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

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  1. ^ Black, Johnny (September 2002), The Greatest Songs Ever! Jeremy], Blender, retrieved February 4, 2009 {{citation}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help).
  2. ^ "Out Magazine interview (May 9, 2009)". OutMagazine.com.

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