Serial Killer Songs
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Working on a serial killer story, and am in need of some good tunes to inspire me as I write.
For the general moods/vibes I'm going for, I present a few examples:
The Veils - Vicious Traditions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpX5mffn4EA
Low (Featuring Tomandandy) - Half-Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-LaFHAfQc
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5wota5vQCU
Devendra Banhart - Insect Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCmDV5lYjWo
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5zFsy9VIdM
Massive Attack - Teardrop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yftOy8kz7aE
Anything you good people could recommend even remotely in the same vein as those above (or perhaps just a good recommendation of good serial killer music in general), it'd be much appreciated.
For the general moods/vibes I'm going for, I present a few examples:
The Veils - Vicious Traditions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpX5mffn4EA
Low (Featuring Tomandandy) - Half-Light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY-LaFHAfQc
Placebo - Running Up That Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5wota5vQCU
Devendra Banhart - Insect Eyes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCmDV5lYjWo
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5zFsy9VIdM
Massive Attack - Teardrop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yftOy8kz7aE
Anything you good people could recommend even remotely in the same vein as those above (or perhaps just a good recommendation of good serial killer music in general), it'd be much appreciated.
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When I saw the thread title it was the first thing that popped into my head
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-Xl_Zx9m5Y&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySXrmvfBNGw
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I came in here to recommend this very album. Every song is about a killer of some sort. I don't think all of them are about serial killers, but it definitely works. "Song of Joy" is a favorite of mine.
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That's a cover of a fucking Kate Bush song. I assure you the song has just about nothing to do with murder.
Also that's not a bad cover, his voice is almost as incredible as hers. It sounds like he's got her vocal tracks in there in a few spots too, but look up the original. Kate Bush is wicked cool.
Also, the ultimate serial killer song is Dead Skin Mask by Slayer. It's about Ed Gein. I guess in a different sense Angel of Death is too.
Here's Dead Skin Mask:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNFglDcW7dQ
(Some of Slayer's best "slow" work)
Angel of Death:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0AGUywHntw
(It's fuckin' track one off of Reign In Blood, so you should all know it by now anyhow)
Also, the alternate lyrics for Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads from the The Name of This Band Is recordings are really cool, you should hunt down a copy (also because it's a collection of some of the best live recordings I've ever heard).
But seriously American death metal bands are all as obsessed with serial killers as the rest of American culture is, so basically every one of them has at least a couple of songs on the subject.
CUZ THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE MIDDLE AND IT'S GIVING ME A RASH
The Ballad of Ed Gein!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUro03yX-1c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOZbhzW_E7I
O.o
I can't find a streaming link for it, unfortunately.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpAgXMXGrDk
and isn't Mack the knife about a serial killer? Also thirding or so Sufjan STevens john wayne gacy
Edit: ALSO not specifically a serial killer, but mad violent imagery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT2TRiew_W8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDs_N3kGQk
Music that actually inspired a serial killer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yG6iw7AeWE
I'm serious when I say this song is terrible
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK0zRR3GnxE
and on the other end of the scale, one of my favourite Slipknot songs!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoKwV00YMsU
*prances in front of a mirror*
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FuqZhxvX-o
Swallow The Sun - The Justice Of Suffering
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBzHNcITYdw
Music starts at 1:25, but worth watching the whole thing.
Not all the songs on it are about serial killers (one is about Genghis Khan) but It should more or less fit the bill.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcGBvwnGwB0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAuo8IOFNuE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEpAEpdOQmU
This song is by the Greenskeepers, btw. The name of the song is "Lotion".
Not strictly about a serial killer, but there is also the Ballad of Charles Whitman by Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl4fwD11Ofg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nPer5U-zi0The intro stops at ~01:20 so the song picks up from there.