Songs dedicated to dead musicians

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

Andrew Wood (Mother Love Bone)

Alice In Chains - Would?
Faster Pussycat - Mr. Lovedog
Temple Of The Dog - Say Hello To Heaven
War Babies - Blue Tomorrow

Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls, Heartbreakers)

Dogs D'Amour - Johnny Silvers
Adam Bomb - Johnny In The Sky

Steve Clark (Def Leppard)

Tesla - Song And Emotion

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rattpoison wrote:: Steve Clark (Def Leppard)

Tesla - Song And Emotion

That's the first one that came to mind. Tesla did a phenomenal job on this song. To this day, it gives me chills. When Jeff sings "you can hear him play" and then that riff comes in—man, it really sounds like something Steve would play.

Anyway, some others:

Black Label Society - In This River (Dimebag Darrell)
Black Label Society - Layne (Layne Staley)
Pearl Jam - 4/20/02 (Layne Staley)

Cold and Staind did Layne Staley tributes, too, but I can't remember the names.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

Yeah Song and Emotion is an amazing song, didn't realise Layne Staley had so many songs about him.

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2793 Age : 66

I seem to remember a line in a Cult song about Andrew Wood too. Maybe on their s/t album they put out after Astbury sobered up?

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 2682 Age : 37

Yeah that was the song Sacred Life off the 1994 s/t the lyrics read:

"Kurt Cobain was so young
Sad to see this poet's gone,
Andrew Wood was so young
It's hard to feel this priest is gone"

Two tributes to 2 amazing individuals, Astbury has always been a great lyricist.

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

Criss Oliva

Savatage-Alone You Breathe (one of my favorite ballads of all time also one of my favorites to sing).
Overkill-RIP (undone)

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

"Evil Dead" from the Fatal Embrace album Dark Pounding Steel is dedicated to Chuck Schuldiner

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1786 Age : 37

S.O.D. - The Ballad of Jimi Hendrix.

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 15680 Age : 51

Def Leppard's White Lightning.

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

So Fine - GnR (Johnny Thunders)
Upon My Depature - Armored Saint (Dave Prichard)
Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.) - Anthrax (John Belushi/Jake Blues)

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 28649 Age : 39

Metal Church - Watch the Children Pray (the re-recording is dedicated to David Wayne)

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Metallica - To Live Is To DIe (For CLiff I think)

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Thought of 2 more on the way into work this morning...

Suicide Solution - Ozzy (Bon Scott)
I've questioned this one because I never heard the Bon Scott connection until Ozzy was being blamed for the death of those 2 stupid kids. Was the song truely written about Bon or was this something the lawyers told Ozzy to say in defense of his lyrics?

In My Darket Hour - Megadeth (Cliff Burton)
Although the lyrics don't really reflect it, I'm pretty sure I've heard Dave say that he wrote the song when he heard about Cliff's death.

Can anyone verify both of these claims?

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37954 Age : 54

MetalGuy71 wrote:: Thought of 2 more on the way into work this morning...

Suicide Solution - Ozzy (Bon Scott)
I've questioned this one because I never heard the Bon Scott connection until Ozzy was being blamed for the death of those 2 stupid kids. Was the song truely written about Bon or was this something the lawyers told Ozzy to say in defense of his lyrics?

In My Darket Hour - Megadeth (Cliff Burton)
Although the lyrics don't really reflect it, I'm pretty sure I've heard Dave say that he wrote the song when he heard about Cliff's death.

Can anyone verify both of these claims?

I've heard Ozzy claim that "Suicide" isn't directly about Bon Scott but he was inspired to write it after Bon's death. Apparently he and Bon were buddies.

As for "Darkest Hour," I believe I read somewhere that Dave Mustaine wrote that song on the same night he got the phone call about Cliff Burton's death.

Metal, Movies, Beer Number of posts : 37954 Age : 54

DallasBlack wrote:: Jon Oliva

Savatage-Alone You Breathe (one of my favorite ballads of all time also one of my favorites to sing).
Overkill-RIP (undone)

I think you mean CRISS Oliva.

BTW, Alone You Breathe is one of my favorite Savatage songs too. I saw them perform that one live years back and I damn near cried

nOOb master Number of posts : 4429 Age : 35

the only one i can think of is Thank you by hellyeah about Dimebag Darrel and it is a mega cheesy ballad with chad from mudvayne singing

Zooey Addict Number of posts : 17074 Age : 45

Fat Freddy wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:: Jon Oliva

Savatage-Alone You Breathe (one of my favorite ballads of all time also one of my favorites to sing).
Overkill-RIP (undone)

I think you mean CRISS Oliva.

BTW, Alone You Breathe is one of my favorite Savatage songs too. I saw them perform that one live years back and I damn near cried

I can't believe I did that, seeing that Criss is my favorite guitarist of all time. I will change it promptly.

Metal student Number of posts : 136 Age : 58

Phil Lynott - King's Call

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 28649 Age : 39

AceFrehley655 wrote:: Metallica - To Live Is To DIe (For CLiff I think)

Yes.

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Pegazus - Ballad of a Thin Man (from the Headless Horseman)

was for Phil Lynott.

Metal student Number of posts : 204 Age : 52

Pharaoh - "Forever Free" - dedicated to Chuck Schuldiner, who was also in Control Denied with Pharaoh's singer Tim Aymar.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1593 Age : 55

Gamma Ray - "Afterlife" is dedicated to Ingo Schwichtenberg

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