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They find him “there on the plains, his hands frozen to the reins” because “he couldn’t leave ol’ Dan.” I’m sure that made for a nice surprise for Mary Anne. ... Also known as Conversations with Death, this song comes from the Appalachian mountains, wellspring of country music. There have been popular songs with creepy or spooky lyrics since the beginning of rock music. 1 on the country chart and is best described as a cautionary tale. Not great. Like blues -- the two genres often shared themes, melodies and songs -- country … Country music used to be about counting your blessings or crying in your beer, so crack a Schlitz, scroll down to the play list and fire it up, and read about nine of the most disturbing country songs of all time (that don’t make you feel like throwing up). This Turkish lullaby is related to a story about a man who promised to sacrifice three camels if his wife could have a child, but then decided to renege and keep the three camels after she gave birth. The only one who knows isn’t the woman who walks the hills in a long black veil, but the dead protagonist who can still manage to sing? Laura Foster was Tom Dula’s fiancé, but he was in love with another woman –Anne Melton. The most LOL-worthy things the Internet has to offer. King Park by La Dispute “‘CAN I STILL GET INTO HEAVEN IF I KILL MYSELF?’ Chills. And doesn’t her husband think something’s a little strange when she goes out after the hanging of his best friend to wander the hills in a long black veil? Clocking in at over 11 minutes, this dark, majestic odyssey of a song is regarded by many as The Doors’ masterpiece. * This one is about a “crippled” little boy on a CB radio talking to truckers because he misses his dead trucker daddy. Foetus - Enter the Exterminator. Terry Wyatt/Getty Images. One of the earliest recorded (blues) versions is by Blind Willie McTell, which you can hear here at Murder by Gaslight. Due to Hendrix’s flashy guitar work, it’s easy to forget that “Hey Joe” is a murder ballad, until he says, in a matter-of-fact way: “I'm going down to shoot my old lady/
You know I caught her messin' around with another man.”. He wishes every day could be just like that one. "Daddy" by Korn. 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Hear the full version. Chris Knight is great too, "Framed", "Love and a 45", "William", and don't forget about Hank III, not well known, not well liked, but "Pills I Took" is a fantastically disturbing song. It and its controversial … Robin Thicke – ‘Blurred Lines’ You simply couldn’t escape this song in 2013. The song is unconventional in that the action is told from the point of view of the victim, not the killer or a third party narrator. Musicians as diverse as Bruce Springsteen, The Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds have covered the song. These are 10 of the best country songs with an inspirational theme. He would rather face death and take their secret to the grave than admit the truth. Country has always been a cornerstone of American music, but in recent years it has undergone quite a transformation. Just about every song by Korn is by default a little bit creepy, but “Daddy” takes … “The Louvin Brothers recorded the most famous version of “The Knoxville Girl” in 1956. Top 10 Songs That Are Actually Really Creepy // Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/c/MsMojo?sub_confirmation=1These songs have super disturbing … I guess I’ll go to hell or I’ll rot here in this cell. Find out below as we uncover 16 disturbing pop songs people love... "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke (feat. Pharrell Williams & T.I.) Tommy comes home to find his honey pie a wreck and hunts down the Gatlin brothers where they’re drinking in a bar, locks them in and (probably) murders them all. He was pardoned after 12 years. Most tell the story from the point of view of the murderer, and many of the songs attempt to portray the murderer in a sympathetic light. This 1959 murder ballad recorded by Johnny Horton reached No. Made famous by Kenny Rogers in 1969, ‘Ruby’ is another story about love gone horribly wrong. Boy drowns girl in the river and watches her float away. 10 of the most disturbing folk songs in history. Nelson uses sparse musical arrangements and poetic lyrics, and he creates what has been called a mythological, Gospel–like narrative by referencing the past and recording older music material such as Fred Rose’s “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and Wolfe Gilbert’s “Down Yonder.”, Upon the release of the album, Paul Nelson of Rolling Stone said, "Red Headed Stranger” is extraordinarily ambitious, cool, tightly controlled.... Hemingway, who perfected an art of sharp outlines and clipped phrases, used to say that the full power of his composition was accessible only between the lines; and Nelson, on this LP, ties precise, evocative lyrics to not quite remembered, never really forgotten folk melodies to create a similar effect, haunting yet utterly unsentimental.”