This song tells the story of a fan obsessed with Eminem. When his letters are not answered, he puts his pregnant girlfriend in his trunk and drives off a bridge. The song ends with Eminem answering his letter and realizing Stan was the man in the news who drove off the bridge.
6m:03s
Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine
The Killers
This is the second part of the Murder trilogy. The first song was not released until 2007 and is called "Leave The Bourbon On The Shelf," and the third song is "Midnight Show," which is the tenth track on the album. In this song, the murderer is being interrogated by police.
3m:52s
Smooth Criminal
Michael Jackson
Many of the songs Jackson writes are very personal in nature, but this one tells the fictional story of a particularly adept gangster, something far from his personal experience. The refrain of "Annie are you OK" may be a play on the name "Annie Oakley," who was a female gunfighter in the Old West.
9m:35s
Dead Man Walking
Bruce Springsteen
The Death Penalty.
2m:43s
It's A Sin
Pet Shop Boys
The ending stanza is sung in Latin and loosely translated it reads: "Father my father, please forgive me for I have sinned, it is my fault, it is my fault."
5m:01s
Let him dangle
Elvis Costello
It's a bitter song about the conviction and killing by hanging of a 1950s 'not guilty' man - the basis of the film 'Let Him Have It'. Powerful emotional impact against capital punishment. Makes 15 year olds think (again).
