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Originally Posted by Mormon Red Death (Post 205948)

Two I forgot

Paul Revere by the beastie boys

boyz n da hood... NWA or Dynamite Hack

How did I ever forget Paul Revere by the Beastie Boys. I am embarrassed.

"I got the gun, you got the brew, you got two choice of what you can do...
It's not a tough decision as you can see, I can blow you away or you can ride with me."

"Hands went up and people hit the floor. He wasted two kids that ran for the door...
I'm Mike D and I get respect. Your cash and your jewelry is what I expect.
MCA was wit it, and he's my ace, so I grabbed the piano player and I punched him in the face.
Piano players out, the music stopped... His boy had beef, and he got dropped.
Mike D grabbed the money, MCA grabbed the gold, I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold."

From memory, so sorry if it is off.

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Originally Posted by creekster (Post 205949)

Cat's in the Cradle is a Chapin original. He and his wife Sandy wrote it together. I didn't pick it becaseu I thought Taxi is more of a story.

I'll give you Brick. It works well at what it is doing.

That's a good line from Ice, but the unedited version is far too much for my old man taste, I guess.

I can agree with all those points.

FWIW, I also only have the edited version of the song at the time being. It makes it much easier to stomach.

You can't leave Bad, Bad Leroy Brown off of this list.

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue (Post 205956)

You can't leave Bad, Bad Leroy Brown off of this list.

Good call. Like Chapin, most of what Croce did was story-telling. Hmmm, both of those guys died young in transportation accidents. Maybe God really likes or really dislikes storytelling.

A couple...

Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue

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Originally Posted by 8ballrollin (Post 205961)

A couple...

Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue

Tangled up in Blue is a great song.

Great topic, Creekster. And I like your three choices.

Some songwriters just have a knack for storytelling. One of my personal favorites is Steve Earle. Tends to pick harsher themes, but they are excellent tunes. A few of my favorites:

Billy Austin - Song about a guy on death row. Live version is best.
(http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/B.../lyrics/557366)

Tom Ames Prayer - Story about a gunfighter/desperado looking back on his life and pondering whether there is a god.
(http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/T...lyrics/2000801)

Ben McCulloch - Story of two brothers who fought for Ben McCulloch in the Civil War. I get a kick out of this one because Ben McCulloch is a hero in Austin (and Texas in general), but Steve doesn't paint such a pretty picture.
(http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/B...lyrics/1021436)

Tecumseh Valley - Sad, yet beautiful song about a miner's daughter. This one has been covered by other artists.
(http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/T...lyrics/1021424)

Of course, when just reading the lyrics you don't get the full effect.

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Originally Posted by marsupial (Post 205960)

A Boy Named Sue.

Cash's version of Tennessee Stud is a good one too.

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Originally Posted by creekster (Post 205962)

Tangled up in Blue is a great song.

One of my favorites.