Songs about psychopaths – Spotify playlist now available!
Howdy, gentle readers.
“Love’s a game. Want to play?”
Long time followers of this blog may remember a post from 2015, Psychopaths in Song. It lists an ever-growing number of songs that I (and plenty of other readers) have discovered seem to be about psychopaths. This is not, and has never been a list of my favourite songs, nor of those that others like. But there are a hell of a lot of great songs from From Frank Sinatra’s smoothly crooned promises, to Taylor Swift’s cycle of destructive relationships, each track has been picked for its illumination of one or more of the aspects of the psychopathic condition.
Now, our humble list has been turned into a Spotify playlist! It has over 140 songs spanning practically every genre and era of the past sixty plus years of popular music, so give it a listen here.
My thanks go to the many people who have contributed song ideas since the post was first published. The continued interest in the article means a lot to me. Of course, if there are any songs you know that really should be on the list but have been missed, do get in touch.
nowve666 10:22 on December 1, 2017 Permalink |
The wide range and diversity of these songs suggests that the great Dionysus needs psychopathy to be properly creative. What would people sing about if not for that?
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James 18:00 on December 1, 2017 Permalink |
I’m just intrigued. What has Dionysus got to do with this?
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nowve666 19:40 on December 1, 2017 Permalink |
Dionysus is the god of music. Ever read Nietsche’s The Birth of Tragedy?
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James 07:49 on December 2, 2017 Permalink |
That was supposed to be a reply to you.
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James 07:48 on December 2, 2017 Permalink |
Right. I knew he was the god of wine, but I guess he wouldn’t be much of a god if he couldn’t multitask. I haven’t read any Nietzsche in full.
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