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

[1968Hoya46]

Rock Island Line: Lead Belly, Lonnie Donegan, others. (Toll evasion)  (a 'small' crime?)

[1968Hoya46]

The Tennessee Waltz: Patti Page  (My friend stole my sweetheart from me)("criminal" in the broadest sense of the term).

[1968Hoya46]

Hurricane: Dylan  (robbery, murder)

[SummerOnTheWay1]

Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues".

[WebWiseWoman]

Interesting post, Nicole; we were chatting about Mr Cash at dinner NYE.

Fun fact: Johnny Cash's first prison performance was New Year's Day, 1958, at San Quentin State Prison.

[LeeS4949]

 Was that the show where Merle Haggard was in the audience? 

[Howard897012]

CRIMINAL - Fiona Apple 

[SummerOnTheWay1]

Glad you posted Howard @Howard897012 💃

[Howard897012]

Thanks.

[SummerOnTheWay1]

I Shot the Sheriff. Song by Bob Marley and the Wailers ‧ 1973.

➡️[*** I shot the sheriff.

But I didn't shoot no deputy, oh no, oh.

I shot the sheriff.

But I didn't shoot no deputy, ooh, ooh, ooh.

[SummerOnTheWay1]

Party Time Howard @Howard897012 , you finally found this post!!! 🥳

On the serious side, thanks for your "kudo" dear friend.

Nicole 💛

[Howard897012]

My pleasure. I'm glad I finally found the post! 

[MaVolta]

Get Outta Jail - Suzi Quatro (2021)

[1968Hoya46]

Dead Man's Curve: Jan & Dean (assumes street drag racing and/or reckless driving are misdemeanors).

[MaVolta]

Guilty Of The Crime - Eagles

[KellytheBelly]

Faith No More - Evidence

[MaVolta]

Well, they blew up the chicken man in Philly last night
Now they blew up his house too
Down on the boardwalk, they're getting ready for a fight
Gonna see what them racket boys can do

Atlantic City - Bruce Springsteen

[1968Hoya46]

Where Do You Go To (My Lovely):  Peter Sarstedt  (And the painting you stole from Picasso).

[ls1873]

      Murder By Numbers    The Police

[KellytheBelly]

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Crime Pays

[EricC28201]

Long Arm Of The Law - Kenny Rogers

...this one's a bit of a teaser...does the song tell about a crime being considered, or prompt the listener to consider that a crime is going to be commited?

[MaVolta]

Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

[KellytheBelly]

Pet Shop Boys - A Man Could Get Arrested

[millineutron]

Holla If Ya Hear Me -- Tupac

[millineutron]

Roxanne -- The Police

[millineutron]

Strange Fruit -- Nina Simone

[millineutron]

John Wayne Gacy, Jr. -- Sufjan Stevens

[millineutron]

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard -- Paul Simon

[EricC28201]

Running From The Law - Junior Kelly