Kill Me Ce Soir - clues explained:
Clue 1:
The song lyrics mention one specific character that is made up. The lyrics also describe a few scenarios that - although unspecified - resemble very notable real-life events.
Vick Timm. Assassination of a rock'n' roll star could be about Lennon, or some of the early 70s casualties of the business, like Hendrix, Joplin or Morrison. The verse about the presidency seems very Nixon-like, as the song was first recorded in 1973.
Clue 2:
The lyrics mention a non-European geographical area.
Galilea.
Clue 3:
The name of the song contains a phrase that is also heard in a key line of a megahit that has topped the U.S single charts with two different acts.
Ce soir, as in the "Lady Marmalade" song of Moulin Rouge fame.
Clue 4:
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"The Crimson Idol" is WASP's concept album about a rock star and the rock business which enda with the rock star Jonathan's death.
Clue 5:
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A still photo from Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" video, which of course translates to ce soir, ce soir.
Eternal blackness: If Eternity Should Fail, Tailgunner, The Duellists, Judas Be My Guide, Charlotte the Harlot, Running Free, To Tame a Land, Alexander The Great, The Nomad, Fates Warning, El Dorado, The Writing on the Wall, Murders in the Rue Morgue, For the Greater Good of God, Hallowed Be Thy Name