Commemoration songs

2011 song by Lady Gaga

song written and composed by Don McLean, originally recorded by Don McLean and released in 1971

2005 single by Green Day

original song written and composed by Larry Grossman and Buz Kohan; first recorded by Michael Jackson

1996 single by Metallica

original song composed by Eric Clapton, lyrics by Eric Clapton and Will Jennings

2017 single by Lady Gaga

1997 single by Queen

1995 single by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men

2017 single by Linkin Park

original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles

song by Elton John

"Otherside" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was released as the third single from their seventh studio album, Californication (1999), and confronts the battles addicts have with their prior addictions. Lead vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the song about former band member Hillel Slovak, who died of a heroin overdose in 1988.

original song written, composed, and performed by John Lennon

1980 single by U2

original song written and composed by Roger Waters; first recorded and released by Pink Floyd

song written and composed by Duran Duran; originally recorded by Duran Duran and released in 1992

1988 single by U2

song composed by Cliff Burton with lyrics by Paul Gerhardt, Cliff Burton performed by Metallica

1977 single by Stevie Wonder

1992 single by R.E.M.

2001 single by U2

2005 single by U2

1997 single by Janet Jackson

2005 single by My Chemical Romance

2008 single by Mariah Carey

2012 song performed by Taylor Swift

2006 single by Pink

1979 song by Led Zeppelin

1997 single by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans

1995 single by George Michael

1988 single by U2

2019 single by Maroon 5

original song composed by Marguerite Monnot, lyrics by Édith Piaf

song by T.I. featuring Justin Timberlake

1990 single by Pantera

"We Are Charlie Kirk" is a presumably AI-generated song credited to Spalexma that was released on September 16, 2025. It is a commemoration of American right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on September 10, 2025. It was initially released as the final track to Spalexma's album, Charlie Kirk Forever Alive (2025), a Christian-themed album.

single

1997 single by The Verve

2023 single by Depeche Mode

"J.A.R." (alternatively titled "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)") is a song by the American rock band Green Day. Written by bassist Mike Dirnt about a friend who committed suicide in a car crash, the song was a previously unreleased track from the Dookie sessions but it was later featured on the soundtrack to the movie Angus in 1995. In August 1995, the song reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and spent 16 weeks on it. The song peaked at number 22 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song was featured as the eighth track on Green Day's 2001 greatest hits collection Internati

original song written and composed by David Gates; released by Bread in 1972

song by X Japan

original song written, composed, and performed by James Taylor

2009 single by Radiohead

2020 song by Taylor Swift

2001 song by Train

1996 single by R.E.M.

song by Miley Cyrus

song by Gordon Lightfoot

single by Commodores

2026 protest song by Bruce Springsteen

song by Kana Uemura

song by Joan Baez and Ennio Morricone

song written, composed, and performed by Bob Dylan

1982 single by Stevie Nicks

1996 single by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

single by Megadeth

"X-Kid" is a song by American rock band Green Day. It is the fifth track on their eleventh studio album, ¡Tré! (2012), and was released as the second single from the album on February 12, 2013, and is the sixth and final single from the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! & ¡Tré! trilogy.

song written and composed by Tony Mortimer, Rob Kean and Dominic Hawken, originally recorded by East 17 and released in 1994