"Earl Had to Die: The 20 Greatest Country Songs Depicting Homicide of Men by Women"
Traditional country music often features murder ballads as a prominent theme. Although they may not be as common in today's country music, there is still a collection of exceptional songs that portray men killing their female romantic partners. However, less frequent are songs that depict women committing the act of murder. Nevertheless, the country music genre does have a substantial number of songs in this category, and we have compiled a list to showcase them.
We eliminated some clear choices for this list based on a few criteria. We decided to include only one song per artist, so even though Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert have multiple murder songs in their repertoire, they each only got one spot. Songs like "Before He Cheats," "Church Bells," "White Liar," and "Kerosene" are all excellent revenge anthems, but in the end, other songs that were even more popular took precedence and replaced them in the final selection.
The criteria for the theme were quite specific, which helped to further narrow down the choices. In order for a murder song to be included in this list, it had to involve at least one male victim. Therefore, despite being an exceptional modern murder song in the genre, Ashley McBryde's "Martha Divine" did not meet this requirement and was excluded. Other notable mentions are Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" and The SteelDrivers' "If It Hadn't Been for Love," but they also did not make it onto this list.
The remaining content is extremely impressive and wicked, comprising a collection of the most powerful songs in country music that express a desire to harm or kill someone. Take a look at the images below to discover our choices for the top revenge songs and lesser-known gems that revolve around the concept of murder, particularly targeting the male figure in one's life (or persuading someone else to eliminate him). Keep reading, and feel free to inform us in the comments if we overlooked your preferred song about doing away with your man.
Earl's Demise: The Top 20 Country Songs Depicting the Act of Eliminating Your Partner
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