What songs have been known to lead people to suicide?

Question

just curious because I've heard that music influences your mood.

AND I DONT MEAN LIKE "OH I HATE THIS SONG. I WANNA KILL MYSELF"

Answer 1

"99" By Marilyn Manson on the Antichrist Superstar album has been rumoured to cause people to attempt/commit suicide. Here is the hook:
"Prick your finger it is time, the moon has now eclipsed the sun, the angel has spread its wings, the time has come for better things"

That is the only one I have heard of. Any song can cause someone to commit suicide, it all just depends on the emotions that the song brings to the listener, and whether or not those emotions cause the listener to become depressed.

Anyone who can allow their emotions to be depicted by the music they hear is emotionally unstable and should seek medical help for psychological evaluation.

I have never heard of anyone committing suicide from "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind. This song is about stopping a friend from committing suicide with a very positive message.

"Adam's Song" by Blink 182 is depressing. This one can even get me going and it takes a lot to affect my emotions through music other than simple happiness from hearing a good song.

Answer 2

There has not been any song known to lead people to suicide. If such a song existed then more than one person would have killed themselves... People kill themselves for many reasons based on what they are personally dealing with and their capacity to deal with it. There is no such song that can cause this or send someone over the edge. If you're gonna commit or attempt suicide, you're gonna do it no matter what song you're listening to. It's usually the music they listen to that keeps them from killing themselves earlier but eventually the suicidal influence CAN outweigh the musical influence and when this happens the music gets blamed. Someone kills themselves and they find an Ozzy tape in their pocket. So they blame the music of Ozzy. Truth is, they would've killed themselves had their been a Bee Gees tape instead. Music doesn't cause suicide, self-pity does.

Answer 3

g l o o m y s u n d a y

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t h e s u i c i d e s o n g
Gloomy Sunday - the notorious 'Hungarian Suicide Song' - was written in 1933. Its melody and original lyrics were the creation of Rezső Seress, a self-taught pianist and composer born in Hungary in 1899.

The crushing hopelessness and bitter despair which characterised the two stanza penned by Seress were superseded by the more mournful, melancholic verses of Hungarian poet László Jávor.

When the song came to public attention it quickly earned its reputation as a 'suicide song'. Reports from Hungary alleged individuals had taken their lives after listening to the haunting melody, or that the lyrics had been left with their last letters.

The lyricists Sam M. Lewis and Desmond Carter each penned an English translatation of the song. It was Lewis's version, first recorded by Hal Kemp and his Orchestra, with Bob Allen on vocals (1936), that was to become the most widely covered.

The popularity of Gloomy Sunday increased greatly through its interpretation by Billie Holiday (1941). In an attempt to alleviate the pessemistic tone a third stanza was added to this version, giving the song a dreamy twist, yet still the suicide reputation remained. Gloomy Sunday was banned from the playlists of major radio broadcasters around the world. The B.B.C. deemed it too depressing for the airwaves.

Despite all such bans, Gloomy Sunday continued to be recorded and sold.

People continued to buy the recordings; some committed suicide.

Rezső Seress jumped to his death from his flat in 1968.

Answer 4

Never heard of such a song that can invite listeners to take their own lives... Perhaps "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage" by Panic! At The Disco?

Answer 5

Jumper By Third Eye Blind, Suicide Solution by Ozzy Osbourne, Adams Song by Blink 182. Yes music influences your mood I hope your not thinking about killing yourself.

Answer 6

Its not songs that kill. Its the person who has already giving up on life and needs help.

Answer 7

None, a song doesn't make someone kill themselves, this is just a fiction invented by family members in denial about why someone offed themselves and looking to blame somebody with deep pockets.

Answer 8

Songs don't lead people to suicide - they just accompany it.

Answer 9

Anything by Coldplay and the likes of. What is wrong with these bands, their music is SO depressing!!!!

Answer 10

Hurt by Johnny Cash..listen to it and then tell me,isn't it the most sorrowful song ever?