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Songs about death

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Bohemian Rhapsody

1975 Queen song written and composed by Freddie Mercury

The Show Must Go On

1991 song by Queen

song; English-language adaptation of "Comme d'habitude" with Paul Anka; first recorded by Frank Sinatra, 1968/69

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

Knockin' on Heaven's Door

original film song song written, composed, and recorded by Bob Dylan; from the 1973 film "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid"

I Will Always Love You

song written, composed and recorded by Dolly Parton in 1974

2015 song by Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth; 2015 music video by Marc Klasfeld

thumb|upright=1.3|"Erlkönig" painting, Moritz von Schwind thumb|upright=1.3|The Erlking by Albert Sterner, ca. 1910

original song written, composed, and performed by British band Pink Floyd

Who Wants to Live Forever

1986 symphonic pop song preformed by Queen

song by The Rolling Stones

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

original song written and composed by Lewis Allan (Abel Meeropol); first recorded by Billie Holiday and her Orchestra

Candle in the Wind

original song written and composed by Elton John (music) and Bernie Taupin (words)

1984 single by Metallica

Kindertotenlieder

'''' (Songs on the Death of Children'') is a song cycle (1904) for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler. The words of the songs are poems by Friedrich Rückert.

2005 single by Coldplay

song by The Doors

Hallowed Be Thy Name

original song written and composed by Steve Harris

Welcome to the Black Parade

2006 single by My Chemical Romance

Moonlight Shadow

1983 song by Mike Oldfield

I Shot the Sheriff

Bob Marley & The Wailers song

1996 single by Alanis Morissette

Dust in the Wind

original song written and composed by Kerry Livgren; first recorded by Kansas

single by Tom Jones

The Great Gig in the Sky

1972 song written by Richard Wright; recorded as the fifth track on the album "The Dark Side of the Moon" by Pink Floyd

song written and composed by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, originally recorded by Bryan Adams and released in 1983

Sign of the Times

2017 Harry Styles song

2001 single by Radiohead

(Don't Fear) The Reaper

song by Blue Oyster Cult

2013 single by Bastille

1986 single by Slayer

Bad Moon Rising

song written and composed by John Fogerty, originally recorded by Creedence Clearwater Revival and released in 1969

A Tout le Monde

1995 single by Megadeth

2015 song by David Bowie

Street Spirit (Fade Out)

Seasons in the Sun

translated song; English-language version of "Le moribond", lyrics adapted by Rod McKuen

Always Look on the Bright Side of Life

comedy song by Eric Idle of Monty Python

The Kids Aren't Alright

1999 single by The Offspring

Green, Green Grass of Home

original song written and composed by Curly Putman; originally recorded by Johnny Darrell and released in 1965

"Question!" is a song by American heavy metal band System of a Down, released in July 2005 as the second single from their fourth studio album, Mezmerize (2005).

2015 single by David Bowie

2011 single by Of Monsters and Men

Spirit in the Sky

original song written and composed by Norman Greenbaum

song composed by Franz Schubert

2006 single by Pink

1993 single by Dream Theater

Der Tod und das Mädchen

Lied by Franz Schubert

Japanese military song

1992 single by Alice in Chains

1937 Japanese military song

Bela Lugosi's Dead

original song by Bauhaus

1997 single by The Offspring

The duck is floating in Tisza

Ukrainian folk song

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out

The Needle and the Damage Done

original song written, composed, and performed by Neil Young

Alone Again (Naturally)

1972 single by Gilbert O'Sullivan

Heaven Can Wait

song recorded by Michael Jackson