Songs inspired by deaths

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

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

2005 single by Green Day

genre of hip-hop music

song

2006 song and single by Christina Aguilera

2016 single by Sia

2015 song

1972 single by British band Pink Floyd

single by Iron Maiden

song written and composed by Bob Geldof and Johnnie Fingers; originally recorded by Boomtown Rats and released in 1979

original song written and composed by Paul Stanley and Bob Ezrin; first recorded by Kiss in 1976

"Would?" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, written by guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell as a tribute to his friend Andrew Wood, lead vocalist of Mother Love Bone, who died in 1990. Cantrell sings the verses of the song, while Layne Staley sings the chorus.

2018 single by Lewis Capaldi

United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown

single by Red Hot Chili Peppers

song written by Bobby Hebb

Christmas carol about the massacre of the innocents

2008 single by Kid Cudi

original song written and composed by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, George "Shadow" Morton; first recorded by The Shangri-Las

protest song written and composed by Neil Young

1993 single by Stone Temple Pilots

2018 single by Kenshi Yonezu

2001 song by Train

original song written, composed, and performed by Joy Division

2024 hip hop single and war protest song by Macklemore

song by American heavy metal band Metallica

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single by Wayne Cochran, covered by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, and Pearl Jam

2022 single by Joji

1992 single by Sonic Youth

2003 song by Pearl Jam

song written and composed by Ingela Forsman, Håkan Almqvist and Bobby Ljunggren, originally performed by Blond at Melodifestivalen 1998 and the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest

2020 single by Eminem

1997 song by Alabama 3

Pearl Jam song

Jason Derulo song

"Ghostin" is a song by American singer Ariana Grande. It is the eighth track on her fifth studio album Thank U, Next, which was released on February 8, 2019. The song was written by Grande, Victoria Monét, Tayla Parx, Savan Kotecha and its producers Max Martin and Ilya Salmanzadeh.

2006 single by Pearl Jam

2022 single by Benson Boone

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1976 single by Rod Stewart

original song written, composed, and performed by Paul Simon

2000 single by Pearl Jam

Grateful Dead song