Statistics for Singers Who Died Young by Lyrics

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Died	Age	Singer	Lyrics	% Correct
1977	42	Elvis Presley	The warden threw a party in the county jail The prison band was there and they began to wail	92%
1991	45	Freddie Mercury	Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my trigger, now he's dead	83%
1970	27	Jimi Hendrix	Purple haze all in my brain Lately things don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky	82%
1959	22	Buddy Holly	Well, that'll be the day, when you say goodbye Yes, that'll be the day, when you make me cry	71%
1994	27	Kurt Cobain	What else should I be? All apologies What else could I say? Everyone is gay What else could I write? I don't have the right What else should I be? All apologies	65%
1971	27	Jim Morrison	The time to hesitate is through No time to wallow in the mire Try now we can only lose And our love become a funeral pyre	63%
1980	40	John Lennon	Instant Karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right on the head You better get yourself together Pretty soon you're gonna be dead	62%
1967	26	Otis Redding	Sittin in the morning sun, I'll be sittin' when the evening come, Watching the ships roll in, And I'll watch 'em roll away again, yeah,	61%
1970	27	Janis Joplin	Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for a train And I's feelin' near as faded as my jeans	59%
1981	36	Bob Marley	One Love, one heart. Let's get together and feel all right.	56%
1983	32	Karen Carpenter	Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near? Just like me, they long to be Close to you	54%
1984	44	Marvin Gaye	Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today	53%
1963	30	Patsy Cline	Crazy I'm crazy for feeling so lonely I'm crazy Crazy for feeling so blue	45%
1953	29	Hank Williams	Your cheatin' heart Will make you weep You'll cry and cry And try to sleep	39%
1973	30	Jim Croce	Well the South side of Chicago Is the baddest part of town And if you go down there You better just beware Of a man named Leroy Brown	39%
1974	32	(Mama) Cass Elliot	Stars shining bright above you Night breezes seem to whisper "I love you" Birds singing in the sycamore tree Dream a little dream of me	33%
1960	21	Eddie Cochran	Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do 'Cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues	26%
1981	38	Harry Chapin	My child arrived just the other day He came to the world in the usual way But there were planes to catch, and bills to pay He learned to walk while I was away	26%
1964	33	Sam Cooke	Darling you send me I know you send me Darling you send me Honest you do, honest you do	22%
1997	37	Michael Hutchence	So slide over here And give me a moment Your moves are so raw I've got to let you know	20%
1985	45	Rick Nelson	But it's all right now, I learned my lesson well You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself	12%
1964	30	Johnny Burnette	Dreamin' I'm always dreamin' Dreamin' love will be mine Searchin' I'm always searchin' Hopin' someday I'll find Someone, someone to love me	6%