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[Serious] John Denver, who wrote “Leaving On A Jet Plane”, ultimately died in ain airplane accident – what other other famous song lyrics came through for the singer/band in an ironical or eery (either bad or good) way?
[Serious] John Denver, who wrote “Leaving On A Jet Plane”, ultimately died in ain airplane accident – what other other famous song lyrics came through for the singer/band in an ironical or eery (either bad or good) way?
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Amy Winehouse – Rehab
Kurt Cobain said “I swear I don’t have gun” like 100 times in Come as you are. Either he was lying or he was trying to tell us something.
Last Christmas by Wham. George Michael died on Christmas Day in 2016.
Rehab by Amy winehouse
Naya Rivera sang “If I Die Young” on Glee.
“Happiness is a Warm Gun” – John Lennon RIP
I hate myself and I want to die – Nirvana
Elvis Presley – Memphis Tennessee:
The last time I saw Marie, she was waving me goodbye
With hurry home drops on her cheek that trickled from her eye
Marie is only six years old, information please
Try to put me through to her in Memphis, Tennessee
Frightened Rabbit front man Scott Hutchison was always very open about his mental health striggles. Their music was largely based around the subject. He wrote a song called Floating In The Forth about drowning in the Forth river, including the line “I think I’ll save suicide for another year”.
He drowned in the Forth after jumping off the Forth Bridge.
If you haven’t heard of Frightened Rabbit please check them out. They were brilliant.
Juice WRLD said “What’s the 27 Club?
We ain’t making it past 21” and passed away at the age of 21.
Sublime Pool Shark
Freddi Mercury, “Too late, my time has come,
Sends shivers down my spine, body’s aching all
The time
Goodbye, everybody, I’ve got to go”
Not 100% sure this fits your question but Ironic by Alanis Morrisette has no examples that are actually ironic so the whole song is ironic, because it isn’t ironic.
Let the bodies hit the floor- drowning pool
Notorious B.I.G – Ready to Die
Prince, Let’s Go Crazy. Specifically the lyrics “And if the elevator tries to bring you down
Go crazy, punch a higher floor”
Freddie mercury wrote good old fashion lover boy then……well you know.