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This is a list of songs written about suicide.
| Title | Artist/composer | Album | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Alone Again (Naturally)" | Gilbert O'Sullivan | single | 1972 | An introspective ballad, starting with the singer telling of his plans to commit suicide after being left at the altar. |
| "Jeremy" | Pearl Jam | Ten | 1991 | Based on the true incident of a teenage boy who shot himself in front of his high school English class; lead singer Eddie Vedder wrote the song almost immediately after reading the news story.[1] |
| "Maybe California" | Tori Amos | Abnormally Attracted to Sin | 2009 | The song is about a mother contemplating whether her husband and children would be "better off" if she committed suicide.[2] |
References edit
- ^ Black, Johnny (September 2002), The Greatest Songs Ever! Jeremy], Blender, retrieved February 4, 2009
{{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help). - ^ "Out Magazine interview (May 9, 2009)". OutMagazine.com.
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