
I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard The saddest lines: All the flowers that you planted mama Sinead’s relationship with her mother was rife with conflict, but it didn’t make mean the singer didn’t grieve at her passing. This is because she strongly associated the song with her mother, who died a car accident in 1985. In the video, Sinead is seen shedding a tear near the end.

Sinead O’Connor may not have written this song, but it still had a huge impact on her. Sinead O’Connor – Nothing Compares to You Then miss sleazy set up Eazy to fall, you know why we sinnin’Īnd Krayzie intended on ending it when it ends Somebody was really wrong, everybody want to test us dawg The saddest lines: What’s up with murder y’all, see my little cousin was hung The song is a tribute to all the people the members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony have lost – from family members to fellow gang members to friends they met in the music industry. The Crossroads is dedicated to Eric “Eazy E” Wright, a rapper and music mogul who died of AIDS in 1995. You wasted life, why wouldn’t you waste the afterlife? Will you tell me what you saw and I’ll tell you what you missed, The saddest lines: Well that is that and this is this. It plays as a song being sung to someone who has already passed away, with the protagonist pondering on what could happen in the afterlife and asking the departed about what life is like in the world of the dead. While there’s no clear word on who this song is about, Modest Mouse lead singer Isaac Brock says that this song is about death. You tell yourself a hundred thousand times The saddest lines: Words get tangled on your tongue In 2017, Chris Cornell committed suicide, which makes this song all the more haunting. His friend’s death inspired him to write a song about how much he misses his friend and how he wished he could have said goodbye. So when Jeff Buckley died from a swimming accident, Chris’ grief was evident. I can’t remember the last thing that you said as you were leavin’Ĭhris Cornell was a good friend of singer Jeff Buckley. Maybe this year will be better than the last The saddest lines: A long December and there’s reason to believe And while not everything will turn out great, he is hopeful at least for the possibility that things will get better. He says that it’s a song about looking back on your life and seeing the changes happening. It sparked in him the awareness of his own mortality and made him reflect on his life. She was involved in a car accident and didn’t make it. The saddest lines: Summer has come and passedĪ Long December is about the death of Adam Duritz’s friend, Jennifer. The song was written seven years after his father’s death, which is why the lyrics go, “seven years have gone so fast.” When his mother knocked on his door, he told her to wake him up when September ends. He couldn’t handle his grief, so he ran home and locked himself in his room. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong wrote this song as a tribute to his father, who died of cancer on September 1, 1982. Green Day – Wake Me Up When September Ends The saddest lines: I don’t wanna feel no more And while things were quite dark for the band at the time, things were beginning to get a little lighter. It’s about moving forward together despite everything.

Jerry Cantrell explains that the song is about the experiences the band went through. Staley died of an overdose in 2002, and the band decided to dedicate a song to him. The saddest lines: And wherever you’ve goneĪlice in Chains – Black Gives Way to BlueĪlice in Chains wrote this song as a tribute to their late frontman, Layne Staley. He says that it taught him that if you have good friends, you have to love them while they’re still around. According to Eddie Vedder, Diane was a great person whom they suddenly lost without having a chance to say goodbye. Light Years was written by Pearl Jam as a tribute to their friend Diane Muus from Sony Music. It was so like you to visit me, always worrying about someone else It was so like you to visit me to let me know you were OK The title of the song is a reference to ' Veni, vidi, vici', a Latin phrase popularly attributed to Julius Caesar, who is said to have used the phrase in a letter to the Roman Senate after he had achieved a swift, conclusive victory in battle.But this time fleshed out fuller face in your confirmation dress
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It was the first of a series of non-album single releases by the group.

In Canada, the song peaked at #73 for two weeks. hit, reaching #108 Billboard and #92 Cash Box. " You Came, You Saw, You Conquered!" is a 1969 song by The Ronettes.
