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List of autobiographical songs

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This is a dynamic list of songs and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Autobiographical and biographical songs. This is a list of songs concerning real people and events in the life of the songwriter.

Alphabetical order by song title

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E-I

J-Q

R-Z

  • "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse (about her refusal to go to rehab)
  • "Remnants of Percy Bass" by Rasputina (about the interior decorator)
  • "Rabbit Run" by Eminem (about Jimmy Smith's life... from the 8 Mile movie soundtrack)
  • "Rite of Spring" by Angels & Airwaves (about Tom DeLonge's teenage years and the beginnings of blink-182)
  • "The Real Thing" by Kenny Loggins (about his divorce from his first wife and describing it to his newborn daughter)
  • "Rosanna" by Toto (about Rosanna Arquette dating Steve Porcaro at the time)
  • "Rock and Roll Band" by Boston about their early playing days
  • "Retard Girl" by Hole (about Courtney Love's bullying at school)
  • "Revelation" by D12 (about the childhood of each member)
  • "Sara" by Bob Dylan (about his first wife)
  • "Serve the Servants" by Nirvana (about Kurt's lifelong angst)
  • "Shadow" by Ashlee Simpson
  • "She" by Green Day (about self-confidence and self-esteem problems faced by lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong's former girlfriend)
  • "She Has A Girlfriend Now" by Reel Big Fish (about a girl who dumped songwriter Aaron Barrett for another girl)
  • "Sliding Through Life on Charm" by Marianne Faithfull
  • "Slipping Through My Fingers" by ABBA (inspired by the daughter of band members Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog, who had recently started school at the time the song was recorded)
  • "Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel (inspired by his departure from Genesis)
  • "Son of Evil" by GG Allin
  • "Story of Bo Diddley" (aka "My Story") by Bo Diddley (relates Bo Diddley's birth in McComb, Mississippi and his move to Chicago, Illinois to find fame)
  • "Sunset Strip" by Courtney Love
  • "Sweet Children" by Green Day (about Green Day when before they changed their name to "Green Day" from "Sweet Children")
  • "T.B. Blues" by Jimmie Rodgers (about his tuberculosis), cited in the book Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music as one of the first truly autobiographical songs.
  • "Teenage Whore" by Hole (about Courtney Love's stripper career before fame)
  • "Tenterfield Saddler" by Peter Allen (about his childhood and Australia and marriage to Liza Minnelli)
  • "That's What You Get (For Being Polite)" by The Jacksons is a story of a man ("Jack") whose quest for love and fear of being lonely causes him to do things he may not want to do. The song alludes to the experiences that Michael Jackson faced in his life.
  • "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley (about and for his girlfriend, the former Miss World Cindy Brakespeare)
  • "Till Death Do Us Part" by Madonna (about her marriage and divorce from Sean Penn)
  • "To Try for the Sun" by Donovan (about his early days on the road)
  • "Two Twenty Nine" by Brave Saint Saturn (deals with the death of Reese Ropers grandmother)
  • "Two Rivers" by Petula Clark
  • "Undergoing Treatment" by Duran Duran (about how the band has been chronically mistreated by the music press and establishment and how it has been coping with the downward slide in their overall popularity)
  • "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day (about the death of Billie Joe Armstrong's father)
  • The album The Wall by Pink Floyd; contains elements of the autobiography of lead songwriter Roger Waters
  • "We Three" by Patti Smith (about her relationships with Jim Carroll and Robert Mapplethorpe at the same time in the 1970s)
  • "West Country Girl" by Nick Cave (about his short relationship with PJ Harvey)
  • "What's Your Favorite Color" by Living Colour
  • "When We Was Fab" by George Harrison (about The Beatles)
  • "Where Do We Go But Nowhere?" by Nick Cave (directed to Viviane Carneiro, a Brazilian journalist and the mother of Cave's oldest son Luke)
  • "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?" by Arctic Monkeys
  • "The Wild Man Fischer Story" by Wild Man Fischer
  • "Williams' Blood" by Grace Jones (about Jones' career and relationship with her family)
  • "With Arms Wide Open" by Creed (about lead singer Scott Stapp's son, Jagger Stapp)
  • "Your Mother and I" by Loudon Wainwright III (see "Go Leave")

