Autobiographical songs

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This is an [Incomplete listsincomplete list] of songs, which can or may never satisfy any subjective standard for completeness. Revisions and additions are welcome.

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

"1968" by The Incredible String Band (Mike Heron directly addresses Robin Williamson)
"2000 Light Years Away" by Green Day (about the first time lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong kissed his girlfriend, now wife, Adrienne Armstrong, formerly Adrienne Nesser, and being apart for a while)
"Autobiography" by Ashlee Simpson
"Baby, Am I Too Late?" by Catman Cohen (about his late arrival on the music scene)
"Ballad of John and Yoko" by The Beatles
"Ballad in Plain D" by Bob Dylan (about Suze Rotolo and her sister)
"Brian" by Brian Wilson
"Brian is Back" by The Beach Boys
"Candle in the Wind" by Elton John (about Marilyn Monroe)
"Chelsea Hotel No 2" by Leonard Cohen (1975—about Janis Joplin) [link]
"Childhood" by Michael Jackson
"Cleanin' Out My Closet" by Eminem (About his chilhood and his mother)
"Close My Eyes" by Mariah Carey (about her troubled childhood)
"Clown" by Mariah Carey (about Eminem)
"Creeque Alley" by The Mamas and the Papas (describes how the band was formed)
"Descendents" by The Descendents (about the band)
"Early 1970" by Ringo Starr (about The Beatles)
"Fall to Pieces" by Velvet Revolver (about lead singer Scott Weiland's drug problem)
"Go Leave" by Kate McGarrigle (about Loudon Wainwright III, Kate's first husband)
"Green Day" by Green Day (about lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong's first experience with Marijuana)
"Harold Of The Rocks" by Primus (about how Les Claypool met original guitarist Todd Huth)
"History Lesson Part 1" by The Minutemen
"I Miss You" by Randy Newman (Randy speaks directly to his first wife)
"I'm OK" by Christina Aguilera (Aguilera speaks out about her abusive father)
"James K. Polk" by They Might Be Giants (about that President)
"Janis" by Country Joe and the Fish (about Janis Joplin)
"Journey to the End" by Rancid (about Operation Ivy which shared two members0
"Julia" by The Beatles (about John Lennon's mother)
"The Last Time I Saw Richard" by Joni Mitchell (about Joni's first husband)
"The Letter" by The Incredible String Band (about Mike, Rose and a fan)
"Like It Or Not" by Madonna
"Man on the Moon" by R.E.M. (about Andy Kaufman)
"Mother" by John Lennon (about John's mother and father)
"Mr. Bad Guy" by Freddie Mercury (realistically, a self-describing song)
"My World" by Avril Lavigne
"Of Mice and Men" by Megadeth (Tells about lead singer Dave Mustaine's life during his career)
"Piano Man" by Billy Joel (Life story)
"Playdough" by The Aquabats is a song about how life was easier when you were a kid and could play with Star Wars action figures
"Sara" by Bob Dylan (about his first wife)
"Serve the Servants" by Nirvana (band) (The bands experiences)
"She" by Green Day (about self-confidence and self-esteem problems faced by lead singer, Billie Joe Armstrong's former girlfriend)
"She Has A Girlfriend Now" by Reel Big Fish (About a girl who dumped songwirter Aaron Barrett for another girl)
"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" by Crosby, Stills and Nash (about Judy Collins)
"Sweet Children" by Green Day (about Green Day when before they changed their name to "Green Day" from "Sweet Children")
"Two Twenty Nine" by Brave Saint Saturn (deals with the death of Reese Ropers grandmother)
"Two Rivers" by Petula Clark
The album The Wall by Pink Floyd; autobiography of lead songwriter Roger Waters
"The Wild Man Fischer Story" by Wild Man Fischer
"Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day (about the death of Billie Joe Armstrong's father)
"When We was Fab" by George Harrison (about The Beatles)
"Willy" by Joni Mitchell (about Graham Nash)
The album Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (primarily about Syd Barret)
"Your Mother and I" by Loudon Wainwright III (see "Go Leave")
"You're So Vain" by Carly Simon (about an unidentified man, guesses of who include James Taylor and Mick Jagger)
"Playdough" by The Aquabats!; tells a story about how life was much simpler when you were a kid, and could play with Star Wars action figures.

Autobiographical songs

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