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tv star collector · 01-30-2006, 07:27 PM

Does anyone have a favorite ballad or song that tells a story (excluding
novelty tunes which is a separate category)? I can think of
several good ones:

Blind Man in the Bleachers - Kenny Starr
Hazard - Richard Marx
Ode to Billie Jo - Bobbie Gentry
Ringo - Lorne Greene
Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers
Honey - Bobby Goldsboro
He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Old Rivers - Walter Brennan
Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles
Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean
Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash
Green, Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones
P.T. 109 - Jimmy Dean
Ruben James - Kenny Rogers
Teddy Bear - Red Sovine
Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio

Janice · 01-30-2006, 08:54 PM

The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot

The Gambler - Kenny Rogers

Ruby - Kenny Rogers

Copacabana - Barry Manilow

gilligan fanatic · 01-30-2006, 09:02 PM

all those ones you said are great tv star collector. Ringo is one of my all favorites.

El Paso, The Hanging Tree, Big Iron, The Strawberry Roan, and almost every other Marty Robins Song

Sinking of the Reuben James, Jim Bridger, Snow Shoe Thompson, Battle of New Orleans and almost every other Johnny Horton song

Garden Party - Ricky Nelson
39' - Queen
Sand, Destiny, Fourteen Men and other Lorne Greene songs
Last Kiss - Jay and the Cavaliers
Ten Thousand Drums - ?
16 Tons - Tenesse Ernie Ford

there are a lot more

Some of these were repeated but these are from my favorite Time Life collection

1. Big Bad John Jimmy Dean 3:03
2 The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton 2:32
3 Wolverton Mountain Claude King 3:00
4 A Week In The County Jail Tom T. Hall 3:04
5 The Ballad Of Jed Clampett Flatt And Scruggs 2:04
6 The Blizzard Jim Reeves 3:24
7 Saginaw, Michigan Lefty Frizzell 3:05
8 The Carroll County Accident Porter Wagoner 2:51
9 Cross The Brazos At Waco Billy Walker 2:53
10 Miller's Cave Bobby Bare 2:54
11 Big Iron Marty Robbins 3:59
12 B.J. The D.J. Stonewall Jackson 2:49
13 When It's Springtime In Alaska Johnny Horton 2:37
14 Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash 3:03
15 The Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels

1. Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio 3:05
2 Ballad Of The Green Berets Sgt. Barry Sadler 2:31
3 Old Rivers Walter Brennan 2:48
4 The Long Black Veil Lefty Frizzell 3:11
5 A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash 3:49
6 North To Alaska Johnny Horton 2:52
7 The Pool Shark Dave Dudley 3:04
8 P.T. 109 Jimmy Dean 3:13
9 El Paso Marty Robbins 4:41
10 The Wall Freddie Hart 2:47
11 Tennessee Stud Eddy Arnold 3:07
12 Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley 3:17
13 Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton 3:15
14 Detroit City Bobby Bare 2:51
15 Convoy C.W. McCall

TJL · 01-30-2006, 09:08 PM

"Scenes From An Italian Restaurant" by Billy Joel

Polniaczek033 · 01-30-2006, 09:12 PM

the tide by the spill canvas

vashti1999 · 01-30-2006, 09:12 PM

Cats In The Cradle - Harry Chapin

Nighthawk76 · 01-30-2006, 09:17 PM

If you think about it, every song tells a story.

Penny Lane · 01-30-2006, 09:18 PM

The Ballad Of John and Yoko-The Beatles

Creque Alley-Mamas and The Papas

I Saw Her Again Last Night- Mamas and The Papas

Coal Miners Daughter- Loretta Lynn

Alice's Restaurant- Arlo Guthrie

gilligan fanatic · 01-30-2006, 09:19 PM

I got two more

The Streak and Junk Food Junkie

Penny Lane · 01-30-2006, 09:22 PM

El Paso- Marty Robbins

Come A Little Bit Closer- Jay and The Americans

Mama Told Me Not To Come- Three Dog Night

A Day In The Life- The Beatles

Fonzarelli · 01-30-2006, 10:15 PM

Bob Dylan- Hurricane (sadly, it's a true story)

MaydayMalonesGirl · 01-30-2006, 11:33 PM

Murder ballads. I love old folk murder ballads. Omie Wise, Banks Of The Ohio, Little Sadie, yes. Then there are the Okkervil River murder ballads, Westfall and Kathy Keller. They are all great.

James"Thunder"Early · 01-31-2006, 12:54 AM

"The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia" Vicki Lawrence

Lexx82 · 01-31-2006, 02:11 AM

immortal technique-dance with the devil
immortal technique-you never know

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Janice Johnson · 01-31-2006, 10:24 AM

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson.