. In the second verse, we find out why he keeps silent as to his whereabouts at the time of the killing when asked by the judge. In real life (or so the story goes), Tom Dooley was really Tom Dula, a confederate veteran. Told from the point of view of the protagonist Tommy’s uncle, “Coward of the County” is one of the most involved tales of country heartache I’ve ever heard. This song has been recorded by many including Johnny Cash, who adds a stabbing to the mix, which seems to stick around for subsequent recordings by the likes of Joan Baez and Pete Seger. When he was on the gallows, Dula said he deserved to die but that he didn’t "harm a hair on the woman’s head," a statement that's been interpreted to mean that he was guilty of having an affair, but that it was Anne Melton who killed Laura Foster. Just about every song by Korn is by default a little bit creepy, but "Daddy" takes … On Christmas day, 1900, Delia Green, 14, died of a gunshot wound to the groin after calling her boyfriend a “son of a bitch” after he proclaimed to her loudly and in mixed company, “You know I have had you as many times as I have fingers and toes.” Both assailant and victim were 14 years old. Johnny Cash famously “shot a man in Reno just to watch him die,” and anyone familiar with the music of The Man in Black knows he had a penchant for murder ballads. Academics call them murder ballads. The songs are mostly about life, love , family and country, things we can all relate to. 1. The song is from the perspective of the grief-stricken mother. The moral of the story? Whenever wrapping presents, prepping food or decorating the tree, the cheerful little tunes play on repeat in the background. Starting from seven miles away, the narrator describes his fingers and toes going numb as he fantasizes about Mary Anne’s biscuits and talks to Dan about his nice, warm barn. To my knowledge, no one has written a song about that. You see, Tommy’s dad died in prison, and his dying wish is repeated throughout the song as a chorus: Despite his pitiful reputation, Tommy finds love in Becky and one day while he’s at work, three brothers force their way in to Tommy and Becky’s home and gang rape her. The real story behind the song, however, is completely different and one of only a handful of murder ballads based on real events. Lyrics make me shiver every time.” — elschultheis. Country and folk musicians call them “killin’ songs.” While murder ballads are deeply rooted in Appalachian heritage and traditional American music from the South, these tales of murder, crime, and revenge originated in 17th century Europe. Country and folk musicians call them “killin’ songs.” While murder ballads are deeply rooted in Appalachian heritage and traditional American music from the South. It hit number three on the Billboard top 100 in 1979. "Red Headed Stranger" Boy proposes marriage to girl. When the murdered girl’s body surfaces, the bones are used to make a harp or fiddle –depending on the version of the ballad -with her “long yellow hair” for strings. Written in 1959 and originally recorded by Lefty Frizell, “The Long Black Veil” is one of the most well known murder ballads. A lot of people took this song to refer to the 'blurred lines' of consent. So with Halloween coming up, we found 10 tracks that take on the fictional devils, vampires, ghosts and other horror staples, and set them to music in a way that’s legitimately disturbing. Country music used to be about counting your blessings or crying in your beer, so crack a Schlitz, scroll down to the play list and fire it up, and read about nine of the most disturbing country songs of all time (that don’t make you feel like throwing up). Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines ft. The trucker says, “Well you better believe I took my turn ridin’ Teddy Bear,” and relates how all the truckers threw together some money for him before they went on their ways. The song is about Lola (she was a showgirl), whose lover Tony the bartender was shot and killed after defending Lola from a customer. This time the narrator is a Vietnam veteran whose legs are “bent and paralyzed.” He watches, captive, as Ruby dolls herself up to “take her love to town.” Parallels can be drawn between this and Cash’s “Don’t Take Your Guns to Town,” a woman’s sexuality a terminal weapon. “Delia’s Gone” is one of the darkest, meanest, and most explicit murder ballads. The best country music of all time! Academics call them murder ballads. Dylan incorporated politics and social commentary into the narrative. Johnny Cash performed “The Long Black Veil” on the first episode of The Johnny Cash Show in 1969, as a duet with Joni Mitchel –the chorus, sung by Mitchel, describes the woman’s visits to the gravesite wearing a long black veil –and that remains the most haunting version of the ballad. ... made the song’s effect all the more powerful and disturbing. “Teddy Bear’s Last Ride” was sung by Capitol Records’ Diana Williams and never reached the popularity of the original song. One hundred yards from the house, he loses steam. They don’t write ’em like they used to. A still from the made for TV movie “Coward of the County.”