It’s Criminal!

[Raynyky]

Many people love reality or fictional crime shows. What songs are about crime? Either committed or thought about. I was surprised when I thought of this just how many there are. 

Hey Joe-Jimi Hendrix

 Hey Joe I heard you shot your woman down You shot her down, now

[MaVolta]

Career Of Evil - BOC

He’s contemplating all manner of evil against someone. He’s going to steal everything he has, and then he’ll rob him of his sleep! 😈 

[BeatleloverKT]

Breaking the law, Judas Priest

[Raynyky]

I’ve Committed Murder-Macy Gray

[MaVolta]

Hit Between The Eyes - Scorpions

Late at night, when you’re all alone

Take a ride into the danger zone

If someone wants to cut you down to size

You never argue with a loaded .45, oh no

[KellytheBelly]

Tell me, is it a crime? 

Sade - Is It A Crime (1986)

[BeatleloverKT]

Disturbia, Rihanna

[EricC28201]

Video Killed The Radio Star - The Buggles

...again...stretching the figurative a bit, but there were times of the day when Grandpa would consciously choose to listen to the radio news boradcasts instead of watching T.V. news.

[BeatleloverKT]

Don’t take me alive, Steely Dan

[EricC28201]

Box Car Shorty's Confession (Basket of Eggs) - Clutch

[BeatleloverKT]

Stagger Lee, Lloyd Price

[MaVolta]

Back On The Chain Gang - Pretenders

[BeatleloverKT]

Smuggler’s Blues, Glenn Frey

[MaVolta]

Murders In The Rue Morgue - Iron Maiden

[BeatleloverKT]

You’re gonna kill that girl, Ramones

[EricC28201]

Funky Crime - Red Hot Chili Peppers

...A bit of a stretch, but a commentary on how willingness to transcend cultural values applied in a divisive way is often characterized as criminal.

[1968Hoya46]

You Don't Mess Around With Jim:  Jim Croce  (Slim sliced up and shot up Big Jim).

[BeatleloverKT]

Electric chair, Prince

[1968Hoya46]

Big Boy Pete:  The Olympics

[BeatleloverKT]

Pumped up kicks, Foster the People

[postman29]

I Fought The Law- Bobby Fuller Four

[postman29]

The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia- Vicki Lawrence

[MaVolta]

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce

[1968Hoya46]

He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss):  The Crystals  (A song I'm sure Carole King regrets ever co-writing. Domestic violence is "excused and explained")

[BeatleloverKT]

Luka, Suzanne Vega

(Song is about child abuse)

[Raynyky]

Hurricane-Bob Dylan

[BeatleloverKT]

War, Edwin Starr

[MaVolta]

No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature - The Guess Who

He’s got that “bag of goodies”.

[EricC28201]

Vahevala - Loggins & Messina 

(Sailor going AWOL, stealing a keg of beer, getting drunk and raising a rukus)

[1968Hoya46]

Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door: Dylan (Lawman shot and killed by outlaws)

[MaVolta]

Snowblind Friend - Steppenwolf