Music is known to be the medicine to all our pain, providing solace and sad songs have been our remedy for heartache. However, there is one particular song that has driven people to end their lives.

In Vienna, a teenage girl drowned herself while clutching a piece of sheet music. In Budapest, a shopkeeper killed himself and left a note that quoted from the lyrics of the same song. In London, a ...

THE HUNGARIAN national anthem that was once banned from sporting events, is recognised by its first line ‘God save the Hungarians’ – but lets get to know the full lyrics. It’s quite a mouthful, as the ...

Origins: "The" legend about "Gloomy Sunday" is a sort of meta-legend that encompasses the following claims: The song "Gloomy Sunday" was connected to many suicides in Hungary. The song "Gloomy Sunday" ...

The popular belief that a song can be so sad that it can trigger suicide has a long history. Written in 1933 by Hungarian composer Seress and lyricist Janvor, Gloomy Sunday tells of the despondency of ...

A dominating proportion of Hungarian lyrics paired with various Hungarian folkloric elements spread across fourteen compositions lend influential character but aren't all-defining on vocalist Nikolett ...

The Hungarian anthem is twice the length of God Save the King THE HUNGARIAN national anthem that was once banned from sporting events, is recognised by its first line ‘God save the Hungarians’ – but ...

Welcome back to SNAP, the "Blackout" episode. Today, we're featuring stories where darkness falls in some very strange ways. Now, there are songs that'll bring you to ecstasy, make you feel real joy.

New York based Hungarian jazz vocalist Nikolett Pankovits has forged a singular body of world music with her band, melding the traditional Hungarian songs and standards of her youth with a luscious ...