Songs that tell Great Stories (lyrics, ballad, albums, Tool)

Raust · 11-10-2008, 05:37 AM

Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
John Melancamp - Jack and Diane

Zarko · 11-10-2008, 06:06 AM

The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Just love it... Not just explaining a series of events, but tries to represent the inner chaos of a soon to be electrocuted man...

WaspStar · 11-10-2008, 07:18 AM

Lily, Rosemary, & The Jack Of Hearts- Bob Dylan

1952 Vincent Black Lightning- Richard Thompson

The Venus Of The Soup Kitchen- Prefab Sprout

The Line- Bruce Springsteen (and as kthedrummer said, Highway Patrolman)

Tecumseh Valley- Townes Van Zandt

Bulldog · 11-10-2008, 08:11 AM

David Bowie - Bewlay Brothers (for the simple reason that it makes no bloody sense)
Nick Cave - The Curse Of Millhaven
Herbie Hanc.ock & Leonard Cohen - The Jungle Line
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
Tom Waits - Big Joe and Phantom 309
Spinal Tap - Stonehenge (

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dac · 11-10-2008, 08:57 AM

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Originally Posted by khfreek

The Trees by Rush and 2112 by Rush. The first one of normal length, 2112 is technically a 20 minute album that's all one story.

The Trees is easily my favorite Rush song, great choice.

jackhammer · 11-10-2008, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dac

The Trees is easily my favorite Rush song, great choice.

I like the 80's period of Rush- Moving Pictures, Grace Under Pressure etc and speaking of that 'Red Barchetta' is a good story.

**Janszoon** · 11-10-2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by kthedrummer

Highway Patrolman-Bruce Springsteen

Great song! Good call.

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Originally Posted by Bulldog

Nick Cave - The Curse Of Millhaven

Oh man, I love that song.

Piss Me Off · 11-10-2008, 09:20 AM

Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years

'Never could stand that dog...'

~~Farfisa~~ · 11-10-2008, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

The first person to mention In the Aeroplane over the Sea is getting bum-fucked with an oar.

ey... ****ing copycat

**Janszoon** · 11-10-2008, 09:40 AM

Another great one is "Country Death Song" by Violent Femmes. Creepy as hell.

11-10-2008, 07:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Lily, Rosemary, & The Jack Of Hearts- Bob Dylan 1952 Vincent Black Lightning- Richard Thompson The Venus Of The Soup Kitchen- Prefab Sprout The Line- Bruce Springsteen (and as kthedrummer said, Highway Patrolman) Tecumseh Valley- Townes Van Zandt __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"

11-10-2008, 08:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
Bulldog why bother? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Posts: 4,840	David Bowie - Bewlay Brothers (for the simple reason that it makes no bloody sense) Nick Cave - The Curse Of Millhaven Herbie Hanc.ock & Leonard Cohen - The Jungle Line Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City Tom Waits - Big Joe and Phantom 309 Spinal Tap - Stonehenge ()

11-10-2008, 09:20 AM	#18 (permalink)
Piss Me Off Moodswings n' Roundabouts Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: At the corner of Dude and Catastrophe Posts: 4,512	Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years 'Never could stand that dog...' __________________ Last FM Rate Yr Music Muxtape

11-10-2008, 05:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water John Melancamp - Jack and Diane

11-10-2008, 06:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
Zarko Barely Disheveled Zombie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 1,196	The Mercy Seat - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Just love it... Not just explaining a series of events, but tries to represent the inner chaos of a soon to be electrocuted man...

11-10-2008, 09:40 AM	#20 (permalink)
Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	Another great one is "Country Death Song" by Violent Femmes. Creepy as hell.