blondejamtart Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Following the Squeeze "Up the Junction" mentions, I'd just like to point out that Labelled with Love is another good storyline song from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the voice from above Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 The Libertines - Cant stand me Now the song tells everything that has to be said about the break up of Carl and Pete... Cant disagree with that choice. As everyone has been offering all the old school stuff try a little bit of Scroobius Pip for some stories. 'A Letter From God to Man' or 'Angles' are pretty good stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeP Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Paradise by the Dashboard Light by Meatloaf from Bat Out of Hell, very clever lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geddy Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 "Alice's restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie.......not so much a song, more a calling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartscat Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Killing of Georgie - Rod Stewart Great song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neave Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Colin Hay - Maggie. Tearjerker for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Drago Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 the streets - a grand dont come for free, the whole album. in fact pretty much an/every streets song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footieman Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 I don’t think you can have a thread about musical story tellers and not include Harry Chapin. Not the best known over here, but penned some fantastic songs in the 70s before a car crash cut his life short. Probably his most famous song "Cat's in the Cradle" has since been used in The Simpsons, Family Guy, and also Shrek The Third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommythejambo Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 The one by Larrikan Love, about the guy who found a dead body. Suprisingly upbeat song. Can't remeber the name of it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Harris' Best Mate Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Angelic Upstarts - Liddle Towers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slfjambo Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 siouxsie and the banshees Poppy Day (2 minutes silence) ...In Flanders fields The poppies grow Between the crosses Row on row That mark out place We are the dead... ..................................................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Dance with my father - Luther Vandross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrible Trio Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 oh the hibees are gay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanook Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Waiting for my real life to begin by Colin Hay Any minute now, my ship is coming in I'll keep checking the horizon I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing Come crashing down down down, on me And you say, be still my love Open up your heart Let the light shine in But don't you understand I already have a plan I'm waiting for my real life to begin When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened But in my dreams, I slew the dragon And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again And you say, just be here now Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin Let me throw one more dice I know that I can win I'm waiting for my real life to begin Any minute now, my ship is coming in I’ll keep checking the horizon And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon It's just that times are lean And you say, be still my love Open up your heart, let the light shine in Don't you understand I already have a plan I'm waiting for my real life to begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canada Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 The Pogues - And the band played Waltzing Matilda When I was a young man I carried my pack And I lived the free life of a rover From the murrays green basin to the dusty outback I waltzed my matilda all over Then in nineteen fifteen my country said son Its time to stop rambling cause theres work to be Done So they gave me a tin hat and they gave me a gun And they sent me away to the war And the band played waltzing matilda As we sailed away from the quay And amidst all the tears and the shouts and the Cheers We sailed off to gallipoli How well I remember that terrible day the blood stained the sand and the water And how in that hell that they called suvla bay We were butchered like lambs at the slaughter Johnny turk he was ready, he primed himself well He us with bullets, he rained us with Shells And in five minutes flat hed blown us all to hell Nearly blew us right back to australia But the band played waltzing matilda As we stopped to bury our slain And we buried ours and the turks buried theirs Then started all over again Now those In mad world of blood, death and fire And for weeks I kept myself alive Then a big turkish shell knocked me arse over tit And when I woke up in my hospital bed And saw what it had done, I wished I was Dead Never knew there were worse things than dying no more Ill go waltzing matilda the green far and near For to hump tent and pegs, a man needs two legs No more waltzing matilda for me So they collected the cripples, the wounded Maimed And they shipped us back home to australia , the blind insane Those proud wounded heroes of suvla And as our ship pulled into circular quay I looked at the place where legs used to be And thank christ there was nobody waiting for me To grieve and to mourn and to pity And the band played waltzing matilda As they carried us down the gangway But nobody cheered, they just stood and stared turned all their faces away And now every april I sit on my porch And I watch the parade pass before me my old comrades, how proudly they march Reliving dreams of past glory The forgotten heroes a forgotten war And the young people ask , what are they Marching for? And I ask myself the same question And the band plays waltzing matilda And the old men answer to the call But year after year their numbers get fewer Some day no one will march there at all Waltzing matilda, waltzing matilda Wholl a-waltzing matilda with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neave Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Waiting for my real life to begin by Colin Hay Any minute now, my ship is coming in I'll keep checking the horizon I'll stand on the bow, feel the waves come crashing Come crashing down down down, on me And you say, be still my love Open up your heart Let the light shine in But don't you understand I already have a plan I'm waiting for my real life to begin When I awoke today, suddenly nothing happened But in my dreams, I slew the dragon And down this beaten path, and up this cobbled lane I'm walking in my old footsteps, once again And you say, just be here now Forget about the past, your mask is wearing thin Let me throw one more dice I know that I can win I'm waiting for my real life to begin Any minute now, my ship is coming in I?ll keep checking the horizon And I'll check my machine, there's sure to be that call It's gonna happen soon, soon, soon It's just that times are lean And you say, be still my love Open up your heart, let the light shine in Don't you understand I already have a plan I'm waiting for my real life to begin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoddyhmfc Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Tracy Chapman - fast Car. Ballad Of Tom Jones - Cerys Matthews & Space Space Oddity - David Bowie Cats in the Cradle - Ugly Kid Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Another couple from The Glimmer Twins.With a little help from M. Faithfull on Sister Morphine.Then they go and get Ry Cooder to put in a brilliant