What is your favorite song that actually tells a story?

[military cop]

“God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy”

Billy Currington

[SomeCallMeTim]

Denver’s version of ‘Darcy Farrow’, written I think by John Prince, is another beautiful ballad that tells a very tragic story.

[jmacusa]

“Big Iron’’ by Marty Robbins as covered by Bob Weir.

Nobody covers Marty Robbins better then Weir.

[Maris Crane]

I like the ones that end “in a cottage filled with laughter.”

But I do LOVE a good ballad. I’ll check it out.

[Bessellieu]

https://youtu.be/hAumEXREPz0
He still lives in this old house.

[gnickgnack2]

Nice picks! South Side of the Sky is my favorite Yes song. Only saw it live once...as a tour-ending encore while backup band Gryphon came onstage one by one to jam along. (1974? One month tour to intro Relayer and Patrick Moraz, saw first and last shows)

[Thunder 6]

Indeed. I’m surprised more folks don’t know it. Shame really.

Cheers!

[ShadowAce]

487 posts and no one has mentioned Paradise by the Dashboard Light or Two Out of Three Ain't Bad by Meat Loaf?

[Bernard]

Wreck of the Edmund Fitgerald
American Pie
Operator and Leroy Brown by Jim Croce

And a local classic from Chicago - The Lincoln Park Cowboy, by Johnny and the Leisure Suits

Trying to pick one is too much work

[SomeCallMeTim]

Then “Blow up your TV” would be a good song. :-)

[Beowulf9]

You’re right that one should be mentioned.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk

[Pendergast]

Who cares what you think? It’s about your favorite story song. I notice you didn’t share any”favorites”. Maybe your just a grump old Canadian. LOL

[Responsibility2nd]

Ping to John Lee