re: Any good songs that tell a story?

Sufjan Stevens- John Wayne Gacy Jr. is the correct answer here.

Bob Dylan is the king of story telling

"Isis" is my favorite

If it has to be a long story, go "99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall".

I did this in HS many years ago. The class loved it, the Priest made me sit down at 96.

Rush - La Villa Strangiato


Found on the Hemispheres album, this was Rush's first entirely instrumental piece, clocking in at 9:37. The instrumental's subtitle is "An Exercise in Self-Indulgence." The multi-part piece was inspired by a dream guitarist Alex Lifeson had, and the music in these sections correspond to the occurrences in his dream. The opening segment was played on a nylon-string classical guitar, while the live versions were played on an electric guitar. The next segment introduces the main theme of La Villa, the Strangiato theme. The song progresses to include an increasingly complex guitar solo backed by string synthesizer, followed closely by bass and drum fills. The Strangiato theme is then revisited before the song ends abruptly with phased bass and drums. The song is divided as follows:

I: "Buenas Noches, Mein Froinds!" (0:00–0:26; 0:26)
II: "To sleep, perchance to dream..." (0:27–1:59; 1:32)
III: "Strangiato theme" (2:00–3:15; 1:15)
IV: "A Lerxst in Wonderland" (3:16–5:48; 2:32)
V: "Monsters!" (5:49–6:09; 0:20)
VI: "The Ghost of the Aragon" (6:10–6:44; 0:34)
VII: "Danforth and Pape" (6:45–7:25; 0:40)
VIII: "The Waltz of the Shreves" (7:26–7:51; 0:25)
IX: "Never turn your back on a Monster!" (7:52–8:02; 0:10)
X: "Monsters! (Reprise)" (8:03–8:16; 0:13)
XI: "Strangiato theme (Reprise)" (8:17–9:20; 1:03)
XII: "A Farewell to Things" (9:20–9:37; 0:17)

"La Villa Strangiato" translates roughly to "Strange Village" or "Weird City"

Sonora's Death Row- Robert Earl Keen, Jr.

Chris Knight Down the River

Townes Van Zandt's "Marie".

George Thorogood-One bourbon, one scotch, one beer

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A blue ribbon?

jay z- meet the parents