. “There’s seven people dead on a South Dakota farm.” Bob Dylan put a unique spin on the traditional murder ballad when he released the song,“The Ballad of Hollis Brown,” which is on the 1964 album The Times They Are A-Changin. Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan, and Tom Waits all recorded a version of song. 21. The song tells the story from Tom Dooley’s point of view and eulogizes the condemned murderer rather than the woman he killed. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. The '90s was a strange and beautiful decade. Beneath Porter's signature pompadour and elaborate, bejeweled suits were some deep thoughts about the insane asylum: "The … Most of the bands sound very similar to previous alternative hitmakers, with only a few real standouts from the bunch -- the mope rock of "Got You (Where I Want You)" by the Flys and Jack Drag 's "Psycho Clogs" (which sounds like a cross between Marilyn Manson and Weezer ). Murder, paralysis, cheating, drinking and assault: the world of country music is rife with tales of loss, but these songs bring something extra to the table, namely a gun or the will to die. Diamanda Galás - Wild Women With Steak-Knives. If you need a song or two or three or more for that creeped-out playlist, then behold…here are a several to ponder. You’ve been makin’ your brags around town that you’ve been a lovin’ my man. “Daddy” by Korn. The song peaked at No. And really, this doesn’t make sense if you think about it. Country music is about tradition, yet its simple form lends itself to endless variations on similar themes. 'Copacabana' by Barry Manilow (1978) The jaunty melody, plus an episode of Friends set at the wedding of Rachel's ex-fiancé, make many people miss the sad story that is being told. The ballad first appeared in 1656 as “The Miller and the King’s Daughter” and there are at least 21 known English variations of the song, including “Minnorie,” “Binnorie,” “The Cruel Sister,” and “Two Sisters.” The setting of the story is often different –sometimes the event takes place at a river and sometimes it's the sea – but the motive, however, is always the same: the older sister murders the younger sister because of sexual jealously. Among Lynn’s songs about infidelity, alcoholism and poverty, this one stands out for rhyming violent threats and put-downs. 3. The final verse is when the story gets really ugly: Loretta Lynn’s Fist City was number one on Billboard Hot Country Singles in April of 1968. According to a flowery and bizarrely speculative account by Sean Wiletnz in the Princeton Alumni Weekly, the song was traced by reporter John Garst to a real incident . Most murder ballads revolve around cheating women and femicide, but the Dixie Chicks subverted the genre and shocked the country airwaves in 2000 with the release of “Goodbye Earl.” The song tells the classic story of domestic abuse and revenge. Green Day, “Pulling Teeth” There’s an almost country-like twang to Green Day’s lightweight pop-punk ditty “Pulling Teeth”—and accordingly, the song’s lyrics read almost like a classic Nashville take on domestic violence. I’d actually suggest you to mention songs and albums that aren’t really intentionally disturbing/make you uncomfortable, but genuinely do. Teddy Bear says, “Mom has to work now to make ends meet / And I’m not much help with my two crippled feet,” and “But I know now I’ll never get a ride on 18-wheeler again.” After several minutes of this, the trucker is overcome with emotion: It was a simpler time, when little crippled boys could give their addresses out by CB and a lone trucker could be shocked by “18-wheelers…lined up for three city blocks” as a gaggle of like-minded road warriors took the kid out for a spin, one after another. My boyfriend said he didn’t understand it. Reports suggest that Delia Green, a 14-year old African American murder victim, was the inspiration for ballad Delia’s Gone. Long playlist! Country songs are all about telling stories, and ‘The Gambler’ is one of the finest tales there is – about a gambling man’s tragic tale. However, he refuses to provide and alibi because on the night of the murder he was having an affair with his best friend’s wife. The first time I heard this song I was sure it was a joke. Disturbing Christmas Songs with Horrifying Messages December 20, 2015 December 17, 2017 Cara 0 Comments. She walks these hills in a long black veil. But he isn’t the only musician to enjoy the bloody side of country music. If you haven’t had all the fun you can stand yet, check out Extreme Crossdressing and Other Fun Flickr Groups or 21 Weird Statues From Around the World. In "It's a Great Day to Be Alive," Travis Tritt sings about a great day in his life, and all the things he has, and appreciates. At the height of The Beatles’ success, and for years after, the world became obsessed with decoding their hit