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Post by Boomzilla on Mar 18, 2018 9:01:23 GMT -5
I've developed a liking for songs that tell simple stories. Some are silly, but they're all fun. Some of my favorites:
One Night in Rio by Louie Austin Barflies at the Beach by The Royal Crown Revue She's In Love With The Boy by Trisha Yearwood Wolf Creek Pass by C.W. McCall The Mississippi Squirrel Revival, Guitarzan, & Ahab the Arab by Ray Stevens Flight Attendant by Meryn Cadell Tamale Wagon by Vince Vance and the Valients Twisted by Joni Mitchell Amos Moses & When You're Hot, You're Hot by Jerry Reed Tennessee Stud by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Yours?
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Post by chicagorspec on Mar 18, 2018 9:07:18 GMT -5
Down Into Mexico - Delbert McClinton
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Post by chicagorspec on Mar 18, 2018 9:07:53 GMT -5
Red Barchetta - Rush
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Post by novisnick on Mar 18, 2018 9:08:36 GMT -5
One of my favorites,
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Post by macromicroman on Mar 18, 2018 9:27:17 GMT -5
John Mellencamp - Jack & Diane -
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Post by Casey Leedom on Mar 18, 2018 10:58:45 GMT -5
Taxi — Harry Chapin Piano Man — Billy Joel Captain Jack — Billy Joel Paradise by the Dashboard Lights — Meatloaf Muntana — Archie Roach (warning, very sad)
... and many, many more ...
Casey
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Post by Bridger on Mar 18, 2018 11:02:19 GMT -5
Ticking - Elton John
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Post by siggie on Mar 18, 2018 11:05:03 GMT -5
Great topic!
I Left my Wallet in El Segundo, A Tribe Called Quest
Me and My Uncle, Grateful Dead
Devil Went Down to Georgia, Charlie Daniels Band
The Road Goes on Forever, Robert Earl Keen
Carolina Drama, The Raconteurs
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Post by valgolfs on Mar 18, 2018 11:10:04 GMT -5
Bread-Diary Lynyrd Skynyrd-Gimme Three Steps
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Post by Jean Genie on Mar 18, 2018 11:11:21 GMT -5
The Road Goes on Forever Robert Earl Keen
Sherry was a waitress at the only joint in town She had a reputation as a girl who'd been around Down Main Street after midnight with a brand new pack of cigs A fresh one hangin' from her lips and a beer between her legs She'd ride down to the river and meet with all her friends The road goes on forever and the party never ends Sonny was a loner he was older than the rest He was going into the Navy but he couldn't pass the test So he hung around town he sold a little pot The law caught wind of Sonny and one day he got caught But he was back in business when they set him free again The road goes on forever and the party never ends Sonny's playin' 8-ball at the joint where Sherry works When some drunken outta towner put his hand up Sherry's skirt Sonny took his pool cue laid the drunk out on the floor Stuffed a dollar in her tip jar and walked on out the door She's runnin' right behind him reachin' for his hand The road goes on forever and the party never ends They jumped into his pickup Sonny jammed her down in gear Sonny looked at Sherry and said lets get on outta here The stars were high above them and the moon was in the east The sun was settin' on them when they reached Miami Beach They got a hotel by the water and a quart of Bombay gin The road goes on forever and the party never ends They soon ran out of money but Sonny knew a man Who knew some Cuban refugees that delt in contraband Sonny met the Cubans in a house just off the route With a briefcase full of money and a pistol in his boot The cards were on the table when the law came bustin' in The road goes on forever and the party never ends The Cubans grabbed the goodies and Sonny grabbed the Jack He broke a bathroom window and climbed on out the back Sherry drove the pickup through the alley on the side Where a lawman tackled Sonny and was reading him his rights She stepped into the alley with a single shot .410 The road goes on forever and the party never ends They left the lawman lyin' and they made their getaway They got back to the motel just before the break of day Sonny gave her all the money and he blew her a little kiss If they ask you how this happened say I forced you into this She watched him as his taillights disappeared around the bend The road goes on forever and the party never ends Its Main Street after midnight just like it was before 21 months later at the local grocery store Sherry buys a paper and a cold 6-pack of beer The headlines read that Sonny is goin' to the chair She pulls back onto Main Street in her new Mercedes Benz The road goes on forever and the party never ends
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Post by butchgo on Mar 18, 2018 11:56:53 GMT -5
The Sound of Silence!!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2018 12:19:31 GMT -5
Space Oddity - David Bowie Cat's in the Cradle - Harry Chapin American Pie - Don McLean Jeremy - Pearl Jam Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden Fast Car - Tracy Chapman Watching Over Me - Iced Earth The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin Rocky Mountain High - John Denver America - Simon & Garfunkel Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas Renegade - Styx Behind The Wall - Tracy Chapman
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Post by 405x5 on Mar 18, 2018 12:24:23 GMT -5
Alice’s Restaurant
Bill
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Post by foggy1956 on Mar 18, 2018 12:29:43 GMT -5
Drowned submariner - Mark Knopfler
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Post by foggy1956 on Mar 18, 2018 12:31:06 GMT -5
Why me Lord - Kris Kristofferson
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Post by monkumonku on Mar 18, 2018 14:50:21 GMT -5
Must be some hidden deeper meaning to this one.
Others:
Taxi - Harry Chapin Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogleberg Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
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Post by Jean Genie on Mar 18, 2018 14:51:07 GMT -5
Highway 61 Revisited - B. Dylan
Cortez the Killer - N. Young
One Way Out - The Allman Brothers
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Post by foggy1956 on Mar 18, 2018 16:11:34 GMT -5
Choices - Leonard Cohen
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Post by klinemj on Mar 18, 2018 16:28:26 GMT -5
Me and my Uncle - John Phillips/the dead Dire Wolf - the dead Monkey and the Engineer - Jesse Fuller/the dead Ridin' the Storm Out - REO Speedwagen Mama Tried - Merle Haggard/the dead Jeremy - Pearl Jam Better Man - Pearl Jam Old Man - Neil Young Needle and the Damage Done - Neil Young Tom Sawyer - Rush With God on Our Side - Bob Dylan All Along the Watchtower - Bob Dylan John Brown - Bob Dylan They Call Me Junior - John Mellencamp County Fair - John Mellencamp The Boxer - Simon and Garfunkel Tunic - Sonic Youth Thunder Road - the boss Rosalita - the boss Meeting Across the River - the boss She's Already Made Up Her Mind - Lyle Lovett She's Hot to Go -Lyle Lovett Layla - Eric Clapton Beautiful Tonight - Eric Clapton Piano Man - Billy Joel The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot American Pie - Don McLean
Sorry - got rambling...I could go on and on...
Mark
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Post by klinemj on Mar 18, 2018 16:30:47 GMT -5
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed Waitin' for My Man - Velvet Underground Bus/Jesus - ZZ Top (Waitin' for the Bus, Jesus Just Left Chicago)
Mark
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