Looking for songs with a good story

[Ikke]

Hi everyone,

A friend of mine has expressed his fondness of songs with a great story
behind them, and I'd like to compile a few CDs to make his daily commutes a
bit less dull.

So basically I'm looking for songs with a great story - here's a list I've
already compiled from memory, and a few forums I've visited. Please feel
free to add to the list!

1. Stan Ridgeway - Camouflage
2. Johnny Cash - The Man In Black
3. Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
4. Henk Wijngaard - Stille Willie
5. Bob Dylan - The Hurricane
6. The Levellers - Fifteen Years
7. Bruce Springsteen - The River
8. Billy Joel - The Piano Man
9. Ugly Kid Joe - Cats In The Cradle
10. Johnny Cash - Hurt
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
12. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song
13. Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
14. Johnny Cash - One Piece At A Time
15. Neil Diamond - After The Goldrush
16. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
17. The Eagles - Hotel California
18. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence
19. Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War
20. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
21. Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto
22. Hawkwind - Spirit Of The Age
23. The Royal Guaardsmen - Snoopy vs The Red Baron
24. The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
25. Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely
26. Cat Stevens - Father And Son
27. Normaal - Oerend Hard
28. The Spider Murphy Gang - Skandal Im Sperrbezirk

Thanks!

Ikke

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[steggy]

Post by Ikke
Hi everyone,
A friend of mine has expressed his fondness of songs with a great story
behind them, and I'd like to compile a few CDs to make his daily commutes a
bit less dull.
So basically I'm looking for songs with a great story - here's a list I've
already compiled from memory, and a few forums I've visited. Please feel
free to add to the list!
1. Stan Ridgeway - Camouflage
2. Johnny Cash - The Man In Black
3. Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
4. Henk Wijngaard - Stille Willie
5. Bob Dylan - The Hurricane
6. The Levellers - Fifteen Years
7. Bruce Springsteen - The River
8. Billy Joel - The Piano Man
9. Ugly Kid Joe - Cats In The Cradle
10. Johnny Cash - Hurt
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
12. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Weeping Song
13. Marianne Faithful - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan
14. Johnny Cash - One Piece At A Time
15. Neil Diamond - After The Goldrush
16. Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower
17. The Eagles - Hotel California
18. Simon & Garfunkel - The Sound Of Silence
19. Jeff Wayne - The Eve Of The War
20. Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe
21. Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto
22. Hawkwind - Spirit Of The Age
23. The Royal Guaardsmen - Snoopy vs The Red Baron
24. The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays
25. Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To My Lovely
26. Cat Stevens - Father And Son
27. Normaal - Oerend Hard
28. The Spider Murphy Gang - Skandal Im Sperrbezirk
Thanks!
Ikke

29. Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
30. Pink Floyd - The Wall
31. Paul Simon - Diamonds in your shoes
32. Bouwewijn de Groot - Mijnheer de president
33. Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaurant

[Randall]

34. Gordon Lightfoot - THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD
based on a true event -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wreck_of_the_Edmund_Fitzgerald
35. Bobby Goldsboro - Honey (1968)
36. Wink Martindale - Deck of Cards (1959)
37. Dickey Lee - Laurie (Strange Things Happen) (1965)
38. Stories - Brother Louie (1973)
39. Dave Dudley - Six Days On The Road (1963)
40. Harry Chapin - Taxi (1972)
41. Harry Chapin - Cat's in the Cradle (1974)
42. Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia (1972)
43. Janis Ian - At Seventeen (1975)

[Ulrich Koch]

The one that HAS to be on that list IMO:

44. From Small Things Big Things Come - Dave Edmunds (1980s?)

And a lot of blues songs (of course):

45. Louis Collins - Mississippi John Hurt (probably 1928 and 1966 or 1967)
46. Frankie and Johnny - various. I believe Mississippi John Hurt's version
is called Frankie and Albert.
47. Stagger Lee - various: Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal (1969),
Lloyd Price, Dr. John (1972) etc. Aka Stack-O-Lee or the like.
48. C.C. Rider - various: Big Bill Broonzy (1930s?), Mississippi John Hurt,
Jerry Lee Lewis (1950s) etc. Aka See See Rider, Easy Rider Blues or the
like. Taj Mahal's version (1968) is called E Z Rider.

