Story Songs

[PrincessB]

As I'm on holiday, I've been listening to Steve Wright's show on the wireless this afternoon.

Among the oldies section was a song I'd not heard in a long time: Stan Ridgway's - Camouflage - Which (if it is possible you don't know it) is a hokey story about a marine ghost in Nam.

So I mused about a playlist containing songs which are story based, other examples would be Johnny Cash's 'Boy named Sue', perhaps Avril Lavigne's - Sk8er Boi or to a degree some Boney M, specifically Rasputin and Ma Baker.

Would anyone care to add a few more choices?

Regards,

B.

[StepOne]

De La Soul - Millie pulled a pistol on Santa
Eminem - Stan

[PinkDalek]

… So I mused about a playlist containing songs which are story based, ...

Roads to Moscow - Al Stewart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_ZG6tRGMYk (8 minutes)

Love Chronicles - Al Stewart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36HdaC4yMEI (18 minutes)

May not be what you are after but there's plenty more by Al Stewart.

[Slarti]

Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRWCK9zGynA

A bit different
Sloop John B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW5yLvoJMD4

The Hollies Bus stop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFPu83ggTlM

Cheers
Slarti

[tjh290633]

Ernie, the fastest milkman in the west?

The Wichita lineman?

TJH

[UncleIan]

Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter

[mike]

Everly Bros - Ebony Eyes

[AleisterCrowley]

Manic Street Preachers - Kevin Carter

Good one, saw them do that live a fortnight ago.

Copperhead Road ?
Small Town - John Mellencamp?
The night they drove old dixie down

[AllYourBase]

The Eagles - Lyin' Eyes, Hotel Calilfornia

[kiloran]

Hurricane by Bob Dylan

--kiloran

[redsturgeon]

The Gambler. Kenny Rodgers

John

[ReformedCharacter]

Hurricane by Bob Dylan

--kiloran

And one of my other favourites Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts.

RC

[staffordian]

Two Little Boys by err..

Well, perhaps not

[gvonge]

Warren Zevon - Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
https://youtu.be/wRWCK9zGynA

Edit: Whoops! Just saw slarti beat me to it

[marronier]

" Freight Train " by Nancy Whiskey and Chas McDevitt`s Skiffle Group. ( 1958 )

"Big Bad John " by Jimmy Dean ( 1961 )

[panamagold]

Keeping with the op's theme of Nam.

Country Joe McDonald - I Feel Like I'm Fixin'To Die Rag

[kiloran]

One of the greatest of its type, in my view:

Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szrGtFxtWXU
Early folk-rock at its best, a traditional song with Sandy Denny's sublime voice, and some fabulous instrumentals.

And if you like that, try
Fotheringay - Banks of the Nile https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wq5MM3H6rA
Again with Sandy Denny.

Both are on my top playlist 50 years since I bought the albums.

--kiloran

[Wuzwine]

Hi,

One of the worst which I bought in my youth. Luckily my big sister stole it!

Deck of Cards by Wink Martindale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gmp3TF1DFZ8

Amost up with Ebony Eyes!!

Wuz

[Itsallaguess]

Simon & Garfunkel - The Boxer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3LFML_pxlY - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/y86v5mfk

Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Piña Colada Song) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TazHNpt6OTo - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/y75u8d84

Eminem - Stan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/yae4t4jr

Gordon Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vST6hVRj2A - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/y7emtdhy

Tenacious D - Tribute - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xy5S8s6rTH0 - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/yd674yvd

Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgDrpWWxuto - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/y7c3ywxk

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS0yVZfHy8M - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/y9zg4cwg

Harry Chapin - Cats In The Cradle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUwjNBjqR-c - Lyrics - https://tinyurl.com/y7x88767

Cheers,

Itsallaguess

[kiloran]

Chuck Berry - Memphis Tennessee https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrbPlr4Wskc

--kiloran