The Song of Suicide
The history of this song was created by a Hungarian
pianist and composer from the Rezső Seress that he gave the title Szomorú
Vasárnap which also
means Gloomy Sunday in 1933. The song was written based on a poem written by László
Jávor which tells
of a singer who is depressed due to the death of his girlfriend and wanted to
commit suicide. And in fact, shortly after the song was released, László
Jávor end his
life by suicide.
Since the beginning of the creation of the song, many
of the suicides occurred for those who listen to and sing the song. And at its
peak at around 1941, a British musician is Billie Holiday singing the song and
became hits on the turn in radio. But that occur due to many hundreds of
suicides occurred after the song was played at radio UK, USA and Hungary. This
causes anxiety and the radio station when they were depressed to go back on air
after the incident. Then start banning the song to the play again on the radio.
And the British radio station BBC also include the song as the song banned for
playing on their radio. From Britain and the United States for banning the song
as well as in Hungary itself as the birthplace of the song.