Iron Maiden's adaptation of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner comes close. You have to get into the original work and perhaps have similar life experiences to appreciate it I suppose.
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is more accessible.
(Since Iron Maiden got another mention for Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I'd bet they have more to offer, but I'm not that knowledgeable about their work.)
On a less historical, more personal tragedy level, "Cat's in the Cradle" has always hit me way harder than I would expect (both as a kid and an adult):
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What a song — chills me every time. I can’t think of another historical and/or tragedy song that grips me as much as this one.
Iron Maiden's adaptation of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner comes close. You have to get into the original work and perhaps have similar life experiences to appreciate it I suppose.
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald is more accessible.
http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1696/brief-review-t...
As it's listing similar songs time, Genesis' Driving the last spike https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_the_Last_Spike fits in the historical(ish) story as ten minute long popular song territory.
Arguably you could also include Telegraph Road (Dire Straits, 1982) although its story is even more generic.
Hellsongs' cover of "Run to the Hills" (originally by Iron Maiden) is worth a listen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AguuHDW42OQ
(Since Iron Maiden got another mention for Rime of the Ancient Mariner, I'd bet they have more to offer, but I'm not that knowledgeable about their work.)
On a less historical, more personal tragedy level, "Cat's in the Cradle" has always hit me way harder than I would expect (both as a kid and an adult):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%27s_in_the_Cradle
... gotta make a phone call now ... :-/
Well, if we're listing songs that hit ya in the feels, J Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers "Last Kiss" is right there
https://youtu.be/bh4se9YMV3A
Extremely overplayed, "American Pie" by Don McLean is about the plane crash that killed 4 American rock stars all at the same time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_the_Music_Died
That song was always more about the narrator of the song, to me.