Crime may not pay but it sure does provide an entertaining way for a singer to tell a unique story. 
The murder ballad has been around for as long as singing and murder itself. 
The murder ballad, a sub-genre from the ballad, is a song that tells a narrative about 
a crime often including the 'why’ as well as the fallout. Join Cam and Jen as we attempt (badly) 
to sing (please have ear plugs ready) and discuss some tunes you may have never known 
were based on a twisted true tale. 
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Promos for our friends
Bad At Love Podcast
and
People Are Wild Podcast
 
 
 
Links for the songs so you can hear them they way they were supposed to sound.
 
Love gone wrong between Frankie Baker and Allen Britt:
"Frankie and Johnny" -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNq532Cyhu0
This song has been covered by many greats such as the above Jimmie Rogers. Also check out   Johnny Cash's version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msLG5uEOkYA
 
Murder committed by 'Stack' Lee Shelton over a hat:
"Stack O' Lee" by Mississippi John Hurt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlniDmj10u8
 
Murder of Georgia Moses:
"Georgia Lee" by Tom Waits   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLLsuoNPkl4
 
Maria Marten Murder:
"Murder in the Red Barn" by Tom Waits https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5v6oLsysgY
 
The Moor Murders-Ian Brady and Myra Hindley:
"Suffer Little Children" by The Smiths  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZpmVgpRh9A
 
Grover Cleveland Elementary Shooting by Brenda Spencer:
"I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yteMugRAc0
 
Gary Ridgeway 'Greenriver Killer':
"Deep Red Balls" by Neko Case https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScT9eo5cljk
 
Abduction of a 14 year old girl by Gerald Friend:
"Polly" by Nirvana  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvViGntr2tA
 
Jennifer Levin/ murdered by the Preppy Killer Robert Chambers:
"Jenny" by The Killers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6jCJTZaR34

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