What are you favorite story songs?

Mine's gotta be "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel. :nod: Love that song. :biglove:

Cats in the cradle by the late Harry Chapin

'Tell Laura I Love Her' is sad.

Oh man, too many to list. So we'll just go with the one I'm listening to right now, "Butterfly Kisses."

"Creque Alley" by The Mama's And The Papas

"The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

"Alices Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie

A large percentage of Country songs ARE story songs. There are so many!
So I will list some of my favorites;

A Boy Named Sue- Johnny Cash

El Paso- Marty Robbins

Delta Dawn- Tanya Tucker

The Ballad Of Ira Hayes- Johnny Cash

Big Bad John- Jimmy Dean

How Can I Help You Say Goodbye- Patty Loveless

As much as it pains me to type these words: I agree with EricIdlefan. Harry Chapin's Cats In The Cradle is my favorite.

The Ballad Of John And Yoko-The Beatles:guitar:

In the ghetto - Elvis Presley

Willie and Laura Mae Jones - Dusty Springfield

I'm sure there are others, but these are what I thought of first. :D

Taxi By: Harry Chapin.
The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald By: Gordon Lightfoot.
Ode To Billie Joe By: Bobbie Gentry.

Originally posted by Jenya


Ode To Billie Joe By: Bobbie Gentry. [/B]

Oh Yeah! That's a good one too!

Originally posted by Penny Lane
A large percentage of Country songs ARE story songs. There are so many!
So I will list some of my favorites;

A Boy Named Sue- Johnny Cash

El Paso- Marty Robbins

Delta Dawn- Tanya Tucker

The Ballad Of Ira Hayes- Johnny Cash

Big Bad John- Jimmy Dean

How Can I Help You Say Goodbye- Patty Loveless

That's why I love country songs! Here's some more:
Kenny Chesney-There Goes My Life
Alan Jackson-Remember When
Billy Gilman-Oklahoma
Collin Raye-One Boy, One Hirl
Collin Raye-Love, Me
George Strait-Check Yes or No
Jeff Bates-The Love Song
Martina McBride-Concrete Angel
Randy Travis-Three Wooden Crosses
Tammy Cochran-Life Happened
Tim McGraw-Don't Take the Girl

Ok, I'm done now. :)

Nebraska Bruce Springsteen
Taxi Harry Chapin
Abraham Martin & John Dion(formerly Dion & The Bellmonts)

Also I forgot one more song
Joan Batz(if that is her last name but close to it!!) Seventeen
Not too fancy and not too rich just in-between!!

"Last Kiss" by J. Frank Wilson and The Cavaliers / Pear Jam

"Teen Angel" by Mark Dinning

"Goodbye Earl" by the Dixie Chicks.

I've always liked "Same Old Lang Syne" from Dan Fogelberg.

"O-bla-di, O-bla-da" By the Beatles

"Good Company" By Queen

"Ziggy Stardust...and the spiders from Mars" by David Bowie

American Pie - Don McLean

Originally posted by Brian
American Pie - Don McLean

I knew I forgot one!

Soldier- Hanson
Penny and Me- Hanson
I'm Okay- Christina Aguilera

The End By: The Doors

Originally posted by Jenya
The End By: The Doors

I agree. ANYTHING by The Doors is incredible:)

Alone Again Naturally ~ Gilbert O'Sullivan
Black Crow ~ Jamiroquai
What's Going On ~ Marvin Gaye
Im a Slut ~ Bis
Ex Factor ~ Lauryn Hill