Car Crashes and Music: 11 Songs About Vehicular Tragedy by Kanye, Pearl Jam, Springsteen & More

For songwriters there's something especially enticing and gruesome about a vehicular crash. From the sweet-sounding teen tragedy hits that ruled the '60s to the real-life account of Kanye West's near life-threatening accident in 2002 pop music is filled with cautionary tales about how not to behave on bikes, in cars, and around railway tracks.

For an alarming number of people, though, those catchy tragedies are a gruesome reality. Six people die on Canadian roads every single day, according to the Canadian Council of Motor Transportation Administrators. Many more face life-threatening and life-changing injuries.

In an effort to memorialize those people, and to bring greater attention to road safety in general, the CCMTA has declared November 21 National Day of Remembrance for Road Crash Victims. And, in honor of that day, we've assembled 11 of pop music's most heartbreaking and harrowing songs about crashes.

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