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Archaea · 04-08-2008, 05:01 AM

Many of Led Zep's songs are balladlike.

The battle of evermore. Stairway to Heaven.

Johny Cash "Ira Hayes."

A Boy Named Sue.

Ballads can make for great songs. It seems as if we no longer have ballad writers any more.

creekster · 04-08-2008, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Bobby McGee is a good song. Is it a story?

Marginally. It has a character (two), it moves (together to beign apart) But the plot is perhaps too thin.

SeattleUte · 04-08-2008, 05:02 AM

Big John

creekster · 04-08-2008, 05:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Many of the ones that have been mentioned...

....and one of the greatest of all that has yet to be mentioned...

Rocky Raccoon checked into his room
Only to find Gideon's bible
Rocky had come equipped with a gun
To shoot off the legs of his rival

I have always loved the White Album and this song in particular has always been one of my favorites. Definitely a story song and definitely very cool.

ALso very easy to play and sing, if you call that singing.

Surfah · 04-08-2008, 05:03 AM

One Tin Soldier.

creekster · 04-08-2008, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

Big John

without googling, do you recall the artist and what he is more famous for now?

TripletDaddy · 04-08-2008, 05:06 AM

Another Beatles story song I love is The Ballad of John and Yoko, which, as the title indicates, tells the story of the courtship and marriage of John and The Destroyer.

creekster · 04-08-2008, 05:07 AM

Take the money and run, Steve Miller

TripletDaddy · 04-08-2008, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

ALso very easy to play and sing, if you call that singing.

I am pretty confident that you could pull that one off as well as Paul McCartney.

SeattleUte · 04-08-2008, 05:13 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

without googling, do you recall the artist and what he is more famous for now?

I give up.

04-08-2008, 05:01 AM	#51
Archaea Assistant to the Regional Manager Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Orgasmatron Posts: 24,338	Many of Led Zep's songs are balladlike. The battle of evermore. Stairway to Heaven. Johny Cash "Ira Hayes." A Boy Named Sue. Ballads can make for great songs. It seems as if we no longer have ballad writers any more. __________________ Ἓν οἶδα ὅτι οὐδὲν οἶδα

04-08-2008, 05:02 AM	#53
SeattleUte fairlds.org Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 10,665	Big John __________________ Interrupt all you like. We're involved in a complicated story here, and not everything is quite what it seems to be. —Paul Auster

04-08-2008, 05:03 AM	#55
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	One Tin Soldier. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"

04-08-2008, 05:06 AM	#57
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	Another Beatles story song I love is The Ballad of John and Yoko, which, as the title indicates, tells the story of the courtship and marriage of John and The Destroyer. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

04-08-2008, 05:07 AM	#58
creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Take the money and run, Steve Miller __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.