List of songs about mental illness
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This is a list of songs that are about, or appear to be about, bipolar disorder and other forms of mental illness.
- "4+20" and "King Midas in Reverse" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
- "About to Crash" by Dream Theater
- "Avalanche" by Leonard Cohen
- "The Becoming", "I Do Not Want This", "Hurt", "Piggy" and "Down in It" by Nine Inch Nails
- "Basket Case" by Green Day
- "Between a Laugh and a Tear" by John Mellencamp
- "Boy's Don't Cry", and more by The Cure
- "Coma Black" by Marilyn Manson
- "Cracking" by Suzanne Vega
- "Crazy Man Michael" by Fairport Convention
- "Creep" by Radiohead
- "Damage Case" by Motörhead
- "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen
- "Destroyer", "Rainy Day in June",and "Too Much On My Mind" by The Kinks
- "Detachable Penis" by King Missile
- "Diary of a Madman" by Ozzy Osbourne
- "(Don't Fear) The Reaper by Blue Oyster Cult
- "Drive" by The Cars
- "Everlone" by Wildhearts
- "The Fear" by Pulp
- "Fear is a Man's Best Friend" by John Cale
- "Feelin' Alright" by Traffic
- "Girl Anachronism" by The Dresden Dolls
- "Halo of Flies","Looney Tune", "Welcome To My Nightmare", "From The Inside" (and others) by Alice Cooper
- "Hypermania" by Therapy?
- "I'm Afraid of Me" by Culture Club
- "I'm So Tired", "Yer Blues", and "Help" by The Beatles
- "I Don't Remember" and "No Self Control" by Peter Gabriel
- "I Think Of Demons" by Roky Erickson
- "I Wanna Be Sedated", "Bad Brain", "Go Mental", "All The Way", "Psycho Therapy" and "I Wanna Be Well" (amongst others) by The Ramones
- "I'll Sleep When I'm Dead" by Warren Zevon
- "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" by Hank Williams (covered by many)
- "In The Crowd" and "The Place I Love" by The Jam
- "Insane Asylum" by Howlin' Wolf
- "Janitor of Lunacy" by Nico
- "Joey" by Concrete Blonde
- "Lithium" by Nirvana
- "Lithium Sunset" by Sting
- "Manic Depression" and "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix
- "Medication" by Garbage
- "One of My Turns" and "Paranoid Eyes" by Pink Floyd
- "Out of My Depth" by Everclear
- "Paranoid" by Black Sabbath
- "19th Nervous Breakdown" by The Rolling Stones
- "Prozac People" by Killing Joke
- "Psycho" by Leon Payne
- "Psycho" by The Sonics
- "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads
- "The Red Telephone" by Love
- "River Below" by Billy Talent
- "River Man" by Nick Drake
- "Rubber Room" by Porter Waggoner
- "Shooting Star" by Harry Chapin
- "Therapy" and "I Just Can't Be Happy Today" by The Damned
- "They're Coming to Take Me Away Ha-Haaa!" by Napoleon XIV
- "Twisted" by Joni Mitchell
- "Vincent" by Don McLean
- "The Way I'am" by Eminem
- "A Wedding in Cherokee County" by Randy Newman
- "What Goes On" by The Velvet Underground
- "The Wild man Fischer Story" by Wild Man Fischer
- "Why Does It Always Rain On Me?" by Travis
- "Whiskey Man", "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde","Behind Blue Eyes", and "Melancholia" by The Who
- "Keep on running" by Steve Winwood and The Spencer Davis Group