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Zoneboy · 05-19-2026, 08:39 PM

"The Killing of Georgie" - Rod Stewart

Out of a darkened side street came
A New Jersey gang with just one aim
To roll some innocent passer-by
There ensued a fearful fight
Screams rang out in the night
Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone
A leather kid, a switchblade knife
He did not intend to take his life
He just pushed his luck a little too far that night
The sight of blood dispersed the gang
A crowd gathered, the police came
An ambulance screamed to a halt on fifty-third and third
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Da da da da da da duh
Georgie's life ended there.

Zoneboy · 05-19-2026, 08:48 PM

"Ride Captain Ride"

Penny Lane · 05-20-2026, 02:02 PM

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry-B J Thomas

Penny Lane · 05-20-2026, 02:03 PM

The Last Farewell- Roger Whittaker

JamesG · 05-26-2026, 06:11 PM

Strange Fruit, recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, about the lynchings in the Old South.

JamesG · 06-02-2026, 11:56 PM

Tupac Shakur referenced the 1991 killing of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins in many of his songs:

Keep Ya Head Up (dedicated to her)
Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude)
Thugz Mansion
I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto
White Man's World
N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant, Getting Goals Accomplished)

opus · 06-06-2026, 02:48 PM

Janie kills dad in Aerosmith’s Janie’s Got A Gun.

But in this case dad deserved it

What did her daddy do?
It's Janie's last I.O.U
She had to take him down easy and put a bullet in his brain
She said, "'Cause nobody believes me, the man was such a sleaze"
He ain't never gonna be the same

opus · 06-07-2026, 10:59 PM

I wonder if Dolly Parton ever wanted to exterminate that

Jolene.

Race's Girl · 06-18-2026, 07:56 AM

My Immortal by Evanescence has the lines:

Your face it haunts
My once pleasant dreams,
Your voice it chased away
All the sanity in me

MA · 06-21-2026, 08:28 AM

Sam Stone by John Prine

opus · 06-23-2026, 01:53 PM

The Who, ‘Pictures Of Lily’

S
P
O
I
L
E
R

Lily’s been dead the whole time

And then one day, things weren't quite so fine
I fell in love with Lily
I asked my dad where Lily I could find
He said, "Son, now don't be silly
She's been dead since 1929"

Dream Canteen · 06-23-2026, 03:16 PM

Here’s one in which the singer, himself, dies.

Freddie Mercury was gravely ill when he laid down his vocal for this track and never finished it. Brian May sang the final verse after Freddie’s death.

You can feel the frailty of a dying man — who was once vibrant and strong — and then the finality of his passing, in this track.

And here’s a tribute song for Freddie the remaining members of the band recorded and released in 1997. This was the last Queen project with the participation of Queen bassist John Deacon, who has since retired from public life.

05-20-2026, 02:02 PM	#78
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06-18-2026, 07:56 AM	#84
Race's Girl Miss Tremendous Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jan 26, 2005 Location: On Fonzie's bike in front of Arnold's Posts: 23,620	My Immortal by Evanescence has the lines: Your face it haunts My once pleasant dreams, Your voice it chased away All the sanity in me
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06-21-2026, 08:28 AM	#85
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06-23-2026, 03:16 PM	#87
Dream Canteen Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 11, 2023 Location: California Posts: 677	Here’s one in which the singer, himself, dies. Freddie Mercury was gravely ill when he laid down his vocal for this track and never finished it. Brian May sang the final verse after Freddie’s death. You can feel the frailty of a dying man — who was once vibrant and strong — and then the finality of his passing, in this track. And here’s a tribute song for Freddie the remaining members of the band recorded and released in 1997. This was the last Queen project with the participation of Queen bassist John Deacon, who has since retired from public life.
	__________________ In stereo (where available).

05-19-2026, 08:39 PM	#76
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,472	"The Killing of Georgie" - Rod Stewart Out of a darkened side street came A New Jersey gang with just one aim To roll some innocent passer-by There ensued a fearful fight Screams rang out in the night Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone A leather kid, a switchblade knife He did not intend to take his life He just pushed his luck a little too far that night The sight of blood dispersed the gang A crowd gathered, the police came An ambulance screamed to a halt on fifty-third and third Da da da da da da duh Da da da da da da duh Da da da da da da duh Georgie's life ended there.

05-19-2026, 08:48 PM	#77
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,472	"Ride Captain Ride"

05-20-2026, 02:03 PM	#79
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,300	The Last Farewell- Roger Whittaker

05-26-2026, 06:11 PM	#80
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,230	Strange Fruit, recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939, about the lynchings in the Old South.

06-02-2026, 11:56 PM	#81
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,230	Tupac Shakur referenced the 1991 killing of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins in many of his songs: Keep Ya Head Up (dedicated to her) Something 2 Die 4 (Interlude) Thugz Mansion I Wonder If Heaven Got a Ghetto White Man's World N.I.G.G.A. (Never Ignorant, Getting Goals Accomplished)

06-06-2026, 02:48 PM	#82
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,748	Janie kills dad in Aerosmith’s Janie’s Got A Gun. But in this case dad deserved it What did her daddy do? It's Janie's last I.O.U She had to take him down easy and put a bullet in his brain She said, "'Cause nobody believes me, the man was such a sleaze" He ain't never gonna be the same

06-07-2026, 10:59 PM	#83
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,748	I wonder if Dolly Parton ever wanted to exterminate that Jolene.

06-23-2026, 01:53 PM	#86
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,748	The Who, ‘Pictures Of Lily’ S P O I L E R Lily’s been dead the whole time And then one day, things weren't quite so fine I fell in love with Lily I asked my dad where Lily I could find He said, "Son, now don't be silly She's been dead since 1929"