Remember the story about the kid who committed suicide to the Ozzy Osbourne song "Suicide Solution?" The boy's parents sued Ozzy, only to discover that "Suicide Solution" is a hopeful song about the dangers of alcohol abuse.
Or what about the young boy who killed himself to Blink182's "Adam's Song?" It turned out that "Adam's Song" is about coming back home after a long tour and has nothing to do with death at all.
Oops. You would think that if someone is going to use a song as the soundtrack to their own demise, they would take a minute to Google the lyrics and confirm the meaning of the song. Apparently that's not always the case.
But hey, we all make mistakes.
On the other hand, there are certain songs you would NEVER want to die to. Whether the death is intentional, the result of a long-suffering illness, or a freak accident, there are certain songs that no one would ever want playing in the background as they died. To have your death linked to any of the following tunes would be a true tragedy.
This is divided into three sections. First are the inappropriate death songs. Next are the songs that would make your death totally lame and laughable. And finally, the top ten worst songs you could possibly die to.
Inappropriate Death Songs - These songs either send the wrong message about your life and untimely demise, or are steeped in irony.
"Dead!" -My Chemical Romance
"Let the Bodies Hit the Floor" -Drowning Pool
"I'm No Angel" -Greg Allman
"Alive" -Pearl Jam
"Goodbye" -Spice Girls
"Closer" -Nine Inch Nails (the "I wanna f**k you like an animal" song)
"How To Be Dead" -Snow Patrol
"Dead or Alive" -Bon Jovi
"Caught Dead" -Papa Roach
"How to Save a Life" -The Fray
"Nice to Know You" -Incubus
"D.O.A." -Foo Fighters
"Highway to Hell" -AC/DC
"Die Like This" -Fuel
"Ready to Die" -Notorious B.I.G.
"Twist & Shout" -The Beatles
"I'm Outta Here" -Shania Twain
"Fantastic Voyage" -Coolio
"Gravedancer" -Velvet Revolver
"Start Me Up" -Rolling Stones
"Them Bones" -Alice in Chains
"Worthless" -Dido
"Body Movin'" -Beastie Boys
"Karma Police" -Radiohead
"No One Cares" -Frank Sinatra
"Keep Away" -Godsmack
"How Do You Talk To An Angel?" -The Heights
"Laughing" -R.E.M.
"Wonderful Tonight" -Eric Clapton
"Don't Stop Believing" -Journey (sorry, Tony Soprano)
"Closing Time" -Semisonic
"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" -Elton John
"A Moment Like This" -Kelly Clarkson
"Stayin' Alive" -Bee Gees
Embarrassing Death Songs - These songs would make your death a complete joke, ruining any credibility you may have had during life, and causing people to laugh at your memory. Picture someone dying to these songs, and then picture yourself hearing the news and trying not to laugh.
"Fergalicious" -Fergie
"Mo' Money Mo' Problems" - Puffy/Mase/Biggie
"Sk8ter Boi" -Avril Lavigne
"We Built This City on Rock N' Roll" -Jefferson Starship
"Humping Around" -Bobby Brown
"Warm it Up" -Kriss Kross
"1985" -Bowling For Soup
"I Wanna Sex You Up" -Color Me Badd
"Jump Around" -House of Pain
"You're Beautiful" -James Blunt
"Never Gonna Get It" -En Vogue
"D'Ya Think I'm Sexy?" -Rod Stewart
"This is How We Do It" -Montell Jordan
"Big Pimpin'" -Jay-Z
"Cherry Pie" -Warrant
"Physical" -Olivia Newton John
"Hey There Delilah" -Plain White T's
"Come On Be My Baby Tonight" -David from "Real World: New Orleans"
"The Real Slim Shady" -Eminem
"Little Miss Can't Be Wrong" -SpinDoctors
"Wannabe" -Spice Girls
"Nookie" -Limp Bizkit
"(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" -Aretha
"Ay Bay Bay" - Hurricane Chris
"Trapped in the Closet" -R. Kelly
"Love Will Keep Us Together" -Captain & Tenille
"Fat Bottomed Girls" -Queen
"Area Codes" -Ludacris
"I Think I Love You" -Danny Partridge/The Partridge Family
"Stacey's Mom" -Fountains of Wayne
"Puff the Magic Dragon" -Peter, Paul & Mary
"I Got My Mind Set On You" -George Harrison
"I'm Too Sexy" -Right Said Fred
"YMCA" -Village People
"Duality" -Slipknot
"Pretty Fly For a White Guy" -Offspring
"Toxic" -Britney Spears
"Kokomo" -Beach Boys
"Building a Mystery" -Sarah McLaughlin
"Thong Song" -Sisqo
"Dancing Queen" -ABBA
"You Were Meant For Me" -Jewel
"Macarena" -Los Del Rio
The Top Ten Worst Songs You Could Ever Die To
10) "We Didn't Start the Fire" -Billy Joel
9) "The Bad Touch" -Bloodhound Gang
8) "Make ‘Em Say Ugh" -Master P
7) "My Humps" -Black Eyed Peas
6b) "Home Improvement" theme song (or any TV theme song for that matter)
6a) The theme song to "Barney"
5) "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" -WHAM!
4) "My Heart Will Go On" -Celine Dion
3) "Walking on Sunshine" - Katrina and the Waves
2) "Who Let the Dogs Out?" -Baha Men
1) "I Touch Myself" -The Divinyls
If you ever start to feel like life is too hard, just think of how awful death could be. Stay alive, people.