The car crash song emerged as a popular pop and rock music
teenage tragedy song
A teenage tragedy song is a style of ballad in popular music that peaked in popularity in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Examples of the style are also known as "tear jerkers", "death discs" or "splatter platters", among other colorful sobriquet ...
during the 1950s and 1960s at a time when the number of people being killed in
vehicle collisions was rising rapidly in many countries. In the United Kingdom, the number of
fatalities on UK roads rose to a peace-time peak of 7,985 in 1966 before then falling to a new low of 2,222 in 2009.
The theme also appears in
country
A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...
and other music styles.
[Chet Flippo]
"Nashville Skyline: 'I Ain't Never Seen a Hearse with a Luggage Rack': Songs of Death Return to the Country Charts"
CMT.com, 28 April 2005
See also
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List of road accidents
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List of people who died in road accidents
This list contains notable people who have been killed in traffic collisions. This list does not include those who were killed competing on closed road events whether in motorsport or in competitive cycling events. Passengers of a vehicle are i ...
References
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Lists of songs about a topic
Lists of transport accidents and incidents