Alphabetical order by artist name

A-B

  • ABBA's "Slipping Through My Fingers" (inspired by the daughter of band members Björn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Fältskog, who had recently started school at the time the song was recorded)
  • Aerosmith's "Love In An Elevator" (about a sexual encounter Steven Tyler had with two women in an elevator)
  • Aerosmith's "No More No More" (about life as a touring band)
  • Aerosmith's "No Surprize" (also about life as a touring band)
  • Christina Aguilera's "I'm OK" (Aguilera speaks out about her abusive father)
  • Angels & Airwaves' "Rite of Spring" (about Tom DeLonge's teenage years and the beginnings of blink-182)
  • The Arctic Monkeys' "Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?"
  • The Beach Boys' "Brian is Back"
  • The Beatles' "Ballad of John and Yoko"
  • The Beatles' "Julia" (about John Lennon's mother)
  • Boston's "Rock and Roll Band" about their early playing days
  • Brave Saint Saturn's "Two Twenty Nine" (deals with the death of Reese Ropers grandmother)

C-E

  • Mariah Carey's "Close My Eyes" (about her troubled childhood)
  • Mariah Carey's "Clown" (about Eminem)
  • Nick Cave's "Black Hair" (about his short relationship with PJ Harvey)
  • Nick Cave's "Green Eyes" is about his short relationship with PJ Harvey
  • Nick Cave's "West Country Girl" (about his short relationship with PJ Harvey)
  • Nick Cave's "Where Do We Go But Nowhere?" is directed to Viviane Carneiro, a Brazilian journalist and the mother of Cave's oldest son Luke
  • Eric Clapton's "Layla" (about his unrequited love for George Harrison's wife Patti Boyd)
  • Petula Clark's "Que fait-tu lá, Petula?" spoofs the British public's reaction to her success in France
  • Petula Clark's "Two Rivers"
  • Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel No 2" (1975—about Janis Joplin) [3]
  • Celph Titled's "I Could Write A Rhyme" (about his musical career)
  • Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" (about lead singer Scott Stapp's son, Jagger Stapp)
  • Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (about Judy Collins)
  • Crosby, Stills and Nash's "4 + 20" (about Stephen Stills)
  • D12's "Revelation" (about the childhood of each member)
  • The Descendents' "Descendents" (about the band)
  • Bo Diddley's "Home To McComb" (Bo Diddley was born in the town of McComb in south-west Mississippi)
  • Bo Diddley's "Story of Bo Diddley" (aka "My Story") (relates Bo Diddley's birth in McComb, Mississippi and his move to Chicago, Illinois to find fame)
  • Donovan's To Try for the Sun" (about his early days on the road)
  • Duran Duran's "Undergoing Treatment" (about how the band has been chronically mistreated by the music press and establishment and how it has been coping with the downward slide in their overall popularity)
  • Bob Dylan's "Ballad in Plain D" (about Suze Rotolo and her sister)
  • Bob Dylan's "Sara" (about his first wife)
  • Eminem's "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (about his childhood and his mother)
  • Eminem's "Rabbit Run" (about Jimmy Smith's life... from the 8 Mile movie soundtrack)
  • Eminem's "Mockingbird" (about his children and wife)

F-I

  • Marianne Faithfull's "Sliding Through Life on Charm"
  • Peter Gabriel's "Solsbury Hill" (about his departure from Genesis)
  • Green Day's "2000 Light Years Away" (about the first time lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong kissed his girlfriend, now wife, Adrienne Armstrong, formerly Adrienne Nesser, and being apart for a while)
  • GG Allin's "Son of Evil"
  • Green Day's "Green Day" (about lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong's first experience with Marijuana)
  • Green Day's "She" (about self-confidence and self-esteem problems faced by lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong's former girlfriend)
  • Green Day's "Sweet Children" (about Green Day when before they changed their name to "Green Day" from "Sweet Children")
  • Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" (about the death of Billie Joe Armstrong's father)
  • Geri Halliwell's "Look at Me"
  • George Harrison's "When We was Fab" (about The Beatles)
  • Hole's "I Think That I Would Die" (about Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's daughter custody removal)
  • Hole's "Retard Girl" (about Courtney Love's bullying at school)
  • Hole's "Teenage Whore" (about Courtney Love's stripper career before fame)
  • The Incredible String Band's "1968" (Mike Heron directly addresses Robin Williamson)
  • The Incredible String Band's "The Letter" (about Mike, Rose and a fan)

