The follow-up to last week’s episode, #1 Murder, this Runka Punka Go Go live stream we delve further into the topic of murder songs. We go deep into the history of The Knoxville Girl, with the help of Knoxville News. Note: this is a bit of a setup for a future show about British folk revivals. But this week we stick to punk, hip-hop, country, pop, American folk, and whatever else makes a killing in music. Dave Stevens joins in to help DJai Caelen present an AI introduction to a couple of murderous tunes. This includes an odd AI mistake that turns the title “I Don’t Like Mondays” into “I Don’t Like Undies.” Classic; don’t ever change, AI. Before we move to the dark side, we start the show with a contemporary non-murder tune get a “reaction” from our guest host KMG.
The Runka Punka Go Go live stream goes out every Saturday night at 9 PM Mountain Time on X and on Rumble.
SHOW NOTES
RPGG Ep 14 – More Murder Music
Dave Stevens The Capacitors on Bandcamp
Sharp Pins on YouTube, posted Nov 21, 2025: Popafangout
riyl.fm: WKNO Spring 2026
Glorious Noise, Jan 28, 2026: New Sharp Pins: Popafangout
WBIR-TV Knoxville, Jun 17, 2026: The dark history behind ‘Knoxville Girl’: A murder ballad with no real ties to Knoxville, Part 1
WBIR-TV Knoxville, Jun 16, 2026: The dark history behind ‘Knoxville Girl’: A murder ballad with no real ties to Knoxville, Part 2
Amazon Kindle: Unprepared To Die: America’s Greatest Murder Ballads & The True Crime Stories That Inspired Them by Paul Slade
rp61productions on YouTube, posted Jul 7, 2010: Sex Pistols – Bodies
Genius.com: Sex Pistols, Bodies Lyrics
The Kingston Trio on YouTube, posted : Tom Dooley, Live 1958
Wikipedia: Tom Dula
San Diego Troubadour, Nov 2018: The Kingston Trio Carry On
When The Cowboy Sings on YouTube, posted Nov 13, 2020: Marty Robbins – El Paso 1974
Genius.com: Marty Robbins, El Paso Lyrics
Unique Guitar, Apr 8, 2011: The Terz Guitar
Deadline, Jun 22, 2026: Clive Davis Dies: Music Biz Icon Who Discovered Whitney Houston & Revived Careers Was 94
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on YouTube, posted Mar 12, 2010: Henry Lee ft. P.J Harvey
Wikipedia: Murder Ballads (album)
Sacred Texts: Child Ballad 68A: Young Hunting
Seven Hip-Hop on YouTube, posted Mar 28, 2013: 2Pac – Hit ‘Em Up (Dirty)
Amazon Kindle: Only God Can Judge Me: The Many Lives of Tupac Shakur by Jeff Pearlman
Paralyzer CLASSIC Vibes on YouTube, posted Apr 30, 2025: The Boomtown Rats – I Don’t Like Mondays
Wikipedia: Cleveland Elementary School shooting (San Diego)
SGZamic in the chat
“From 1985, a Multiple Personality Murder song by Quebec New Wave band THE BOX”
UnidiscMusic on YouTube, Apr 1, 2010: The Box – L’Affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me)
Also from SGZamic in the chat
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds on YouTube, posted Mar 12, 2010: Where The Wild Roses Grow (ft. Kylie Minogue)