Which sad song in the 50's or 60's caused suicides in America?.?

Question

Don't know what the title was, or where, or date it was released, but I definately remember it caused several suicides in America and was banned.

Answer 1

Gloomy Sunday, also known as The Suicide Song.

The Lyrics go like this

Sunday is gloomy, my hours are slumberless.
Dearest, the shadows I live with are numberless.
Little white flowers will never awaken you,
Not where the black coach of sorrow has taken you.
Angels have no thought of ever returning you.
Would they be angry if I thought of joining you?
Gloomy Sunday.

Gloomy is Sunday; with shadows I spend it all.
My heart and I have decided to end it all.
Soon there'll be candles and prayers that are sad, I know.
Death is no dream, for in death I'm caressing you.
With the last breath of my soul I'll be blessing you.
Gloomy Sunday.

Answer 2

I think it's 'Suicide is Painless'... sure, I can't remember the name of the band either, but the Manic Street Preachers did a cover of it... and an instrumental version of it was used for the intro to the popular TV series 'MASH'.

The chorus went something like 'Suicide is painless, it brings on many changes, and I can take or leave it if I please'... and people responded! It had to be banned from radio play, because it was tipping miserable people over the edge... I don't think that the Manic's version did that...

Wait a second... I've checked Wikipedia, and the Wiki doesn't tie in with what I believed about the song- actually, it's from the 1980s, and it doesn't note any bans on airplay... anyway, whilst I was on Wiki, I found the following link to suicide songs, so maybe you can find one you like there? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_about_suicide

Just don't do it, okay? There's more to life...

Answer 3

"Gloomy Sunday" is a song written by the Hungarian self-taught pianist and composer Rezső Seress in 1933. According to urban legend, it inspired hundreds of suicides. When the song was first marketed in America, it became known as the "Hungarian suicide song". There is no systematic substantiation for such claims, as it is not documented where any such allegations appear in press coverage or other publications of the time.

Numerous versions of the song have been recorded and released. Phil Elwood, writing in JazzWest.com, cites the following words of Michael Brooks, taken from Brooks' program notes accompanying the 10-CD set, "Lady Day" - the Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia, 1933-1944:

"Gloomy Sunday reached America in 1936 and, thanks to a brilliant publicity campaign, became known as The Hungarian Suicide Song. Supposedly after hearing it, distraught lovers were hypnotized into heading straight out of the nearest open window, in much the same fashion as investors after October, 1929; both stories are largely urban myths."

Answer 4

I think Ron has the right answer - "Gloomy Sunday" by Billie Holiday was the first one I thought of. An American band called "Blue Oyster Cult" had a hit with "Don't Fear the Reaper" in the eighties and I'm sure it was banned for encouraging suicide.

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Answer 6

Everyones Gone ToThe Moon....~1964or 5.
I think by Bobby Darin

Answer 7

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Answer 8

"The End" the Doors? Don't know. I was there but for obvious reasons I don't really remember the 60's.

Answer 9

Billie Holliday - Strange Fruit.
It was about black people hanging themselves from trees.