J-L

  • Alan Jackson's "Home" (contains direct references to Alan's early life)
  • Demi Lovato's "For the Love of a Daughter", "Shouldn't Come Back" (Lovato speaks out about her father)
  • Demi Lovato's "Skyscraper", "Warrior" (about her troubled childhood)
  • Michael Jackson's "Childhood"
  • Billy Joel's "Piano Man"
  • Elton John's "Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)" (about John Lennon's murder)
  • Grace Jones's "Williams' Blood" (about Jones' career and relationship with her family)
  • Roy Jones, Jr.'s "Y'all Must've Forgot"
  • Bradley Joseph's "The Glen" (instrumentally describes his experience on a cross-country trip)
  • KRS-One's "Outta Here" (about his rise to hip-hop fame)
  • John Lennon's "How Do you Sleep?" (John criticizes Paul McCartney's music since The Beatles' break-up " the only thing you done was "Yesterday" and since you've gone it's just "Another Day")
  • John Lennon's "Mother" (about John's mother and father)
  • Living Colour's "What's Your Favorite Color"
  • Lindsay Lohan's "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" (about her father and his cruelty towards her mother)
  • Courtney Love's "Sunset Strip"
  • Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter"

M-N

  • Madonna's "Mother and Father"
  • Madonna's "Like It Or Not"
  • The Mamas & the Papas' "Creeque Alley" (describes how the band was formed)
  • Kate McGarrigle's "Go Leave" (about Loudon Wainwright III, Kate's first husband)
  • Tim McGraw's "Live Like You Were Dying" (about his father)
  • Megadeth's "Of Mice and Men" (about lead singer Dave Mustaine's life during his career)
  • Freddie Mercury's "Mr. Bad Guy" (realistically, a self-describing song)
  • The Minutemen's "History Lesson Part 1"
  • Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game" (about Neil Young, in particular his song about growing up, ""Sugar Mountain")
  • Joni Mitchell's "The Last Time I Saw Richard" (about Joni's first husband)
  • The Moody Blues' "I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock 'n Roll Band)"
  • Van Morrison's "And It Stoned Me" (about a day in his childhood fishing with a friend)
  • Van Morrison's "Choppin' Wood" written after his father died
  • Van Morrison's "Cleaning Windows" (about his first job after finishing school in Belfast Northern Ireland)
  • Randy Newman's "I Miss You" (Randy speaks directly to his first wife)
  • Nirvana's "Serve the Servants" (about Kurt's lifelong angst)

P-W

  • Pink's "Conversations with My 13 Year Old Self"
  • Pink's "Family Portrait"
  • Pink Floyd's album The Wall; contains elements of the autobiography of Roger Waters
  • +44's "No It Isn't" (about frontman Mark Hoppus' feelings regarding the break-up of blink-182.)
  • Primus's "Harold Of The Rocks" (about how Les Claypool met original guitarist Todd Huth)
  • Rancid's "Journey to the End" (about Operation Ivy, which shared two members)
  • Reel Big Fish's "She Has A Girlfriend Now" (about a girl who dumped songwriter Aaron Barrett for another girl)
  • Jimmie Rodgers's "T.B. Blues" (about his tuberculosis), cited in the book Faking It: The Quest for Authenticity in Popular Music as one of the first truly autobiographical songs.
  • Ashlee Simpson's "Autobiography"
  • Ashlee Simpson's "Shadow"
  • Patti Smith's "We Three" (about her relationships with Jim Carroll and Robert Mapplethorpe at the same time in the 1970s)
  • Britney Spears's "Piece of Me"
  • Ringo Starr's "Early 1970" (about The Beatles)
  • Ringo Starr's "Liverpool 8" (about The Beatles)
  • Gwen Stefani's "Orange County Girl" (about her life since the days before No Doubt)
  • Gene Summers' "Ballad Of Moon Dog Mayne" written by Deanna Summers
  • Gene Summers' "Happy Birthday, Darling" (song he wrote for his wife Dea during their first year of marriage)
  • Thursday's "Ian Curtis" (about the lead singer of Joy Division before his suicide)
  • Tina Turner's "Nutbush City Limits" (portraits everyday life in her childhood home, Nutbush, Tennessee)
  • Velvet Revolver's "Fall to Pieces" (about lead singer Scott Weiland's drug problem)
  • Loudon Wainwright III's "Your Mother and I" (see "Go Leave")
  • Wild Man Fischer's "The Wild Man Fischer Story"
  • Brian Wilson's "Brian"

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2005-07-29. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ "Dan Fogelberg FAQ". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2005-07-29. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


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