These songs are written about the experience of losing a loved one to cancer.
Sister
Father
Family Sister-in-law
Friend
Written after the death of Lemmy Kilmister of the band Motorhead. Lemmy died from prostate cancer in 2015.
Nas wrote this message to his mother after her death in 2002.
"Thief" is a brain tumor who took a friend, Mina Kim.
This song is a message from R. Kelly to his mother, Joanne Kelly.
This song was written for friend and drug counselor, Gloria Scott
Ben was an 11-year old friend who died from an inoperable brain tumor.
Dan Auerbach's brother in law died while in high school.
Lumineers singer, Wesley Schultz, documents the cancer death of his father.
"For a Brother" is asks "what could have been done" around the deaths of two people, one of which was the brother of drummer Matt Sorum, Daniel.
Written partially after the death of Tom DeLonge's father.