List of autobiographical songs

Autobiographical and biographical songs. This is a list of songs concerning real people and events in the life of the songwriter.

Alphabetical order by song title

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  • Mariah Carey's "Close My Eyes" (about her troubled childhood)
  • Mariah Carey's "Clown" (about Eminem)
  • Nick Cave's "Black Hair" (about his short relationship with PJ Harvey)
  • Nick Cave's "Green Eyes" is about his short relationship with PJ Harvey
  • Nick Cave's "West Country Girl" (about his short relationship with PJ Harvey)
  • Nick Cave's "Where Do We Go But Nowhere?" is directed to Viviane Carneiro, a Brazilian journalist and the mother of Cave's oldest son Luke
  • Eric Clapton's "Layla" (about his unrequited love for George Harrison's wife Patti Boyd)
  • Petula Clark's "Que fait-tu lá, Petula?" spoofs the British public's reaction to her success in France
  • Petula Clark's "Two Rivers"
  • Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel No 2" (1975—about Janis Joplin) [3]
  • Celph Titled's "I Could Write A Rhyme" (about his musical career)
  • Creed's "With Arms Wide Open" (about lead singer Scott Stapp's son, Jagger Stapp)
  • Crosby, Stills and Nash's "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (about Judy Collins)
  • Crosby, Stills and Nash's "4 + 20" (about Stephen Stills)
  • D12's "Revelation" (about the childhood of each member)
  • The Descendents' "Descendents" (about the band)
  • Bo Diddley's "Home To McComb" (Bo Diddley was born in the town of McComb in south-west Mississippi)
  • Bo Diddley's "Story of Bo Diddley" (aka "My Story") (relates Bo Diddley's birth in McComb, Mississippi and his move to Chicago, Illinois to find fame)
  • Donovan's To Try for the Sun" (about his early days on the road)
  • Duran Duran's "Undergoing Treatment" (about how the band has been chronically mistreated by the music press and establishment and how it has been coping with the downward slide in their overall popularity)
  • Bob Dylan's "Ballad in Plain D" (about Suze Rotolo and her sister)
  • Bob Dylan's "Sara" (about his first wife)
  • Eminem's "Cleanin' Out My Closet" (about his childhood and his mother)
  • Eminem's "Rabbit Run" (about Jimmy Smith's life... from the 8 Mile movie soundtrack)
  • Eminem's "Mockingbird" (about his children and wife)

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2005-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Dan Fogelberg FAQ". Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2005-07-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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