Heartbreak Hotel in an attempted robbery in El Paso, Texas. On August 25, 1955, the "El Paso Times" reported Krolik's death under the headline "Story Of Person Who Walked Lonely Street". Axton and Durden give different accounts of how the song was written. Durden's account is that he had already written the song and performed it with his band the Swing Billys before he presented it to Axton. Axton's account is that Durden had written only a few lines of the song and asked her to help him finish it. She says that the report of the suicide "stunned" her, and she
Bringin' On the Heartbreak songs from "High 'N' Dry", "Pyromania", "Hysteria", and "Euphoria". Bringin' On the Heartbreak "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" is a ballad originally recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard. It was the second single from their 1981 album "High 'n' Dry". The song was written by three of the band's members: Steve Clark, Pete Willis, and Joe Elliott. In 2002, it was covered by American R&B/pop singer Mariah Carey for her album "Charmbracelet". Many reviews of the R&B cover were positive, as was the reaction from Def Leppard's Joe Elliott. Def Leppard recorded the song for their second album, "High