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This is a list of songs about or referencing killers. The songs are divided into groups by the last name of the killer the song is about or mentions. This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
This song is heavily inspired by the story of Jack the Ripper and makes many references to the mythical traits associated with him. [99] The Brazilian thrash metal band Torture Squad also recorded a song based on Jack the Ripper's legend. The song is titled "Leather Apron" and was included on the band's 2003 album Pandemonium.
The lyrics were inspired by Norman Mailer's 1980 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Executioner's Song, written about serial killer Gary Gilmore, and by Truman Capote's 1966 novel In Cold Blood; "Executioner's Song" was the track's working title. [6] Lead singer Bono had read both novels and wanted to try to write "a story in the mind of a killer".
I will never be able to listen to "Jenny Was A Friend of Mine" by The Killers the same way ever again.View Entire Post › 15 Famous Songs That Were Based On Or Inspired By Heinous Events Skip to ...
The new demo earned The Killers their Warner showcase, and Merrick also slipped it under the hotel door of an Atlantic-affiliated A&R scout named Alex Gilbert at SXSW 2003.
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"Maniac" is a song from the 1983 film Flashdance that was written by Dennis Matkosky and its performer, Michael Sembello. The original idea for the song came to Matkosky while watching a news report on a serial killer, which inspired gruesome lyrics that he and Sembello expanded upon after finding a 1980 horror film with the same name.
Cody Ackland: Murderer was inspired by US serial killer Ted Bundy. Tess de la Mare, PA. May 19, 2022 at 9:16 AM. ... Ackland had pored over the lives of famous serial killers, but his decision to ...