Comments on: Songs About Serial Killers, Part I

By: Magnolia Henehan

Magnolia Henehan — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:24:32 +0000

Ok, I have a few to add…the most obvious being “Night Prowler” by AC/DC! Granted, there has been some debate over whether Richard Ramirez inspired the song or vice-versa. Regardless, I think it’s worth mentioning. And a few slightly more obscure but awesome songs:
1.)Finger Paintings of the Insane by Acid Bath (John Wayne Gacy)
2.)Richard Speck by Wesley Willis–no need to explain that title
3.)Cereal Killer by Quincy Punx–OK, technically not a song about a real serial killer–this song is about a boy whose Rice Krispies hiss “SnapCracklePopKILL! SnapCracklePopKILL!…My rice krispies told me to kill you tonight, my rice krispies NEVER LIE…”. That’s even better than the Twinkie Defense, in my opinion.

By: Cathy Smith

Cathy Smith — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:45:03 +0000

A great song told from the perspective a woman in love with a serial killer is Aloha Japan by The Grimm Generation.

By: darcy

darcy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:15:23 +0000

@ray: i was just thinking of riders on the storm, b/c the spree killer it is about is from (or lived in) the area i’m from in SW MO. creepy.

By: chip

chip — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:51:05 +0000

I interviewed Shannon Hoon a year before the first Blind Melon CD came out. We got on the topic of serial killers and I mentioned that I had just read a book called â€œThe Deviantâ€ about Ed Gein who used to skin his victims and wear their skin. I met Shannon in person shortly thereafter and gave him my copy of the book. Did I help inspire that song? Unfortunately, Shannon died before I got to ask him. Hereâ€™s the audio clip from that interview which may or may not have helped inspire him to write â€œSkinnedâ€.

http://www.atomicned.com/mp3/shannon_skinned.mp3

By: Micowoco

Micowoco — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:58:43 +0000

Check out industrial pioneers Schloss Tegal’s work. Their early albums The Soul Extiguished, Shitsickness and The Grand Guignol deal with serial murder, cannibalism and the like. One of their members lived in the same area as Bob Berdella about whom they did a track called “Watch me flop around”.

By: Mart

Mart — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:54:31 +0000

“Sadie” by The Alkaline Trio–one of the Manson killers. Great song, horrible person.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:43:33 +0000

Pearl Jam’s site lists the lyrics to “Dirty Frank” as “I got a recipe for anus ankle soup, yeah.” I always thought it was “famous ankle soup”. Regardless, that Dirty Frank was a bad muther *shuts mouth*

By: Devin Greaney

Devin Greaney — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:24:47 +0000

I heard the Rolling Stones “Midnight Rambler” was about the Boston strangler. And Kinky Friedman’s “The Ballad of Charles Whitman” is about the 1966 Austin TX spree killer.

By: Carlos

Carlos — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:20:07 +0000

Chris Morris did an awesome parody of Pulp on an episode of Brasseye with a song about Myra Hindley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxNyyZpP3GM

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:56:00 +0000

ATWA by System of a Down is either about Manson or Son of Sam…I forget which…