Songs About Distress
These are the best songs about people pleading with someone else for help.
| RANK | SONG TITLE | ARTIST(S) | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Help! | The Beatles | 1965 |
| 2 | Renegade | Styx | 1979 |
| 3 | Space Oddity | David Bowie | 1969 |
| 4 | Rescue Me | Fontella Bass | 1965 |
| 5 | Message in a Bottle | The Police | 1979 |
| 6 | Gimme Shelter | The Rolling Stones | 1969 |
| 7 | Major Tom (Coming Home) | Peter Schilling | 1983 |
| 8 | I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) | Grand Funk Railroad | 1970 |
| 9 | Comfortably Numb | Pink Floyd | 1980 |
| 10 | London Calling | The Clash | 1979 |
| 11 | I've Gotta Get a Message to You | The Bee Gees | 1968 |
| 12 | Heaven Help Us All | Stevie Wonder | 1970 |
| 13 | Catch Me Now I'm Falling | The Kinks | 1979 |
| 14 | Crossfire | Stevie Ray Vaughan | 1989 |
| 15 | Help Me, Rhonda | The Beach Boys | 1965 |
| 16 | Can't Find My Way Home | Blind Faith | 1969 |
| 17 | New York Mining Disaster 1941 | The Bee Gees | 1967 |
| 18 | Help Me Girl | The Animals | 1966 |
| 19 | Gimme Some Water | Eddie Money | 1979 |
| 20 | Save Me | Queen | 1980 |
| 21 | SOS | ABBA | 1975 |
| 22 | Somebody Help Me | The Spencer Davis Group | 1966 |
| 23 | Save Me | Fleetwood Mac | 1990 |
| 24 | Lawyers, Guns and Money | Warren Zevon | 1978 |
| 25 | Catch Me (I'm Falling) | Pretty Poison | 1987 |
| 26 | Operator | Midnight Star | 1984 |
| 27 | Please Help Me, I'm Falling | Hank Locklin | 1960 |
| 28 | Catch Me I'm Falling | Real Life | 1983 |