KISS "Detroit Rock City"

Glam rockers KISS wrote "Detroit Rock City" as a tribute to a fan of theirs who died on the way to one of the band's shows. Telling the story from the victim's perspective, the song begins with the narrator getting pumped up for the concert and speeding down the road to the venue, but quickly veers into darker territory with the haunting final verse: "There's a truck ahead, lights starin' at my eyes/ Oh my God, no time to turn/ I got to laugh 'cause I know I'm gonna die/ Why."