While “Runaway Train” itself discussed isolation, it was the defining music video that brought the sadness to new extremes. Lead singer David Pirner has said Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel One Hundred Years of Solitude was one of the influences that helped draw the song. “Runaway Train” was the most popular entry from the band’s 1992 album, Grave Dancers Union, which sold over three million copies. If you grew up in the ‘90s and turned on the radio, this song came on within the hour. Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I Could Have Lied” The letter included the words “I love you.” If this doesn’t make you break down, then human empathy no longer exists. Clapton penned the song, which begins with “would you know my name if I saw you in heaven?” The song went on to win multiple Grammy awards in 1993.įurther gutting was the letter written by his son days before the accident. While the housekeeper was cleaning the six-by-four window, the young child apparently ran straight through it and fell to his death. It is further heightened when the songwriter’s dialogue sparks from tragedy, which was the case with Eric Clapton’s 1992 song “Tears in Heaven.” The song was a heart-wrenching lullaby to Clapton’s four-and-a-half-year-old son Conor, who died falling 53 storeys out of the high-rise condo he lived at with his mother, actress Loredana Del Santo.Įven more tragic is the fact that incident occurred while both parents were away from the condo and Conor was under the care of the housekeeper. Lyrics are shards of commentary and when there is sincere truth added the impact elevates.
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