bloodrock..and yes I also remember "Timothy" by the Buoys..first and maybe only song dealing with the subject of cannibalism....another song which didn't get much airplay probably due to the grisly lyrics in the final verse was "Motorcycle Irene" by Moby Grape from the mid 1960s...."ground around like hamburger, lyin' in a splat"...."toes were in her hat"....lovely imagery, right?
Speaking of taste, I haven't heard the song "Eleanor Rigby"by the Beatles mentioned..possibly because this song portrayed the passing of a lonely individual in a tasteful and lyrical way....also, anyone remember "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones? "I see a line of cars and they are painted black, with flowers and my love both never to come back"..

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Wally, St. Louis, MO — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 04:38:17 GMT

Does anyone remember a song from probably the late 70's. I think it was called "Joey." It used to scare me as a kid. I don't recall if it was about death or about a boy who ran away. The only lyrics I remember are:

Joey, the corn is still in the meadow.
Joey, the summer skies are blue.
Joey, young Becky married last (summer?)

and then there was a line about a dog still scratchin' at the door.

Please help me! I can't sleep until I figure out who did this song!

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Angela, Ashland, KY — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 03:32:02 GMT

Have you ever listened closely to the song "She's Gone" by Hall and Oates? My brother and I believe that it is about someone who is contemplating suicide, what with lyrics like...
"I need a drink and quick decision. Now it's up to me what will be."
and...
"Let the carbon and monoxide choke my thoughts away."
We were so disturbed when it occured to us because we had listened to that song since we were small kids and never noticed that 'til a few years ago.

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las, Missouri — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:50:25 GMT

While not a teenage love/death song, I can't listen to "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton with out crying.

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mhccharlottenc — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:56:49 GMT

I've read most of these and kept waiting to see if anyone would mention this one.Back in the late seventies, it would give me the creeps after I heard the story. There was a song that came out called,"Roller Coaster". At one point in the song background you hear a woman scream.The story went that a woman was killed in the studio next door where this song was recorded. But somebody decided to simply leave the recording as it was and have it sent out. Or maybe they did not know the scream was there. first time I heard the song after being told about it, I'm sitting in a cafe,in Las Vegas,it's August, and I still got chills. Got up and went outside in the heat for awhile.

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mhccharlottenc — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:39:45 GMT

Janet, the song you are thinking about,"The bad girl down the Street." was sung by a guy named Porter Wagner, he had a show that came on TV back in the sixties,called the Porter Wagner Show.Dolly Parton used to be a regular on the show. He used to play that song alot.

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chuck from minn — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:44:14 GMT

Larrah the song you speak of is run joey run by

david geddes It actually exists on utube if you want to hear it

I just wish They would post his other song

Last game of the season about the blind man in the bleachers

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Fireberry — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 05:07:05 GMT

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Polly Williams, Dayton, Ohio — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:37:55 GMT

There are a few songs dealing with death from drug overdoses...does anyone remember "Edie(Ciao Baby)" by the Cult, from 1989? The song was dedicated to the life and tragic death of 60s icon Edie Sedgwick..discovered by Andy Warhol, and for a short time romantically involved with Bob Dylan..she was the target in his 1965 hit "Like a Rolling Stone"..according to urban legend...also, a rather obscure song by Donovan from 1977 called "Local Boy Chops Wood" deals with a young rock star who collapses under the weight of his fame and succumbs to a drug overdose.

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JT — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:18:35 GMT

Teenage Queen - from Rick Derringer's All American Boy album. BEST TEENAGE DEATH SONG EVER!!!!!!!

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Michael, Westfield Indiana — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 05:02:52 GMT

I have a few they are about suicide and are kinda sad.
"maggie" by colin hay
"vincent" by don mclean
"the last hour" by elliot smith
"late" by ben folds tribute to the late elliot smith
"joining you" by alanis morisette
"let me in" by REM tribute to the late kurt cobain
"blue pastures" by james
Don't listen to these songs if very depressed, especially the last one.

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James, Laguna Niguel, CA — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:31:41 GMT

"Endless Sleep" by Jody Reynolds, late 50's. "And I looked at the sea and it seemed to say, ' I took your baby, from you away..." It's expensive to buy because his heirs own the rights to it. Finally found it on LimeWire. I just can't resist obscure and odd songs.

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Daina, Medina, NY — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:07:27 GMT

How about Brandy (not the one by Looking Glass, but the R & B hit by the O'Jays)? It's like Shannon...not sure if it's death or not or even a HUMAN or not:

Sittin' by the open fire place
In my favorite dungarees
Played a few bars of a melody
And it sounded sweet to me

I thought I'd get up and take a look around
But my feet got in the way
Stumbled to the floor, she was right in the door
I could see her face

But how could it be
She ran away from me
My best friend's gone
I'm so all alone

I kinda miss you, Brandy
I'm so all alone
When are you comin' back home
I really miss you, Brandy
Missin' you every day
Are you comin' home to stay

Cause I love you, Brandy
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Sipping on a cherry soda pop
Building houses made of sand
Like a little child with a fantasy
Just a fraction of a man

But I was in love when they put her down
On my doorstep in the rain
I could feel the love comin' to my heart
Through my window pane

But how could I know
She would just up and go
My best friend gone
I'm so all alone

I really miss you, Brandy
I'm so all alone
When are you comin' back home
I really miss you, Brandy
Missin' you every day
Are you comin' home to stay

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RD, Wheaton, IL — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:06:55 GMT

One of my favorite teen tragedy songs was "Rocky" from the 70's (not the boxer), some of the lyrics are:
Rocky I never had to die before,
Don't know if I can do it,
But if you let me lean on you,
Take my hand I might get through it,
Through it I said baby, oh sweet baby,
It's love that sets us free,
And God knows, if the world should end,
Your love is safe with me
Sob!!