Favorite Crime Songs,songs with a crime in it.Tell us your favorites.Freeper Canteen 7~10~15

Free Republic ^ | July 10, 2015 | michael.sf

[Fiji Hill]

The Rape of Glencoe

I once attended a party following a Scottish festival that was attended by a whole bunch of McDonalds, and they started singing this song. They sang it with emotion and passion, as though the Rape of Glencoe had happened the previous week.

[Fiji Hill]

Cab Calloway-Reefer Man (1932)

If he trades you dimes for nickels and calls watermelons pickles,
Then you know you're talking to that reefer man.

[MHGinTN]

‘A Little Too Late To Do The Right Thing Now’

[Fiji Hill]

El Paso. The crime was not killing the rival for Felina’s affection, though. It was horse theft.

That's the conclusion I came to as well.

[MHGinTN]

What was that song that featured the cutting down of all the ancient Oak trees on the UK coast?

[JimRed]

You’re sixteen, you’re beautiful and you’re mine

In some states sixteen will get you twenty...

[Michael.SF.]

Good choice!!

Longest 45 ever recorded at the time as I recall.

[Michael.SF.]

Here is one I did not see listed. Illegal gambling and murder:

Stagger Lee - Lloyd Price

[Fiji Hill]

Songs and crimes

• Cash on the Barrelhead--The Louvin Brothers, 1957 (vagrancy)

• Mr. Highway Man--Howlin' Wolf (driving over the speed limit)

• Dippin' in My Business--Rose Marie McCoy, 1954 (public drunkenness; excessive noise; numbers racketeering)

• Your Cash Ain't Nothing but Trash--The Clovers, 1954 (robbery)

• Let's Get Together--Hayley Mills, 1961 (pedophilia)

[PROCON]

Happy FRiday Beachie!

Worked late, up late, slept late.

Son got back home, he's wiped out from jet lag so we'll get together tomorrow.

What's up with you this weekend?

I see our weather is suppose to start cooling after 15 straight days of triple digits. Whew.

I hope your weekend is nice and restful!

[Fiji Hill]

Lloyd Price issued a nonviolent version of Stagger Lee, but it wasn't nearly as popular as the original.

Don Revel & the Primettes (later the Supremes) tells what happened after Stagger Lee served his prison sentence for killing Billy.

The Return of Stagger Lee (1960)

[Fiji Hill]

What was that song that featured the cutting down of all the ancient Oak trees on the UK coast?

Probably Bonny Portmore.

[zeugma]

Not many Shackleford Brown fans out there. They weren’t around long.

[SandRat]

((HUGS))

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I also cast my vote for “The Night Chicago Died” by Paper Lace.

[MHGinTN]

YES! That’s It! Such a beautiful song and Loreena’s voice is Celtic perfection.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Pro ((HUGS))

Happy FRiday to you.

Glad that son-boy made it home, safely. You two will have a good weekend to catch up.

Not much planned for this weekend. We are going to try to get a few hours at the community pool. Think I’ll let hubby do the vacuuming this weekend to allow back to rest more.

Eek! 15 days of triples. We’ve had those; glad not this year, so far. We are supposed to be cooler today as well, but not by much; 90s for the weekend (good pool day).

Have a fantabulous FRiday and restful weekend.

[mad_as_he$$]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gn8_137btc

[HandyDandy]

Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean
Rubin Carter by B.Dylan
Who shot Davey Moore by B.Dylan
Lawyers, Guns and Money by Warren Zevon
Riot in Cell Block #9 (or, Student Demonstration Time when done by the Beach Boys on Surf’s Up)

[Grateful2God]

Lol!! 😀 As my Dad would say, "He got the wrinkles off his belly!"