Songs that tell a story

[P5BNij]

nonsequitur said:

P5BNij said:

I understood every word of that! As a nipper I remember my mum talking in Unwinisms occasionally.... ''ooh our Michael's been pukey milo of the sicky poo, on the kitchy florio, deep jolly oh yes'', etc, etc.

just thought of another - Cream's 'Mother's Lament', the kind of song that no modern rock band would ever do these days.

'Your baby has gawn darn the plughole'.

Can't imagine Coldplay or U2 doing something like that, can you...?

'Your baby has gawn darn the plug'ole, and won't need a barf anymoooowwwwaaa, the poor little fing was so skinny and fin, he should 'ave been barfed in a jug, in a jug...'

[generationx]

The Sisters of Mercy: Emma

Of course a cover of an Errol Brown classic. Heart-wrenching.

[Dave.]

Eminem - Fack

NSFW, obvs.

Lots of his other stuff too, but that's just popped up on iTunes.

[52classic]

Keith West - Excerpt from a teenage opera.

Have we had? Tommy by The Who?

[kowalski655]

Narcisus said:

Ugly Kid Joe Harry Chapin - Cats In The Cradle

Original & best

[Rh14n]

This being Pistonheads, we should include Richard Thompson's Vincent's Black Lightning 1952
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kJdrfzjAg

or Johnny Cash's One Piece at a Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0kJdrfzjAg

[ninepoint2]

NDA said:

Kinky said:

Dylan's Hurricane

Beat me to it. Probably the best example.

+1

[Pothole]

Narcisus said:

Ugly Kid Joe - Cats In The Cradle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B32yjbCSVpU

Pretty much every song Harry Chapin ever wrote tells a story...

[coppernorks]

Two Little Boys.

Can't recall the artist though, was it Ross Harvest ?

[Riley Blue]

Ode to Billie Joe

[DickyC]

That's All You Need - Faces from A Nod Is As Good As A Wink

[52classic]

We seem a bit short of Beatles offerings........... Shall I start with Maxwell's Silver Hammer. McCartney describes the song as "An ode to the downfalls of life."

[CallThatMusic]

Murder Most Foul - Bob Dylan

[ajprice]

Eminem - 97 Bonnie & Clyde
He's killed his ex (Kim) and he's out in his car with his daughter to dump the body in the lake.
(The Tori Amos cover for extra creepy)

Meat Loaf - Objects In The Rear View Mirror May Appear Closer Than They Are

[P5BNij]

Fabs stuff then....

Let It Be (Macca had a dream about his long lost mum)

She Said, She Said (Lennon describing an acid trip with Peter Fonda)

Eleanor Rigby

A Day In The Life

[anonymous-user]

kowalski655 said:

Harry Chapin's"Taxi",& it's sequel..."Sequel"!
IIRC there was to be a third song but he died tragically young

Many of Harry’s song told stories, that was his great strength.

Corey's coming, There only was one choice, Sniper, the list goes on and on.

One of my favourites is ‘The Stranger with the Melodies’.

[montecristo]

Some great ones have already been mentioned; here are some more:

Norman and Norma - The Divine Comedy
A Lady of a Certain Age - The Divine Comedy
Ophelia - Natalie Merchant
Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen
Bella Ciao - Tom Waits
The Butcher's Boy - Natalie Merchant
Proserpina - Kate McGarrigle
Alfonsina y El Mar - Mercedes Sosa
Rains of Castamere - The National
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Casey's Last Ride - Kris Kristofferson
A Dustland Fairytale - The Killers
The Big Ones Get Away - Buffy Saint Marie
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
El Malevo - Argentino Luna
A L'aube - Feu Chatterton
Dreaming While You Sleep - Genesis
King of Rome - June Tabor
Objects in the Rear View Mirror - Meatloaf
Where the Wild Roses Grow - Kylie Minogue
I Shot My Man - Nina K
Graceland - Paul Simon
Eblouie Par La Nuit - Zaz
The Other Woman - Nina Simone
The Love Me Or Die - CW Stoneking
Prison Song - Graham Nash
Zombie - The Cranberries
Clandestino - Manu Chao
Buenas Tardes Amigo - Ween
It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys
Wing$ - Macklemore
I'm Walking This Road - Fascinoma
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot - The Flaming Lips
Duraznito - Pibes Chorros
Last Will and Testament - Jack Thackray
No Son of Mine - Genesis
Mr Jones - Counting Crows
Diamonds from Sierra Leone - Kanye West
To My Unborn Child - 2Pac

Edited by montecristo on Thursday 1st October 13:57

[Tyre Smoke]

Have we had Who are You by the The Who?

Recounts how Pete Townshend spent all day negotiating a new contract in New York (Tin Pan Alley) and felt like he'd sold out the band. Went to a bar and started drinking, who should walk in but Steve Jones And Paul Cook from the Sex Pistols and spent some more time telling Pete how great The Who are and what a legend he is - much more drink taken obviously. Pete goes to go home but passes out in a Soho doorway. Luckily a policeman recognised him and helped him to the subway and onwards to home.

[52classic]

If you will allow a certain 'lowering of the benchmark...... I will give you......


Snoopy vs The Red Baron and its sequel (who's name I can't recall) by the Royal Guardsmen.


and


Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats & Dogs. By Brian and Michael.

[DickyC]

montecristo said:

Some great ones have already been mentioned; here are some more:

Norman and Norma - The Divine Comedy
A Lady of a Certain Age - The Divine Comedy
Ophelia - Natalie Merchant
Famous Blue Raincoat - Leonard Cohen
Bella Ciao - Tom Waits
The Butcher's Boy - Natalie Merchant
Proserpina - Kate McGarrigle
Alfonsina y El Mar - Mercedes Sosa
Rains of Castamere - The National
Luka - Suzanne Vega
Casey's Last Ride - Kris Kristofferson
A Dustland Fairytale - The Killers
The Big Ones Get Away - Buffy Saint Marie
House of the Rising Sun - The Animals
Romeo and Juliet - Dire Straits
El Malevo - Argentino Luna
A L'aube - Feu Chatterton
Dreaming While You Sleep - Genesis
King of Rome - June Tabor
Objects in the Rear View Mirror - Meatloaf
Where the Wild Roses Grow - Kylie Minogue
I Shot My Man - Nina K
Graceland - Paul Simon
Eblouie Par La Nuit - Zaz
The Other Woman - Nina Simone
The Love Me Or Die - CW Stoneking
Prison Song - Graham Nash
Zombie - The Cranberries
Clandestino - Manu Chao
Buenas Tardes Amigo - Ween
It's A Sin - Pet Shop Boys
Wing$ - Macklemore
I'm Walking This Road - Fascinoma
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robot - The Flaming Lips
Duraznito - Pibes Chorros
Last Will and Testament - Jack Thackray
No Son of Mine - Genesis
Mr Jones - Counting Crows
Diamonds from Sierra Leone - Kanye West
To My Unborn Child - 2Pac

Jake Thackray



sorry