Songs having to do with Crime

[Old Yeller]

As a tribute to the DemonicRat party, tell us your favorite songs having to do with crime or criminals.

[Cecily]

Tie a Yellow Ribbon - Tony Orlando and Dawn

[Fiji Hill]

Following his conviction, Stagger Lee served a term in state prison. Now, he is ready to be rehabilitated and to re-enter society.

Don ReVels is backed by the Primettes, who would later change their name to the Supremes and have a string of hits.

The Return of Stagger Lee--Don ReVels, with the Primettes (1960)

[utford]

Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown

[Fiji Hill]

A mobster testifies before the Senate.

Senate Hearing--Dickie Goodman (1963)

[Cecily]

Take the Money and Run - Steve Miller Band

[Songcraft]

Past crimes, present crimes, or future crimes?

(Case Of) The Blue Ribbon Blues
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[Fiji Hill]

The Trial--Herb B. Lou & the Legal Eagles (1958)

Herb B. Lou is Herb Alpert

[CheshireTheCat]

Pearl Bailey

Frankie and Johnny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_Znn49mCsE

[Fiji Hill]

Buchanan & Goodman On Trial--Buhanan & Goodman (1956)

[Fiji Hill]

Dragnet--Ray Anthony & His Orchestra (1953)

[Amberdawn]

“Stagger Lee”.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

JAILHOUSE ROCK - Elvis. How quickly they forget.

My first 45 record, 1957. Still have it in near mint condition and a somewhat ragged jacket.

“In the Ghetto” has a reference to crime.

“Liberty Valence” - Gene Pitney

“Chain Gang” - Sam Cook

“Take the Money and Run” - Steve miller

[CheshireTheCat]

Cell Block Tango

Cast of Chicago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1qQCFQCneA

[Cloverfarm]

1. Copperhead Road (Steve Earl) 2. He’s in the Jailhouse Now (various ...) 3. Ol’ Red (Blake Shelton) 4. Blues Brothers sound track.

[Albion Wilde]

Long Black Veil - The Band

[Lurkina.n.Learnin]

Lefty Frizzell’s version

https://youtu.be/R9o-tOH7J3Y

[Noumenon]

Twilight Zone

[CommerceComet]

"Saturday night I was downtown working for the FBI, sitting in a nest of bad men, whiskey bottles piling high, bootlegging boozer on the weft side, full of people doing wrong." Lots of bad guys there in the bar and perhaps more today with some the horrid people who become FBI agents today.

Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress

Crime means prison or at least it should for the POS human beings who fixed this election to steal our republic, so my favorite prison songs:

Green Green Grass of Home by Kenny Rogers

Mama Tried by Merle Haggard

[dfwgator]

My all time favorite album: A Trick of the Tail

Another great Genesis tune from the Spot the Pigeon EP, ‘Inside and Out’

[Texas resident]

“I got it one piece at a time, but it didn’t cost me a dime.”

Johnny Cash