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page 1Songs based on actual events
Billie Jean
original song written, composed, and performed by Michael Jackson
Zombie
original song written and composed by Dolores O'Riordan; originally recorded by The Cranberries and released in 1994
Crawling
2001 single by Linkin Park
Smoke on the Water
original song written and composed by Deep Purple; first recorded by Deep Purple
A Day in the Life
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
2011 single by Katy Perry
Breaking the Habit
2004 single by Linkin Park
Cry Me a River
2002 song by Justin Timberlake
She's Out of My Life
original song written and composed by Tom Bahler; first recorded by Michael Jackson
Baba O'Riley
original song written and composed by Pete Townshend; first performed by The Who
You're Beautiful
2005 single by James Blunt
Mr. Brightside
2003 single by The Killers
We Didn't Start the Fire
1989 list song and single by Billy Joel
Fix You
2005 single by Coldplay
Fifteen
original song written, composed, and performed by Taylor Swift
Mein Teil
2004 single by Rammstein
Sunday Bloody Sunday
original song written, composed, and performed by U2
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Castle on the Hill
2017 song by Ed Sheeran
Lovely Rita
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
Ironic
1996 single by Alanis Morissette
She's Leaving Home
original song written and composed by Lennon-McCartney; first recorded by The Beatles
The Ballad of John and Yoko
original song written and composed by Lennon–McCartney
Til It Happens to You
song by Lady Gaga
Piano Man
1973 single by Billy Joel
Polly
original song written and composed by Kurt Cobain
Pompeii
2013 single by Bastille
Hurricane
song by Bob Dylan
Le Freak
original song written and composed by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers; first recorded by Chic
Mercy
2018 song by Madame Monsieur
Stranger in a Strange Land
single by Iron Maiden
I Took a Pill in Ibiza
2015 single by Mike Posner
Boten Anna
song by Basshunter
I Don't Like Mondays
song written and composed by Bob Geldof and Johnnie Fingers; originally recorded by Boomtown Rats and released in 1979
Eight Miles High
single
Ulterior Motives
1986 former lostwave song
Misery
2010 song by Maroon 5
Misty Mountain Hop
original song written and composed by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones
Walk on the Wild Side
original song written and composed by Lou Reed
Empire of the Clouds
2016 single by Iron Maiden
Tom's Diner
1987 single by Suzanne Vega
Man on the Moon
1992 single by R.E.M.
Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre
French folk song
Lonely
2020 song by Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco
The Workers of Vienna
Viennese worker's song
My Way
2016 song by Calvin Harris
Livin' on the Edge
Aerosmith song
Relax, Take It Easy
2007 single by Mika
Swine
2013 song by Lady Gaga
18 and Life
1989 single by Skid Row
Fun, Fun, Fun
single by the Beach Boys
Heart-Shaped Glasses (When the Heart Guides the Hand)
single
Blind
1995 single by Korn
Jar of Hearts
2010 single by Christina Perri
Leaving New York
2004 single by R.E.M.
Regulate
1994 single by Warren G
Shoot to Thrill
original song written and composed by Brian Johnson, Angus Young, and Malcolm Young; first recorded and released in 1980 by AC/DC
Plush
1993 single by Stone Temple Pilots
Caroline, No
1966 debut solo single by Brian Wilson
What's the Frequency
1994 single by R.E.M.