Songs About Dying

When death ways heavy on your heart crank up the volume and let these tunes soothe you.

Songs about dying. A sweet song to represent a special bond between a friend or lover. Songfacts category songs about death. This is one of the most famous and heartbreaking songs about dying young. I will follow you into the dark by death cab for cutie.

A song that explores impermanence and symbolizes that death is happening every moment. Jay z did the rap on crazy in love at the last minute. Despite being such a complicated emotional topic many great rock songs have addressed dying from different perspectives. Made his debut with an album titled ready to die.

Bob dylan knockin on heaven s door. But it can be one of the most difficult and painful subjects to discuss. Best calming songs about death. Death is part of the cycle of life.

Danny elfman has gone on to become the premier music man for movies mainly tim burton films and other whimsical endeavors the simpsons theme in the 80s he fronted the band oingo boingo and even performed this hit in rodney dangerfield s back to school. Eric clapton tears in heaven famously written about the death of clapton s young son in 1987 this won a slew of grammys upon release in 1993 including song of the year and is. May these morbid faves live on forever. The smiths made dying next to your lover sound like the most romantic thing a couple can experience short of a honeymoon on.

This list of pop songs about death is ranked from the best to the worst by music fans and pop music aficionados. Written for the movie pat garrett and billy the kid knockin on heaven s door is said to be an exercise in splendid simplicity the song was written from the perspective of a dying sheriff. The skeleton mariachi band in the. Song about death no.

He asks his mother to put his badge and gun away because he can no longer perform his duties as he is right before heaven s door. Though death and dying are sad subjects they are part of life and these pop songs may even help you through a tough time. If any song can pump life into a dying party it s this one about death. Tears in heaven by eric clapton.

He and beyoncé had started dating and the texan songstress asked him to get on the song the night before she had to turn in her album.