songs and… “Seriously, that song is pretty fucked up. 10 Of The Most Disturbing Country Music Murder Ballads 10 "Hey Joe" 9 "The Ballad of Hollis Brown" 8 "When It’s Springtime in Alaska (It’s Forty Below)" 7 "The Twa Sisters" 6 "Goodbye Earl" 5 "Tom Dooley" 4 "The Knoxville Girl" 3 "The Long Black Veil" 2 2. Every time.” — The_Lion_Man. Here are 14 of the most controversial country songs that got people talking, from the past all the way to present day. I know I’ve already said enough about this song, but feel it’s also worth noting that due to its popularity, a spinoff was born. The song is told from the point of view of a man falsely accused of murder. Photo: prudencebrown121, It’s told by the dead, but apparently still observant main character, who is accused of murder and hanged to death for it. mobile app. They leave at about the same time and he notices that they are taking the same route away from the store, but it’s not until the stranger pulls up in front of his own house that he realizes what’s going on. ], this song paints a portrait of a vampire using focal point actor Bela Lugosi of Dracula fame, with minimal instrumentation and muted percussion. "Delia’s Gone" 1 1. Girl declines. The most insipid version (and the only one to ever chart) was Olivia Newton-John’s soulless cover which seems to borrow heavily from Joan Baez’s more powerful rendition. Which is honestly kind of disturbing and creepy. An eagle then carried the baby off and tore it to pieces. The song changed greatly as it traveled to the Caribbean, came back to the US, and eventually moved into the country world. Then we find out why. “Promise me, son, not to do the things I’ve done. It’s hard to imagine petite Lynn grabbing anyone by the hair of the head and lifting her off of the ground, but that’s what she threatens to do. A murder ballad seems out of place in all the peace signs and paisley. The real shocker is the end when Mama Teddy Bear gets home to a pile of money and her child’s account of being taken out on the open road by a series of strange men. “I spoke not a word though it meant my life / For I had been in the arms of my best friend’s wife.”. Boy meets girl. Instead of calling the police, she gets on the CB herself and thanks the truckers for their generosity. The story is simple. Turns out, scaring children to sleep is a global phenomenon. This list is exclusively older country, and by that I mean pre ’80s, the reason being that I can barely refrain from ripping my own ears off when stuck in an elevator or grocery listening to the likes of “Christmas Shoes” or any number of sappy, new, drama-queeny country songs. We can only assume the wife and the other man were killed after “They screamed and cried, ‘Please put away that knife,'” because the final three lines of the song are: “Long Black Veil” was popularized by Lefty Frizzell in 1959 and has become a country classic performed and released by the Kingston Trio, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, The Band, and most recently and unfortunately by The Dave Matthews Band. 10. of 10 "It's a Great Day to Be Alive" — Travis Tritt . He drinks a “fifth of courage” and things go downhill quickly. The twist, though, is that Billie Joe Armstrong delivers his lines from the perspective of a battered husband held hostage by infatuation: “I’m all busted up / broken bones and nasty cuts,” he … Rolling Stone Send a Tip Wanda marries Earl, and he starts physically abusing her two weeks after their wedding; Wanda files for divorce, but Earl “walks right through that restraining order and puts her in intensive care.” Wanda and her best friend, Mary Anne, plot revenge and poison his black-eyed peas. Search for a topic, destination or article. She wanders these hills in a long veil. The soundtrack for the movie Disturbing Behavior is a collection of tracks by several alt-rock newcomers. Green was buried in an unmarked grave in Savannah, and Houston was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. AOL screen names were the norm (once you finally got a modem, that is) and, if you wanted to buy music, you had to … Did we miss any? No Children by the Mountain Goats “Oh my God, this song. We use cookies to understand how you use our site and to improve your experience. Sometimes you have to fight when you’re a man. In the playlist, I’ve included a sweet version with Joni Mitchell and Johnny Cash whose chilling harmonies might help you forget that the song makes little sense. However, in 1966 The Jimi Hendrix Experience unleashed their debut single, “Hey Joe.” The song tells the story of a man who is on the run to Mexico after shooting his wife. The song was released three years before Reeves’ own death as he crashed the plane he piloted in a Tennessee thunderstorm. There’s never too much of a good thing, so please turn us on to more disturbing country in the comments below. Robert Johnson - Hellhound on My Trail. The song tells the story of man who ties his lover Delia to a chair and then shoots her in the side; Delia doesn’t