Songs of Murder

Chicago Expat said:

Tom Waits has several. Of the top of my head, there's

"Murder in the Red Barn" (an okay song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJvdl7z0j88

"Gun Street Girl" (excellent song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz28AD7qYe8&feature=related

"Cold, Cold Ground" (excellent song, more about death in general) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urkki2FIymU&feature=related

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*swoon* I adore Tom Waits. I liked the first link very much. I actually prefer the instrumental version of that song - Tom's vocals are a little rough, even for me. It's based on the infamous 1827 Red Barn Murder case. I heard the story of Maria Marten at my mother's knee, as a warning about what happens to silly girls who elope with dangerous men.

Gun Street Girl is outstanding, but I don't think I can count Cold, Cold Ground (great song) as a murder ballad for the reason you gave.

Alexandermerow said:

What do you mean with a good song? countless Metal bands nearly sing about nothing else

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UkA9FoNzxg

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"Murder ballads are a sub-genre of the traditional ballad form, the lyrics of which form a narrative describing the events of a murder, often including the lead-up and/or aftermath."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_ballad

I'm open to all types of music, but the problem with the link you provided is that I couldn't understand a word. I think I caught "kill, kill, kill" at one point, but if I can't understand it - where's the narrative? What it lacked in the lyrical department, though, it made up for in sheer aggression.

Thanks for contributing to the thread.