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“I said, ‘Are we sure we can write a song about death?’”: The story of Mike + The Mechanics' The Living Years

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4 of the Most Beautifully-Written Rock Songs About Death

Rock music has always been a great genre for narratives about love, loss, fame, and power. However, there are quite a few particularly beautiful rock songs out there about death, each written with a ...
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3 Songs That Reference the Death of Other Musicians

Bruce Springsteen penned “Johnny Bye-Bye” after hearing of Elvis Presley’s death. Springsteen, famously a fan of Presley, took his death hard. He worked through his feelings in this track. He sings ...
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Kid Bookie on death and heartbreak

On Friday, subversive U.K. artist Kid Bookie released his third studio album, Songs For The Living // Songs For The Dead. Bookie is no stranger to brash, explosive sonics — thrashing through a unique ...
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“I said, ‘Are we sure we can write a song about death?’”: The story of Mike + The Mechanics' The Living Years

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/BSR Agency Mike Rutherford was midway through the US leg of Genesis’s ...