Favorite murder ballad?
 

My last post of Tom Dooley on the song thread is my segue. My favorite, easily, is Cocaine Blues with Dehlia a distant second, both by Johnny Cash.

Maybe this list is too short, but can any of you think of others?

Can they cross over from the other list? Isn't I hung my head about murder?

Also, Folsom prison blues is sort of about murder(johnny again).

Good call, Dan. That other thread is getting way out of hand. Let's tighten down the parameters.

I mentioned this one already, but it happens to be about a murder:

Billy Austin - A guy on death row retelling his crime. Live version is best.
(http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/B.../lyrics/557366)

Of course, there is that "Earle" song by the Dixie Chicks. (Not a favorite of mine, but I have to mention it just to piss off our buddy Archaea).

Would Bohemian Rhapsody qualify?

"I shot a man in Reno....just to watch him die.....when I hear that whistlin blowin....I hang my head and cry."

Johnny Cash is super wahsum.

I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley

Great song. Bob was the man.

How about Murder By Numbers by The Police.

'Girlfriend in a Coma' and 'Killing an Arab' are both brutal and interesting, by the Smiths and the Cure, respectively.

Two of my favorite songs from two of my favorite bands.

Angel of Death by Slayer. A song about the Nazi physician Josef Mengele.

Silent Scream by Slayer is a pretty gruesome depiction of an abortion.

I Used to Love Her by GNR is a catchy tune about a guy who murders a women after he stops loving her, later concluding that they're both happier as a result.

Banks of the Ohio is an odd Cash song. A murder ballad that sounds like a church spiritual.