Top Ten Songs That Are Based On a True Story

The Top Ten
1 Teaching Angels How to Fly - Jackie Evancho

This song, written by James Breedwell, pertains to a young girl who died tragically. It was recorded by 9-year-old Jackie Evancho on her pre-AGT album, "Prelude to a Dream."

2 Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

It's just a love poem, not a story.

3 Don't Stop Believin' - Journey
4 Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
5 Lose Yourself - Eminem

Now that's a fact of reality, if my list was first Eminem

6 Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles

It's not a story.

7 Walk This Way - Aerosmith
8 My Michelle - Guns N' Roses
9 Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
10 I Shot the Sheriff - Bob Marley
The Contenders
11 You're So Vain - Carly Simon
12 Dead Man's Curve - Jan & Dean

Jan Berry was involved in a serious car accident, and left with permanent brain damage.

Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve...

13 In the Air Tonight - Phil Collins
14 The A Team - Ed Sheeran
15 Cold Case Love - Rihanna
16 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
17 Daddy - Korn

Most people does not seem to know its true origin and is saying stuff like it is fake nor at least laugh at you for sending lyrics from it.

18 Jeremy - Pearl Jam

About a boy killing himself in class.

19 You Never Know - Immortal Technique

This mans story tellin skill just unmatched this is the saddest rap song ever, after stan perhaps, still epic

20 Valentine's Day - Linkin Park

This song was written about Chester Bennington's (singer) father dying on Valentine's Day.

21 Stan - Eminem
22 Hurricane - Bob Dylan
23 Shine on You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
24 Jugband Blues - Pink Floyd
25 Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny) - Elton John
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