That song sounds as if he is telling us a chapter from his life, while we sit around in front of him and hang on to his every word

. It seems as if he is TALKING(SINGING) DIRECTLY to us.

01-30-2006, 07:27 PM	#1
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,487	Song That Tells a Story Does anyone have a favorite ballad or song that tells a story (excluding novelty tunes which is a separate category)? I can think of several good ones: Blind Man in the Bleachers - Kenny Starr Hazard - Richard Marx Ode to Billie Jo - Bobbie Gentry Ringo - Lorne Greene Coward of the County - Kenny Rogers Honey - Bobby Goldsboro He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones Old Rivers - Walter Brennan Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean Don't Take Your Guns to Town - Johnny Cash Green, Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones P.T. 109 - Jimmy Dean Ruben James - Kenny Rogers Teddy Bear - Red Sovine Tom Dooley - The Kingston Trio

01-30-2006, 09:02 PM	#3
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	all those ones you said are great tv star collector. Ringo is one of my all favorites. El Paso, The Hanging Tree, Big Iron, The Strawberry Roan, and almost every other Marty Robins Song Sinking of the Reuben James, Jim Bridger, Snow Shoe Thompson, Battle of New Orleans and almost every other Johnny Horton song Garden Party - Ricky Nelson 39' - Queen Sand, Destiny, Fourteen Men and other Lorne Greene songs Last Kiss - Jay and the Cavaliers Ten Thousand Drums - ? 16 Tons - Tenesse Ernie Ford there are a lot more Some of these were repeated but these are from my favorite Time Life collection 1. Big Bad John Jimmy Dean 3:03 2 The Battle Of New Orleans Johnny Horton 2:32 3 Wolverton Mountain Claude King 3:00 4 A Week In The County Jail Tom T. Hall 3:04 5 The Ballad Of Jed Clampett Flatt And Scruggs 2:04 6 The Blizzard Jim Reeves 3:24 7 Saginaw, Michigan Lefty Frizzell 3:05 8 The Carroll County Accident Porter Wagoner 2:51 9 Cross The Brazos At Waco Billy Walker 2:53 10 Miller's Cave Bobby Bare 2:54 11 Big Iron Marty Robbins 3:59 12 B.J. The D.J. Stonewall Jackson 2:49 13 When It's Springtime In Alaska Johnny Horton 2:37 14 Don't Take Your Guns To Town Johnny Cash 3:03 15 The Devil Went Down To Georgia Charlie Daniels 1. Tom Dooley The Kingston Trio 3:05 2 Ballad Of The Green Berets Sgt. Barry Sadler 2:31 3 Old Rivers Walter Brennan 2:48 4 The Long Black Veil Lefty Frizzell 3:11 5 A Boy Named Sue Johnny Cash 3:49 6 North To Alaska Johnny Horton 2:52 7 The Pool Shark Dave Dudley 3:04 8 P.T. 109 Jimmy Dean 3:13 9 El Paso Marty Robbins 4:41 10 The Wall Freddie Hart 2:47 11 Tennessee Stud Eddy Arnold 3:07 12 Harper Valley P.T.A. Jeannie C. Riley 3:17 13 Sink The Bismark Johnny Horton 3:15 14 Detroit City Bobby Bare 2:51 15 Convoy C.W. McCall
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01-30-2006, 09:17 PM	#7
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01-30-2006, 09:18 PM	#8
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	The Ballad Of John and Yoko-The Beatles Creque Alley-Mamas and The Papas I Saw Her Again Last Night- Mamas and The Papas Coal Miners Daughter- Loretta Lynn Alice's Restaurant- Arlo Guthrie
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01-30-2006, 09:19 PM	#9
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	I got two more The Streak and Junk Food Junkie

01-30-2006, 09:22 PM	#10
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 51,261	El Paso- Marty Robbins Come A Little Bit Closer- Jay and The Americans Mama Told Me Not To Come- Three Dog Night A Day In The Life- The Beatles

01-30-2006, 10:15 PM	#11
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01-30-2006, 11:33 PM	#12
MaydayMalonesGirl ACID! POLICEHHHH! Forum Star Join Date: Apr 24, 2003 Location: in a van down by the river. Posts: 18,393	Murder ballads. I love old folk murder ballads. Omie Wise, Banks Of The Ohio, Little Sadie, yes. Then there are the Okkervil River murder ballads, Westfall and Kathy Keller. They are all great.

01-31-2006, 12:54 AM	#13
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01-31-2006, 10:24 AM	#15
Janice Johnson Commercial Lover Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 30, 2003 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 4,740	Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. That song sounds as if he is telling us a chapter from his life, while we sit around in front of him and hang on to his every word . It seems as if he is TALKING(SINGING) DIRECTLY to us.