Narrative songs

[RobertaTheGreat]

They played 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' by the Charlie Daniels band on the radio the other day, which obviously got me furiously playing my air fiddle, and also got me thinking about other narrative songs, and how songs that tell a story don't seem to be such a thing anymore. They were quite popular back in the day but I can't think of many modern ones. So what are your favourites/least favourites? That's chart songs, not songs from musicals.

Another one I thought of, that became an ear worm yesterday, is the Pina Colada song - which provides a lesson for us all 😄

Don't know if it's been mentioned

Typical! Scrolling back up, it's the first thing I see

Yes I love narrative songs!
The Boxer, Simon and Garfunkel
Lying Eyes, Eagles
And all the 'impending death' songs like Indiana Wants Me, I did what I did for Maria, Green Green Grass of Home etc

Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
Dakota - Stereophonics
Jolene - Dolly Parton
You’re So Vain - Carly Simon
Into the Great Wide Open - Tom Petty

Anchorage by Michelle Shocked. I loved it when it came out (late 80s?) but now I'm older and contact with friends gets a little less regular I love it even more.

Meatloaf - paradise by the dashboard light. My all time favourite song.

Leader of the Pack by The Shangri-las.

I now have 'Tie a Yellow Ribbon' as an ear worm 😣

Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of hearts - Bob Dylan

In terms of new songs that pop to my head. My favourite (which is old now!) Is dustbowl dance by Mumford and sons.

Taylor swift has a few. Love story is a realy guilty favourite of mine!

Ed sheran does some eg small bump

Katy Perry- part of me

Lots of the Beautiful South songs. Between the Wars by Billy Bragg.

@MacbookHo

I love all these songs!

What about that 60s one where she begged him not to go out on his motorbike, and he crashes and dies??

Red James and molly?

@NotExactlyMrsCurrentAffairs

The Stereophonics have loads of narrative songs, A thousand trees, local boy in the photograph, more life in a tramps vest, Billy Davy's daughter, Mr. Writer, have a nice day...

Graffiti on the train

Red Dirt Girl by Emmylou Harris is a beautiful song.

Summmer (the first time) - Bobby Goldsboro

The Day we went to Bangor - Fiddler's Dram (folk style but was a big chart hit in its day).

Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
El Paso - Marty Robbins (yes, I kmow it's really old!)

The Lumineers have a lot of songs like this! I really love Sleep On The Floor and Jimmy Sparks!

Love songs like this, trawling this thread for recommendations 😁

MacbookHo you mean "Terry" by Twinkle.

a selection of snippets that could have been the most amazing narrative songs ever recorded...

Oops, MacbookHo you meant Leader Of The Pack, sorry! If you google the lyrics of Terry, they are pretty similar storylines!

@Pelleas

Summmer (the first time) - Bobby Goldsboro

The Day we went to Bangor - Fiddler's Dram (folk style but was a big chart hit in its day).

'The day we went to Bangor' is a great one! I can sing it all the way through 😌

I remember having an argument with my mum as to whether 'Bangor' meant Bangor, NI or Bangor, North Wales. I thought North Wales as it would be more easily accessible from northern mill towns.

The internet eventually came along and proved me right!

We always sing is as we pass Bangor on the way to Anglesey!

My favourites as a child were Old Tyge by Jim Reeves and Deck of Cards by Wink Martindale!!

I am very very old. I love story songs.

what about Travelin' Soldier by the (Dixie) Chicks?

Rainy Night in SoHo - The Pogues