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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.
The song was composed near the beginning of the band's career and prototype versions were performed onstage as early as December 1975. [12] When it was finally completed and released as a single in December 1977, "Psycho Killer" became instantly associated in popular culture with the contemporaneous Son of Sam serial killings (July 1976 – July 1977).
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 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.
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 ...
Its songs' origins came not only from television shows, but were also inspired by various other subjects including Rush Limbaugh, Holocaust architect Reinhard Heydrich, and serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer. Its cover artwork was painted and designed by Wes Benscoter as a re-imaging of the band's early "Slayergram" graphic.
One of the world's most iconic marketing slogans was inspired by a murderer. Nike first unveiled the "Just Do It" tagline at the end of a television commercial in 1988 . Since then it's become one ...