10 Songs Based by Tragic Events

The Top Ten
1 Gloomy Sunday - Sarah Brightman
2 Jeremy - Pearl Jam
3 Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2

Since there is no back up story so let's begin... The song was inspired by a shooting of peaceful protesters in Northern Ireland by officers

4 In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel

Based on the little girl called Anne Frank and all of the songs are in fact Anne Frank-themed

5 Adam's Song - Blink-182

Based on a guy who committed suicide after seeing the horrors of the Sandy Hook shooting,as he dies a Blink-102 song was played.

6 Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton

Based on Eric Clapton son "Conor" falling off from a building with Eric Clapton crying out loud to his son in this song

7 Heartbeat - The Fray
8 A Day In the Life - The Beatles

Based on a car accident of a the Beatles friend while driving a sport car and crashed to a truck

9 Daddy - Korn

The band's singer, Jonathan Davis, has stated that the song is about his painful experience of being molested as a child and not being believed.

10 New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Bee Gees

The song title says it all

The Contenders
11 How to Save a Life - The Fray
12 Peace Frog - The Doors

I didn't realize this was based on a true story. Great list!

13 Inside the Fire - Disturbed

Great song with a lot of meaning

14 Lucy - Skillet
15 Angel - Jackie Evancho
16 Polly - Nirvana

Based on how a 14-year-old girl was tortured and raped by serial rapist Gerald Friend.

17 The Little Things Give You Away - Linkin Park

Hurricane Katrina was tragic so this song deserves to be on here.

18 Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen
19 American Pie - Don Mclean
20 Suffer Little Children - The Smiths

Inspired by the Moors Murders.

21 Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
22 Kim - Eminem
23 Jumper - Third Eye Blind
24 Get Your Gunn - Marilyn Manson
25 Animal I Have Become - Three Days Grace
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