die straight away, so the narrator shoots her again and “with the second shot she died.” The song has been covered by Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, the Kingston Trio, and, most famously, Johnny Cash. Tom Dooley, a North Carolina folk song or Appalachian sweetheart ballad, is based on the 1866 murder of a woman named Laura Foster. Creepy Country Songs to Add to Your Halloween Playlist or Just Because You Like Creepy Stories in Song Hey not all country music is about drinking beer and loving mom. 13 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, and the CD incudes an ironic B-Side cover of “Stand By Your Man” by Tammy Wynette. What was once brushed off as "hick music" is now being enjoyed by more people than ever before.Its audience has grown exponentially, and its songs … Country music on acid, right here. On Christmas Eve, 1900, Delia Green was shot by her 15-year old lover, Mose Houston. It’s told from the point of a long-hauler as he listens to Teddy Bear’s depressing story, reproduced by Red Sovine in a cracking, teary drawl. Country music has been around a long time and it will be around a lot longer, that's because it appeals to the masses, I don't think that would suggest anything disturbing. In the first verse, we see that Tommy is known in the county as “yellow” for his cowardly ways. A New England based writer, reader, traveler, art lover, foodie, music buff & all around culture enthusiast. The one you’re most likely to hear is the Johnny Cash version, included in the playlist, which ends charmingly enough: A PETA anthem if there ever was one, Jim Reeves’ ‘The Blizzard’ follows the thoughts of a man as he freezes to death trying to coax his “lame” pony, Dan, home. A woman’s husband is cheating and in true country form, it’s the other woman rather than the cheating husband who is blamed. Sadly, the main character makes the mistake of dancing with “Big Ed’s” wife: “I was as innocent as I could be/ I didn't know Lil was Big Ed's wife to be/
He took out his knife and he gave it a throw.” Horton ends each verse with “it’s forty below,” which sets up the song’s final line: “I’ll be six-feet below.”. A man comes home early from a trip out of town, imagines surprising his wife with champagne and candle light, stops at a liquor store, and sees a stranger at the counter bragging about a party with a woman whose husband is out of town. This includes personalizing content and advertising. In the song, Delia is described as “low down and trifling, cold and mean,” and one assumes the narrator caught her cheating with another man. The narratives are often dark, grim, and misogynistic; sometimes the stories are based on real life events, and sometimes the real life events have been mythologized and reinterpreted through oral traditions. From the beginning of this song, we know something’s gone wrong, due to the refrain, “I didn’t know the cold hard facts of life,” but we don’t know how horribly wrong until the end. Even the most hardened horror fan loves a Christmas song. Released in 1975, “The Red Headed Stranger” is a murder ballad concept album by Willie Nelson. 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This song was turned into a TV movie featuring Kenny Rogers himself as Uncle Matthew and set in WWII which aired in 1981. Here are 10 of the most disturbing murder ballads. Among a lot of scandals, this song only made things worse for Thicke. The entire album tells the story of a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover. A likely setting for “The Cold Hard Facts of Life.” Photo and feature photo: jitze. Also, his whole performance of this song at the 2013 MTV awards with Miley Cyrus was super gross and uncomfortable so… yeah. Murder ballads are cautionary tales and revenge fantasies. In 1958, The Kingston Trio recorded what has become the most popular version of “Tom Dooley.”. N.W.A, "F**k tha Police" (1988) N.W.A, “F**k tha Police” (1988) If you’ve ever paused to wonder if … More cool playlists by DJ W.H. The song tells the story of a South Dakota farmer, who, overwhelmed by the desperation of poverty and hardship, kills his wife and children before turning the shotgun on himself. * I thought this the first time I heard The Black Eyed Peas “My Humps,” too, and I’m not sure I can be convinced otherwise to this day. “I took her by her golden curls/and I drug her ‘round and ‘round/throwing her into the river/that flows through Knoxville town.” “The Knoxville Girl” is an Appalachian murder ballad derived from the 19th century Irish ballad “The Wexford Girl.” There are other variations of the ballad too, including the “Waxweed Girl” and “The Wexford Murder,” and all are traced back to an Elizabethian era poem entitled “The Cruel Miller. And the chorus is priceless. 22. Hippies, Woodstock, peace, love and flower power- the 1960s ushered in a lot of things, and psychedelic music was at the forefront. “The Twa Sisters” tells the story of a girl drowned by her sister. 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