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

[Winter2025VA]

"The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" by Georgie Fame is a 1968 hit song inspired by the 1967 film about the infamous American outlaws, written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, capturing the "ride or die" spirit of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow and becoming a number one UK hit, cementing their legendary outlaw romance in pop culture.

[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)

[Winter2025VA]

So glad you stopped by @1968Hoya46 💃

[Winter2025VA]

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@Raynyky wrote:

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

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[Winter2025VA]

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.

[Winter2025VA]

Glad you stopped by Denese @WebWiseWoman 💃

[Howard897012]

CRIMINAL - Fiona Apple 

[Winter2025VA]

Glad you posted Howard @Howard897012 💃

[Howard897012]

Thanks.

[Winter2025VA]

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.

[Winter2025VA]

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