Welcome to MB, Karice!
Yeah, I remember
Harper Valley PTA: a great song, as is the classic from the same era that rubbersoul mentions:
Ode To Billy Joe. Oddly enough I think that song was also turned into a movie, so they both share what you rightly say is a rare distinction. (That is, if we are not counting concept-albums-to-movies like
The Wall and
Tommy).
Thanks for posting the
Tweeter And The Monkey Man lyrics, Plankton. You made it super-easy for me to actually follow the song, which was full of surprises. No wonder I never figured it out from listening while driving. It's clearly an underrated gem from Bob, and I loved this classic Dylan, unnecessary detail that he squeezed into the narrative:-
Quote:
The undercover cop was left tied up to a tree
Near the souvenir stand, by the old abandoned factory
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On the topic of nice details, here's a song in which the details all but overwhelm the narrative, such as it is:-
Another great story song not yet mentioned:
Hotel California by The Eagles.
And where is Ayn Marx ?!
You should be telling us about
Peter and The Wolf, not leaving it up to me to enthuse about this unique combination of spoken word and music. I enjoyed it as a child, then re-enjoyed it all over again when I introduced it to my son. With the help of toy figures and ham acting we used to act out bits of the story - never with an audience, but just for the fun we had together.