violence
A topic under Conflict & Power
Threat, menace, combat — physical aggression as content.
155 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average -63, which is 58 points below the library as a whole, and they run from -95 to +84.
- Contamination3.2% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land2 Ascended6 Elevated17 Decent27 Degraded103 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
The span
Songs on this topic
- +80No SignalChad LewineAnti-brutality refusal of a police state
- +54Dead and GoneT.I. featuring Justin TimberlakePride renounced after a friend's burial
- +40silly boyQBlessing a boy at risk
- +38StanEminem & DidoObsessive-fan descent into murder-suicide
- +35Gangsta's ParadiseCoolioConfession from inside the violence
- +32Beat ItMichael JacksonWalk-away-from-violence counsel
- +29Sign of the TimesHarry StylesEnd-times consolation amid cyclical violence
- +4Masquerade PartyCg5Crew picked off by a killer hidden among them
- +4Something ObscureChad LewinePeace plea shouted over its own noise
- +2Alley OopThe Hollywood ArgylesNovelty ode to a comic-strip caveman
- +2InformerSnowDenying the snitch's accusation
- +2TrogdorStrong Bad
- 0Bad, Bad Leroy BrownJim CroceTough-guy comeuppance tale
- -3ShakedownBob SegerMenacing pursuit warning
- -6El PasoMarty RobbinsDoomed-love Western murder ballad
- -6Jane!The Long FacesGothic character sketch of a dangerous woman
- -6The Ballroom BlitzSweetSurreal dance-floor chaos romp
- -8Blaze of GloryJon Bon JoviDoomed-outlaw final stand
- -8Kung Fu FightingCarl DouglasMartial-arts novelty dance romp
- -10Twilight ZoneGolden EarringDouble-crossed paranoia spiral
- -12Ride Like the WindChristopher CrossBorder-run outlaw narrative
- -14Try So HardNever Broke Again, YoungBoy Never Broke AgainTrapped street-life pained lament
- -16The Night the Lights Went Out in GeorgiaVicki LawrenceSouthern-gothic murder ballad of a framed hanging
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