Edward is a traditional murder ballad existing in several variants.
A nice murder ballad, perhaps, or a battle song to cheer you up?
To lighten things up, there are his old-time murder ballads.
Poor Ellen Smith is a 19th-century popular murder ballad that tells the story of a girl who was found shot through the heart.
In 1996 the band released Murder Ballads, their best-selling album to date.
Two other murder ballads were hits this year, both from a viewpoint many contemporary listeners consider justified instead of corrupt.
The Kingston Trio recorded a hit version of the murder ballad in 1958.
The Handsome Family's style is a blend of traditional country, bluegrass, and murder ballads.
As such, it slips into a fine lineage of murder ballads, American Gothic and the road movie.
"Radio Lover," a murder ballad about a disc jockey who walks in on his wife while she is in the arms of another man.
