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Hot Rod Lincoln -- Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen (one version)

Anybody mention Alice's Restaurant ?? (Arlo Guthrie)


S'dog: good call on Taxi -- while in college, we used to listen to dhodge do that one. 30,000 lbs of Bananas is another Chapin narrative.]]> Opinions and Polls gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-174079 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-174076 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 23:06:45 +0000
Have you Ever been Mistreated- Buddy Guy

Brown Eyed Girl- Van Morrison]]> Opinions and Polls teleplayer324 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-174076 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-174018 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:07:04 +0000 And Harry Chapin--Taxi]]> Opinions and Polls smokindog https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-174018 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-173444 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:18:52 +0000 Opinions and Polls Off He Goes https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-173444 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-173441 Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:13:18 +0000 Opinions and Polls MaxRumble https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-173441 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-173382 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:17:41 +0000 Opinions and Polls Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/paged/2/#post-173382 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173378 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:39:29 +0000
e.g.
Big Joe and Phantom 309 - written by some Tommy Faile
http://www.officialtomwaits.com/music/m_nd_lyr.htm#Big_Joe_And_Phantom_309
Nighthawks postcards http://www.officialtomwaits.com/music/m_nd_lyr.htm#Nighthawk_Postcards
Burma Shave
http://www.keeslau.com/TomWaitsSupplement/Lyrics/Foreignaffairs/Burmashave-ub.htm
Franks' Wild Years
http://www.keeslau.com/TomWaitsSupplement/Lyrics/Swordfishtrombones/Frankswildyears.htm
Diamonds on my windshield
http://www.keeslau.com/TomWaitsSupplement/Lyrics/Theheartofsaturdaynight/Diamondsonmywindshield-ub.htm

To mention but a few of the songs of a narrative kind

ahhh - where is my record player?

Lars]]> Opinions and Polls lars https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173378 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173377 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:25:32 +0000 Billy the Mountain - Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
Louisiana 1927 - Randy Newman
1952 Vincent Black Lightning (Richard Thompson, but I like the banjo on the Del McCoury version)]]> Opinions and Polls JSnood https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173377 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173359 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:47:57 +0000 Less well known is a sequel to El Paso, about what later happened to Felina.]]> Opinions and Polls greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173359 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173341 Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:55:12 +0000
One I've been listening to today, Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues."

Some old classics, "Stagger Lee" and "John Henry."

Hendrix's "Hey Joe."]]> Opinions and Polls Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/your-favourite-narrative-songs/#post-173341