There are some great songwriters out there. Which songs really hit you?





























 

Alice's Restaraunt

The Star-Spangled Banner

Curtis Lowe

Almost anything by Harry Chapin

El Paso

Side 1 of 2112 by Rush.  Inspired by "Anthem" by Ayn Rand.

I saw the title and I immediately thought of the Edmund Fitzgerald, but you got it covered. Good jorb.

"Big Iron" by Marty Robbins

Roland the Thompson Gunner ~Waren Zevon

I aim to please.

 

The Sentinel - Judas Priest

I really like the way Tom T. Hall tells a story in his songs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asxrMSVrJ08



Blake Shelton –– Ol Red




 
 

Most anything by Charlie Daniels  

This or Green Fields of France

Linking instead of embedding so I can do it my way.



Iron Maiden - Paschendale

Iron Maiden - Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno (Part 1)

Iced Earth - Dante's Inferno (Part 2)

Iced Earth - The Devil to Pay (July 1, 1863)

Iced Earth - Hold At All Costs (July 2, 1863)

Iced Earth - High Water Mark (July 3, 1863)

Brian Burns - Upside Down

Great Texas songwriter.

Before i even clicked this thread i was going to post Gord's golden song about the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Great minds think alike. We officially have a triumvirate.

 

I had to google that.  Now I learned something today...Thanks!





 

Pretty much any Drive-By Truckers

Sinkhole - Patterson Hood

I’ve always been a religious man, I ‘ve always been a religious man
but I met the banker and it felt like sin, he turned my bailout down
The Banker Man, he let into me, let into me, let into me
The Banker Man, he let into me and spread my name around
He thinks I ain’t got a lick of sense cause I talk slow and my money’s spent
Now, I ain’t the type to hold it against, but he better stay off my farm
Cause it was my Daddy’s and his Daddy’s before
and his Daddy’s before and his Daddy’s before
Five generations and an unlocked door and a loaded burglar alarm.

Lots of pictures of my purdy family, lots of pictures of my purdy family
lots of pictures of my purdy family in the house where I was born.
House has stood through five tornadoes,
Droughts, floods, and five tornadoes.
I’d rather wrastle an alligator than to face the Banker’s scorn
Cause he won’t even look me in the eye
He just takes my land and apologize,
with pen, paper, and a friendly smile, he says the deed is done.
The sound you hear is my Daddy spinning, The sound you hear is my Daddy spinning
The sound you hear is my Daddy spinning over what the Banker done.

Like to invite him for some pot roast beef and mashed potatoes and sweet tea
follow it up with some banana pudding and a walk around the farm
Show him the view from McGee Town Hill
Let him stand in my shoes and see how it feels
to lose the last thing on earth that’s real
I’d rather lose my legs and arms

Bury his body in the old sink hole Bury his body in the old sink hole
Bury his body in the old sink hole under cold November sky
Then damned if I wouldn’t go to church on Sunday
Damned if I wouldn’t go to church on Sunday
Damned if I wouldn’t go to church on Sunday
and look the Preacher in the eye.


Zip City - Mike Cooley

Your Daddy was mad as hell
He was mad at me and you
As he tied that chain to the front of my car and pulled me out of that ditch that we slid into
Don't know what his problem is
Why he keeps dragging you away
Don't know why I put up with this shit
When you don't put out and Zip City's so far away

Your Daddy is a deacon down at the Salem Church of Christ
And He makes good money as long as Reynolds Wrap keeps everything wrapped up tight
Your Mama's as good a wife and Mama as she can be
And your Sister's puttin' that sweet stuff on everybody in town but me
Your Brother was the first-born, got ten fingers and ten toes
And it's a damn good thing cause He needs all twenty to keep the closet door closed

Maybe it's the twenty-six mile drive from Zip City to Colbert Heights
Keeps my mind clean
Gets me through the night
Maybe you're just a destination, a place for me to go
A way to keep from having to deal with my seventeen-year-old mind all alone
Keep your drawers on, girl, it ain't worth the fight
By the time you drop them I'll be gone
And you'll be right where they fall the rest of your life

You say you're tired of me taking you for granted
Waiting' up till the last minute to call you up and see what you want to do
Well you're only fifteen, girl, you ain't got no secretary
And "for granted" is a mighty big word for a country girl like you
You know it's just your Daddy talking
Cause He knows that blood red carpet at the Salem Church of Christ
Ain't gonna ever see no wedding between me and you

Zip City it's a good thing that they built a wall around you
Zip up to Tennessee then zip back down to Alabama
I got 350 heads on a 305 engine
I get ten miles to the gallon
I ain't got no good intentions

Almost anything by Chris Knight. or The Road Goes on Forever by Robert Earl Keen.

Beverly Hillbillys

Warrant's Uncle Tom's Cabin.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx6f68Wd9dc
John

I'm not a huge Dylan fan but most of his songs tell stories.  "Hurricane", "Like a Rolling Stone" and "Tangled up in Blue".

"Day in the life" - Beatles

just about any Neil Young song.

Homeward Bound - Simon & Garfunkel.

there's a couple versions but the one by Joan Baez is my favorite.
















 

 

No problem. I actually get that a lot.

 

this

Pink Floyd - "When the Tigers Broke Free"

How about an album that tells a story like "The Wall".

Or Dark Side of the Moon when paired with The Wizard of Oz.

Same here.


#2 thought:
Embed Fail

And the band played Waltzing Matilda

Night Moves - Bob Seger

Paradise By the Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf

Sky King

Shooting Star by Bad Company

Incredible call on the Meat Loaf. One of my favorites.

 

brilliant

Reba has a couple good ones.  Just about any of the Johnny Horton stuff that I can recall.

now it is a fourumvirate

How about some Jim Croce? The Harry Chapin song got me thinking of this tune.




 

But seriously....................

Gods Own Drunk ,,     Jimmy Buffet

Jim Croce should come with a side order of Prozac.

This is my favorite story song, cheers me up no matter what.
Uneasy rider


Sorry for the lack of embeddination. I am on the iPad and it don't run the flash.

The Road Goes On Forever & The Party Never Ends!! Robert Earl Keen

You left off his best, although I prefer Cash's version.




 

Uneasy Rider FTW!