Ulli

[Bri]

M.T.A. 3:17 Kingston Trio 1959
A Stranger In Town 3:46 Sammy Davis Jr. or Mel Tormé
High Hopes 2:53 Frank Sinatra
In The Middle of May 2:40 Pied Pipers
Lamplight 3:19 Randy Brooks
A Story Of Two Cigarettes 3:13 Vaughn Monroe
Scarlet Ribbons For Her Hair 2:39 The Browns 1959
Mother Nature And Father Time 3:13 Nat King Cole 2001
The Three Bells 2:51 The Browns
Somewhere 5:25 Barbra Streisand 1987 One Voice
The Village Of St. Bernadette 3:23 Andy Williams
Willow Road 3:02 Mel Torme & The Meltones

[R H Draney]

"Patches" by Clarence Carter
"Timothy" by The Buoys
"The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace
"Billy Don't Be A Hero" by Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods
"Harper Valley PTA" by Jeanne C Riley
"Telephone Man" by Meri Wilson
"Get Out Of Denver" by Bob Seger
"Lonnie and Josie" by Kiki Dee
"Angie Baby" by Helen Reddy
"El Paso" by Marty Robbins

....r

[frank]

Nature Boy .Nat King Cole/Bobby Darrin
She's Leaving Home...Beatles
Ohio...Crosby,Stills & Nash
Do The Best You Can...Hollies

[Loki Harfagr]

Nature Boy .Nat King Cole/Bobby Darrin She's Leaving Home...Beatles
Ohio...Crosby,Stills & Nash
Do The Best You Can...Hollies

and a few more, but there are plenty others ;-)

Stargazer [Rainbow Rising - Blackmore, Dio]
The Six Teens [Desolation Bd - The Sweet]
I'm Alive (That was the day my dead pet returned to save my life) [Zipper catches skin - Alice Cooper]
Puget Sound [Mr Universe - Ian Gillan Band]
A fine fine day [Tony Carey]

[R H Draney]

Post by frank
Nature Boy .Nat King Cole/Bobby Darrin
She's Leaving Home...Beatles
Ohio...Crosby,Stills & Nash
Do The Best You Can...Hollies

I actually thought of "She's Leaving Home", but if you want a more explicit
story song from the Beatles, there's always "Rocky Raccoon"....r

[Bri]

Post by R H Draney

Post by frank
Nature Boy .Nat King Cole/Bobby Darrin
She's Leaving Home...Beatles
Ohio...Crosby,Stills & Nash
Do The Best You Can...Hollies

I actually thought of "She's Leaving Home", but if you want a more explicit
story song from the Beatles, there's always "Rocky Raccoon"....r
--
"Oy!  A cat made of lead cannot fly."
 - Mark Brader declaims a basic scientific principle
M.T.A. 3:17 Kingston Trio 1959
A Stranger In Town 3:46 Sammy Davis Jr. or Mel Tormé
High Hopes 2:53 Frank Sinatra
In The Middle of May 2:40 Pied Pipers
Lamplight 3:19 Randy Brooks
A Story Of Two Cigarettes 3:13 Vaughn Monroe
Scarlet Ribbons For Her Hair 2:39 The Browns 1959
Mother Nature And Father Time 3:13 Nat King Cole 2001
The Three Bells 2:51 The Browns

Somewhere 5:25 Barbra Streisand
Willow Road 3:02 Mel Torme & The Meltones
(Theme From) Valley Of The Dolls 3:34 Dionne Warwick
Where In The World Is My Prince? 3:11 Faith Prince (Miss
Spectacular)
Children Will Listen 4:09 Barbra Streisand 1993
Chiquita Banana 2:49 Johnny Bothwell & His Orchestra
If I Had My Druthers 3:59 Bobby Darin & Johnny Mercer
I Loved You Once In Silence 3:07 Julie Andrews
Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) 3:19 Louis Prima
There's A Flaw In My Flue 2:43 Frank Sinatra
Wednesday's Child 2:34 The Ray Conniff Singers
Surprise Party 3:11 Johnny Mercer With Paul Weston & His Orchestra
The House I Live in (That's America to Me) [Alternate Take]
3:13 Frank
Sinatra
Three Coins In The Fountain 3:48 Frank Sinatra
A Million Miles Away Behind the Door 3:23 Jean Seaburg
(Elizabeth)
1969 Paint Your Wagon Soundtrack
A Guy Is A Guy 2:42 Doris Day
A House Is Not A Home 2:32 Anita Kerr Singers 1999 Anita
Kerr Singers
Maria 3:30 Perry Como
To Keep My Love Alive 3:32 Nancy Walker
All at Once You Love Her 2:42 Buddy Greco with
Orchestra 1993
The Boy Next Door / You Made Me Love You 5:22 Linda
Eder 2005

[Ikke]

Bri <***@gmail.com> wrote in news:3c2d3cf4-8002-43b1-b0a7-***@u7g2000yqm.googlegroups.com:

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Wow! Big lists :)

Thanks everyone for all your suggestions!!

Ikke

[progea]

Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth

[Randall]

Ode to Billie Joe - Bobbie Gentry
One Tin Soldier - Coven
Torn Between Two Lovers - Mary MacGregor
Ghost Riders in the Sky - Sons of the Pioneers
Big Iron - Marty Robbins