What is your favorite song that actually tells a story?

[Beowulf9]

I admit I saw this elsewhere but I thought it might be a good thing to put here because honestly I look and listen to songs people post. I am always entertained and it opens my mind to many different avenues of musical tastes I have not known before. I hope ones like this column.

[Seruzawa]

And Summer Time Blues. Live Who version.

[sauropod]

Drive, she said- Stan Ridgeway.

[Kevmo]

There’s a sequel to that song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS-e3K9h6S4

[HartleyMBaldwin]

Roland the Thompson Gunner.

[PUGACHEV]

Traffic’s John Barleycorn is a good choice: ”Little Sir John in the nut-brown bowl”. Marty Robins’ El Paso is another good choice. Although, the first one that comes to mind is Brandy, by The Looking Glass.

[dandiegirl]

I second that- Harper Valley PTA— the best.

[BudgieRamone]

The Ride by David Allen Coe, Uneasy Rider 1 and 2 by Charlie Daniels

[Restless]

Lyin’ Eyes. The Eagle

[Lurkinanloomin]

American Pie

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Hands down

[Fido969]

“Me and you and a dog named Boo”

Well, maybe not my favorite, but just seemed to pop into my head

[strider44]

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Full stop, that is the list.

[cotton1706]

The Three Bells by The Three Browns

[dandiegirl]

Ode to Billy Joe is great!

[Alberta's Child]

"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

It's an epic song based on the true story of the tragic loss of an ore carrier on Lake Superior in November 1975.

[Fido969]

Roland the Thompson gunner.

[walkingdead]

Rime of the ancient mariner - Iron Maiden

Alot of Maiden songs are written about history ect. Aces high is about Battle of Britain, The Trooper is about the charge of the light brigade, Powerslave about Egyptian times ect..

[Alberta's Child]

You beat me by one minute! :-)

[cotton1706]

Sloop John B

[noexcuses]

Marty Robbins El Paso

[granite]

The Star-Spangled Banner - Francis Scott Key