Slide Guitar to make Sister Morphine one of the great songs of all time. NO EXPECTATIONS Take me to the station And put me on a train I've got no expectations To pass through here again Once I was a rich man and Now I am so poor But never in my sweet short life Have I felt like this before You heart is like a diamond You throw your pearls at swine And as I watch you leaving me You pack my peace of mind Our love was like the water That splashes on a stone Our love is like our music Its here, and then its gone So take me to the airport And put me on a plane I got no expectations To pass through here again ******************************************************* SISTER MORPHINE Here I lie in my hospital bed Tell me, Sister Morphine, when are you coming round again? Oh, I don't think I can wait that long Oh, you see that I'm not that strong The scream of the ambulance is sounding in my ears Tell me, Sister Morphine, how long have I been lying here? What am I doing in this place? Why does the doctor have no face? Oh, I can't crawl across the floor Ah, can't you see, Sister Morphine, I'm trying to score Well it just goes to show Things are not what they seem Please, Sister Morphine, turn my nightmares into dreams Oh, can't you see I'm fading fast? And that this shot will be my last Sweet Cousin Cocaine, lay your cool cool hand on my head Ah, come on, Sister Morphine, you better make up my bed 'Cause you know and I know in the morning I'll be dead Yeah, and you can sit around, yeah and you can watch all the Clean white sheets stained red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondejamtart Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Luka - Suzanne Vega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ando Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Hearts Of Glory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodethejambo Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Woman - Anti No-where League Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scallywag Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 The River, Atlantic City & the Ghost of Tom Joad - Bruce Springsteen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pah-4NAvzOk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinydancer Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 The Greatest Discovery - Elton John Peering out of tiny eyes The grubby hands that gripped the rail Wiped the window clean of frost As the morning air laid on the latch A whistle awakened someone there Next door to the nursery just down the hall A strange new sound you never heard before A strange new sound that makes boys explore Tread neat so small those little feet Amid the morning his small heart beats So much excitement yesterday That must be rewarded, must be displayed Large hands lift him through the air Excited eyes contain him there The eyes of those he loves and knows But what's this extra bed just here His puzzled head tipped to one side Amazement swims in those bright green eyes Glancing down upon this thing That makes strange sounds, strange sounds that sing In those silent happy seconds That surround the sound of this event A parent smile is made in moments They have made for you a friend And all you ever learned from them Until you grew much older Did not compare with when they said This is your brand new brother The finest lyrics Bernie Taupin has ever written! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nick Cave does loads of story songs. John Finn's Wife As I Sat Sadly By Her Side Pap Won't Leave You, Henry Where The Wild Roses Grow Henry Lee I could go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWL Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 She's Leaving Home................true story as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverley Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 had the ipod on shuffle on the way home, and on come johnny cash - a boy named sue now i'm no lover of country music, but that man can sing a story! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89c3hWx3RQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 Nick Cave does loads of story songs. John Finn's Wife As I Sat Sadly By Her Side Pap Won't Leave You, Henry Where The Wild Roses Grow Henry Lee I could go on. Not to mention his take on Staggerlee from the Murder Ballads album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigC Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 This is a bit of a weird one but I really Like Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne. It's a teenage romance story told to the boys ex girlfriend by his new girl. A real "Get it up you" kind of song. I really like the wee guitar lick - it really compliments the lyrics. When you hear it you think of a young girl sticking her tongue out and going Na Na Na Na Na. He was a boyShe was a girl Can I make it any more obvious He was a punk She did ballet What more can I say He wanted her She'd never tell, but secretly she wanted him as well But all of her friends Stuck up there nose And they had a problem with his baggy clothes He was a sk8er boi She said see you later boy He wasn't good enough for her She had a pretty face But her head was up in space She need to come back down to earth 5 years from now She sits at home Feeding the baby she's all alone She turns on TV And guess who she sees Sk8er boi rocking on MTV She calls up her friends they already know They all got tickets to see his show She tags along Stands in the crowd Looks up at the man that she turned down He was a sk8er boi She said see you later boy He wasn't good enough for her Now he's a super star Slamming on his guitar Does your pretty face see what he's worth? He was a sk8er boi She said see you later boy He wasn't good enough for her Now he's a super star Slamming on his guitar Does your pretty face see what he's worth? Sorry girl but you missed out Well tough luck that boy's mine now We are more than just good friends This is how the story ends Too bad that you couldn't see, See the man that boy could be There is more then meets the eye I see the soul that is inside He's just a boy And Im just a girl Can I make it any more obvious We are in love Haven't you heard How we rock each others world I'm with the sk8er boy I said see ya later boy I'll be backstage after the show I'll be at his studio Singing the song we wrote About a girl ya used to know I with the sk8er boy I said see ya later boy I'll be backstage after the show I'll be at the studio Singing the song we wrote About a girl ya used to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Anderson Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Eric Bogle as well as doing The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, wrote a song called The Flowers of the Forest which was once acclaimed by Tony Blair as the finest anti-war protest song ever written. How a man could know the words and sentiments of that song yet still send an army to a futile, unjust war beats the hell out of me and if he ever comes near me I hope to have the opportunity to repay the favour. Eric Bogle didn't write "Flowers of the Forest", it's a much older song. He did write "No Man's Land" which is what I think you (and TB) meant. Anyhoo, songs that actually tell a story? The Charlie Daniels Band and "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Eric Bogle didn't write "Flowers of the Forest", it's a much older song. He did write "No Man's Land" which is what I think you (and TB) meant. Anyhoo, songs that actually tell a story? The Charlie Daniels Band and "The Devil Went Down To Georgia" I knew that; I knew it; I did know it; of course I knew it. I just...Gaahhhh! Country and Western songs are all story songs. Billy Connolly (when he used to be funny) wrote a spoof one which, if not for the performer, would have been quite convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 One of my favourite story/songs is Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_on_the_Water for the full story !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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