Favorite "Story Songs"Tell us your Favorite "Songs That Tell a Story".Freeper Canteen 9~7~12`

[fatima]

~Favorite Story Song's~





Tanya Tucker - Delta Dawn

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky

She's forty-one and her daddy still calls her "baby"
All the folks around Brownsville say she's crazy
'Cause she walks around town with a suitcase in her hand
Looking for a mysterious dark-haired man

In her younger days they called her Delta Dawn
Prettiest woman you ever laid eyes on
Then a man of low degree stood by her side
And promised her he'd take her for his bride

Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on
Could it be a faded rose from days gone by
And did I hear you say he was a-meeting you here today
To take you to his mansion in the sky





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Sammy Davis Jnr "Mr Bojangles"

I knew a man Bojangles and he danced for you
In worn out shoes
Silver hair, a ragged shirt and baggy pants
The old soft shoe

He jumped so high
He jumped so high
Then he'd lightly touched down

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

I met him in a cell in New Orleans I was
Down and out
He looked to me to be the eyes of age
As he spoke right out

He talked of life
He talked of life
He lightly slapped his leg instead

He said the name Bojangles and he danced a lick
Across the cell
He grabbed his pants for a better stance
He jumped so high
He clicked his heels

He let go a laugh
He let go a laugh
Shook back his clothes all around

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

We danced for those at minstrel shows and county fairs
Throughout the south
We spoke in tears of fifteen years
How his dog and him
They travelled about

His dog up and died
He up and died
After twenty years he still grieves

They said I dance now at every chance and honky tonks
For drinks and tips
But most the time I spend behind these county bars
Cause I drinks a bit

He shook his head and as he shook his head
I heard someone ask please

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Dance

Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles
Mr Bojangles









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[Publius]

Franz Schubert: "The Winter Evening"

[fatima]

Thanks
My Favorite Headache ((((Hugs)))

Rush-”Clockwork Angels”-2012 HQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAftTV4tBk

[freedomtrail]

Fred Blassi
Pencil Neck Geek

[fatima]

Great song ChowChowFace ((((Hugs)))

Tom T Hall Old Dogs Children & Watermelon Wine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wm36X3ZapLg

[fatima]

Thanks llmc1 ((((Hugs))))

[fatima]

Thanks Emperor Palpatine ((((Hugs))))

UTOPIA Singring and the glass guitar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcx7VGY96uc

[fatima]

Thanks Nurdly ((((Hugs))))

[Publius]

I owe you a better answer than last night.

Back when I was a young whippersnapper, there were actually high school courses that covered Greek mythology. I even remember being introduced to it in grade school in the Fifties! Today you're lucky if some basic college humanities course covers even a part of it. I'm not sure if Bullfinch is still in print. Maybe they're using Graves, who does a fine job linking anthropology to mythology.

FReepers are among the most erudite people on the Internet, but I doubt most would know their Hades from their Tartarus, or their Styx from their Lethe. (Most people think Styx is a rock band.)

The word "hell" struck me as a barely acceptable sustitute for Tartarus. With so many Evangelicals on this site, that word resonates, even if it is not completely accurate.

[fatima]

Thanks redangus ((((Hugs))))

Reba McEntire - Fancy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zplc4Ienkws

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Thanks aomagrat ((((Hugs))))

Dwight Yoakam - Buenos Noches From A Lonely Room
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkx68VTJ33o

[fatima]

Thanks Rick ((((Hugs))))

Guy Clark - Randall Knife (live)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY5MOUO464Q

[fatima]

Nice one PJ ((((Hugs))))

Billy Joel - Live 1982 - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxBjKa8KcW0

[ConorMacNessa]

Vielen Danke, mein Freund! Sehr Schoen! Sehr kostbar!



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Publius]

Dimitri Shostakovich: "The Suicide"

From the 14th Symphony.

[Publius]

Although the individual who posted it didn’t identify the singer, there is no doubt that it is the late Margaret Price with Graham Johnson on keyboard. I wish he had posted an English translation. It’s the story of a widower visited by the spirit of his beloved wife on a winter evening. It’s one of Schubert’s greatest songs.

[Ann Archy]

Cats in the Cradle.......period.

[ConorMacNessa]

If I have the opportunity, I'll research it this weekend - I have a compendium of Schubert's songs - for high voice, of course - and it's probably in there.

I have worked on many a song by Schubert over the years, and I have yet to find a bad one.



Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Publius]

For other Schubert masterpieces, check posts 25, 113, 147, 177, 192, 287 and 403.

For Mahler, check posts 199 and 208.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Here’s a song from a cd session I was hired to play pedal steel on. Tommy had this long drum intro, and wanted me to play something. I knew that pedal steel was not the right thing to play. They headed out to lunch, and I scrambled to put together an acoustic that I could play like a dobro. Because of the song’s structure, I figured that I needed a special tuning, so I invented one. Three high strings in one tuning, three low strings in another. They came back from lunch just as I finished tuning up. I had never played a single note in this tuning, don’t know if anyone else had either. I had them set up a run-through, but told them to record me in case they heard something they’d like me to work on, develope. Well, this is the “run-through.” They were satisfied, and wouldn’t let me work on it further. I wasn’t happy, but they were paying, so,,,, whatever! The 6-string solos are by my best friend, and extraordinary guitarist, Neil Zaza.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ100pj82Po

Here’s another that I played pedal steel on, from Zaza’s cd “Staring At The Sun.” I’m there for “texture.” He liked how I could play string trio parts on steel, with a very different sound. You have to listen closely though. I’m most prominent in the beginning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GB1Wyg0XVu4

Neil’s site; (He’s quite famous, world over, just not so much in the US, where people would rather hear rap, than a virtuoso!)
http://neilzaza.com/

[Marie]

Alice’s Restaurant!