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The song is about the Moors murders that took place on Saddleworth Moor, which overlooks Manchester, between 1963 and 1965. [1] At the time of their deaths, many of the victims were only a few years older than Morrissey (born 1959), who wrote the lyrics of the song after reading a book about the murders, Beyond Belief: A Chronicle of Murder and its Detection by Emlyn Williams.
Poor Ellen Smith (Roud 448) is an American murder ballad that originated in the late 19th century, recounting the shooting death of one Ellen Smith, [1] and the trial and execution of her murderer, Peter de Graff. He apparently wrote the lyrics while awaiting execution by hanging in 1893 using a melody he purloined from the hymn "How Firm a ...
Murder ballads (135 P) P. Songs about police brutality ... Pages in category "Songs about crime" The following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total.
The murder mystery series launched in 2009 with “The Morning Show Murders.” Al followed up with “The Midnight Show Murders” in 2010 and “The Talk Show Murders” in 2011.
The books are elegant explorations of the criminal justice system, and crimes' effects on individuals. Further, these books also make for excellent book club picks , each a springboard for questions .
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.
Edward" is a traditional murder ballad existing in several variants, categorised by Francis James Child as Child Ballad number 13 [1] and listed as number 200 in the Roud Folk Song Index. The ballad, which is at least 250 years old (a text of its Swedish counterpart has been dated to the mid-17th century [ 2 ] ), has been documented and ...
A murder ballad featuring styles of Americana, country, country rock, and country pop, "No Body, No Crime" is about the killing of a woman named Este, narrated by her friend who avenges her. Republic Records in partnership with MCA Nashville sent the song to US country radio on January 11, 2021, as a single from Evermore .