emanon

Most definitely - while reading this thread, "Stagger Lee" came to mind before I even saw your post.


Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers - Switchbade

Supermallet

Iron Maiden - "Murders In The Rue Morgue"
Nick Cave - "The Mercy Seat", "Where The Wild Roses Grow" (part of the Murder Ballads album mentioned above, but worth highlighting)
Kate Bush - "There Goes A Tenner"
Peter Gabriel - "Family Snapshot"
Genesis - "Robbery, Assault, and Battery"
PJ Harvey - "Down By The Water"