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Old 04-08-2008, 01:27 AM   #11
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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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Old 04-08-2008, 01:28 AM   #12
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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.
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Old 04-08-2008, 01:41 AM   #13
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You can't leave Bad, Bad Leroy Brown off of this list.
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Old 04-08-2008, 01:46 AM   #14
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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.
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Old 04-08-2008, 01:52 AM   #15
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A Boy Named Sue.
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A couple...

Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
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A couple...

Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
Tangled up in Blue is a great song.
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Old 04-08-2008, 02:02 AM   #18
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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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A Boy Named Sue.
Cash's version of Tennessee Stud is a good one too.
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Tangled up in Blue is a great song.
One of my favorites.
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