The Saddest Song in the World?

Some songs are just so incredibly sad that you want to break down and cry. Some songs actually make you cry. And some songs...cause people to commit suicide? That's what some people believe with the song Gloomy Sunday by Rezso Seress. It was written in 1932 during the time of the Great Depression. The lyrics to the song are a rebuking mankind for their evil, and a prayer to God to be merciful to the evil ones. The original song was written in Hungarian and the title was, "Vége a világnak" which literally translates "the End of the World." He eventually changed it to, "Szomorú vasárnap" which is the Gloomy Sunday title we're familiar with. It's a very sad song for sure, but what does that have to do with suicide? Back in 1932 there were 19 deaths in Hungary and the United States that were somehow related to this song. Maybe they happened after the song was played on the radio, or someone was singing and decided to kill themselves, nobody knows what the reasoning is. Whatever the reason, the song was banned from radio stations across the world. Surely it's not that sad, is it? Check it out here and decide for yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kkxbw3s2pM
Until next time, roll the Mellow Dice and hope for Midnight.