[Music] ‘Story’ songs

[Icy Gull]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3LFML_pxlY

 

[El Presidente]

Quite apt under present circumstances. We All Fall Down by I Like Trains. It’s about the village of Eyam during the Great Plague which sealed itself off when people became infected to prevent the spread to other villages.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Rupert Holmes had a few ‘story song’ hits. Although the Pina Colada song is the most well known Our National Pastime is also clever(particularly on first listen - like many novelty songs it wears fairly quickly).

 

[Icy Gull]

Two of the finest voices of the 20th Century tell a story


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ox1Tore9nw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKtZf62BQzM

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

I know my submissions are becoming increasingly obscure - blame it on the lockdown - another in Harry Chapin mode

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Loads of songs on here that aren't story songs. How on earth is 'Reasons to be chearful - Part 3' a story song?

 

[Perfidious Albion]

Gordon Lightfoot The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald.......definitely a story song

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

An early contender from Tommy Roe

 

[Jam The Man]

To any adolescent dreaming of an over-sexed MILF...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N4Jd38Z7XA

I recall being 21 and seduced by a 34 year old.
This song always reminds me that I should’ve gone for it....

 

[Jam The Man]

Camouflage by Stan Ridgway

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

And for Stokies everywhere...

 

[Icy Gull]

The Living Years - Mike + The Mechanics

In the same vein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q1kB0R4Ijs

 

[Icy Gull]

A story about ******* ..wow didn’t expect the swear filter on that word

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fttAV7prGG4

 

[ozzygull]

By Charlie Daniels. The devil had an electric violin iirc

Just to even things up, have we had 'Supper's Ready' yet?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fONg3sIACkQ

Great choice

But this is amazing. The band was so young. Phil Collins Is bloody fantastic drummer, looks like animal from the muppets.

 

[OzMike]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mOj3kJKy-_U

 

[OzMike]

They Call Her Easy, but any track from this album really.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i5CvLdLbRwE

 

[OzMike]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C_L-S-0Gc4I

 

[OzMike]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bpZvg_FjL3Q