Title: Songs that tell a story
Description: mostly older stuff
Real F'n Show - July 16, 2005 12:27 AM (GMT)
I'm making a CD and I'm trying to find some more. So far I've got:
Taxi - Harry Chapin
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Hurricane - Bob Dylan
That's the kind of stuff I'm looking for. Any others you can think of would help...
Big F'N Swigg - July 16, 2005 12:47 AM (GMT)
A Boy Named Sue-Johnny Cash
He Stopped Loving Her Today-George Jones
Mercy Seat-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Kneeling Drunkard's Plea-Various
Mean Eyed Cat-Johnny Cash
The End-The Doors
Old Enough to Know Better-Drive By Truckers
Jeremy-Pearl Jam
Real F'n Show - July 16, 2005 02:31 AM (GMT)
How I could forget Johnny Cash is beyond me. Thanks.
dynamite kido - July 16, 2005 06:54 PM (GMT)
If you like hip hop or not......this one is GREAT.
Love's gonna getcha - Boogie Down Productions
Big F'N Swigg - July 16, 2005 07:08 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Real F'n Show @ Jul 15 2005, 08:31 PM) |
| How I could forget Johnny Cash is beyond me. Thanks. |
Seriously, his whole career is story songs.
ANd so you know, most of the songs I listed, he covers on a box set
whitemilesdavis - July 17, 2005 02:14 AM (GMT)
Hey DK, what about La di da di by Doug E Fresh and MC Ricky D. That was some calssic stuff right there. Well, basically anything by Ricky D AKA Slic Ric is a story song.
dynamite kido - July 17, 2005 07:08 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (whitemilesdavis @ Jul 16 2005, 08:14 PM) |
| Hey DK, what about La di da di by Doug E Fresh and MC Ricky D. That was some calssic stuff right there. Well, basically anything by Ricky D AKA Slic Ric is a story song. |
La di da di, is a classic. I would agree that any think by Slick Rick is usually a story. I always liked Love's gonna getcha by BDP though. It's a song that may have more truth to it in today's society than it would have when it came out.......
For those who don't know BDP is where KRS-One came from..........
whitemilesdavis - July 18, 2005 12:03 PM (GMT)
That's right, Boogie Down Productions suckas....
eStragand - July 19, 2005 05:21 PM (GMT)
Heck...would "the Ballad of Davey Crockett" qualify?
Johnny Cash's "One Piece at a Time" is awesome. Guy works at an auto factory and steals pieces inside his lunchbox. Takes him 10 years or so to build his dream car.
(start rolling your eyes now)
Rush- "Red Barchetta"
First song I ever understood. At age eight, I remember listening to it, verifying the lyrics and thinking "cool! A song about a sci-fi car chase!" Guy visits his uncle, fires up an old hot rod and gets chased by police hovercrafts.
2112 (the entire song, or "first side of the album") is a big story as well. But I hesitate on recommending any Ayn Rand inspired stuff to people. Plus, it's about 8 songs-in-one.
Big F'N Swigg - July 22, 2005 02:40 AM (GMT)
Okay, I got the Drive By Truckers song title wrong, it's "The Deeper In." Sorry
Darryl The Hitman - December 8, 2007 09:31 PM (GMT)
Rocky Raccoon--The Beatles
The Last Free Voice - December 11, 2007 04:15 AM (GMT)
I've only ever heard Nirvana's version of it, but "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?". Say what you will about Kurt or Nirvana, but when his voice cracks at the end of that song... it's powerful.
Real F'n Show - December 11, 2007 04:57 AM (GMT)
Agreed, although the Leadbelly version is better. I recently dug out Nirvana's Unplugged disc though (after the Unplugged thread) and that was a good call.
ProjectSelfRevolution - December 11, 2007 05:02 AM (GMT)
I've always enjoyed "End of the Road" by Murder By Death. Great story in that song.
And while not a one certain song, I've been a big fan of the whole Amory Wars that Coheed and Cambria has put forth.
Big F'N Swigg - December 11, 2007 05:33 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Real F'n Show @ Dec 11 2007, 12:57 AM) |
| Agreed, although the Leadbelly version is better. I recently dug out Nirvana's Unplugged disc though (after the Unplugged thread) and that was a good call. |
Ironic, as the Nirvana Unplugged is what started the Unplugged thread
Darryl The Hitman - December 11, 2007 07:02 AM (GMT)
You mean, as in N:U getting released on DVD finally?
(Now, I want a DVD with all their videos and their four songs from SNL and I"ll feel complete).
Big F'N Swigg - December 11, 2007 02:27 PM (GMT)
It was on MTV2 the other day, and I DVR'ed it and watched with much glee. I'm definitely going to get the DVD. I've been waiting for that to come out on DVD for YEARS
The Last Free Voice - December 11, 2007 05:43 PM (GMT)
For the record, Coheed and Cambria are AWFUL.
Funniest "Story Song" is by far the Weird Al Show Theme off of Running With Scissors.