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re: Your favorite songs that tell a great story
Posted on 7/3/12 at 9:19 am to manwich
Posted on 7/3/12 at 9:19 am to manwich
quote:
bookmarked for later
i'm seriously enjoying this thread a lot. i didn't think it would take off the way it did. i figured i'd get a lot of "well every song tells a story blah blah," but there's some great music in here. lots of stuff I haven't heard that i'm really enjoying.
the music board has been a giant success so far, IMO.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 10:35 am to quail man
quote:
The Raconteurs -- Carolina Drama
There's not another song that i've ever heard that gets me like this one does. I get goosebumps literally every damn time i hear this song when he gets to the part that goes "And Billy shouted, 'Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?'"
So...Milkman = drunk boyfriend and the little brother's dad, or what? That's the only reason for the little brother to have access to the milkman's hat.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:23 am to quail man
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:25 am to Trauma14
quote:
So...Milkman = drunk boyfriend and the little brother's dad, or what? That's the only reason for the little brother to have access to the milkman's hat.
that's always been my assumption.
i just love how the younger brother is wasted singing "la la la la." the imagery and everything about the song is just absolutely stunning.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:27 am to TexasTiger1185
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:28 am to TexasTiger1185
Posted on 7/3/12 at 11:33 am to TexasTiger1185
i'm thoroughly enjoying it at work
Posted on 7/3/12 at 12:21 pm to quail man
Posted on 7/3/12 at 12:21 pm to Gnarls Broccoli
quote:excellent addition
Didn't read the whole thread so it may have been posted already.
Shooting Star - Bad Company
Posted on 7/3/12 at 1:09 pm to Flair Chops
Haven't read the whole thread, so these may have been mentioned....
John Cash, the Baron
CDB, Uneasy Rider
Robert Earl Keen, The Road Goes on Forever,
Randy Travis, Three Wooden Crosses
John Cash, the Baron
CDB, Uneasy Rider
Robert Earl Keen, The Road Goes on Forever,
Randy Travis, Three Wooden Crosses
Posted on 7/3/12 at 1:18 pm to quail man
Vincent Black Lightning 1952 by Richard Thompson.
check it out.
check it out.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 1:23 pm to TideHater
Ballad of billy the kid- billy joel
Posted on 7/3/12 at 2:28 pm to quail man
quote:
quail man
I clicked on this thread to answer with carolina drama. Well it was the first song mentioned.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 2:43 pm to Tds & Beer
quote:
I clicked on this thread to answer with carolina drama. Well it was the first song mentioned.
it was the reason i started this thread. i got a raconteurs DVD yesterday, and they closed the concert with it. reminded me how much i love that song.
Posted on 7/3/12 at 3:44 pm to quail man
Good thread, and plenty of great responses. Some that I would have mentioned if not already done.
I'll go with something more recent. I'll get some heat for posting this I'm sure, not that I care, but anyone who gives this a chance will hear a really well done song.
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 - John Mayer
Walt Grace, desperately hating his old place
Dreamed to discover a new space and buried himself alive
Inside his basement
The tongue on the side of his face meant
He's working away on displacement
And what it would take to survive
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And his wife told his kids he was crazy
And his friends said he'd fail if he tried
But with the will to work hard and a library card
He took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
That morning the sea was mad and I mean it
Waves as big as he'd seen it deep in his dreams at home
From dry land, he rolled it over to wet sand
Closed the hatch up with one hand
And pedaled off alone
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And for once in his life, it was quiet
As he learned how to turn in the tide
And the sky was aflare when he came up for air
In his homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
One evening, when weeks had passed since his leaving
The call she planned on receiving finally made it home
She accepted the news she never expected
The operator connected the call from Tokyo
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
Now his friends bring him up when they're drinking
At the bar with his name on the side
And they smile when they can, as they speak of the man
Who took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
I'll go with something more recent. I'll get some heat for posting this I'm sure, not that I care, but anyone who gives this a chance will hear a really well done song.
Walt Grace's Submarine Test, January 1967 - John Mayer
Walt Grace, desperately hating his old place
Dreamed to discover a new space and buried himself alive
Inside his basement
The tongue on the side of his face meant
He's working away on displacement
And what it would take to survive
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And his wife told his kids he was crazy
And his friends said he'd fail if he tried
But with the will to work hard and a library card
He took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
That morning the sea was mad and I mean it
Waves as big as he'd seen it deep in his dreams at home
From dry land, he rolled it over to wet sand
Closed the hatch up with one hand
And pedaled off alone
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
And for once in his life, it was quiet
As he learned how to turn in the tide
And the sky was aflare when he came up for air
In his homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
One evening, when weeks had passed since his leaving
The call she planned on receiving finally made it home
She accepted the news she never expected
The operator connected the call from Tokyo
'Cause when you're done with this world
You know the next is up to you
Now his friends bring him up when they're drinking
At the bar with his name on the side
And they smile when they can, as they speak of the man
Who took a homemade, fan blade, one-man submarine ride
Posted on 7/3/12 at 4:16 pm to CocoLoco
quote:
I'm not sure if there's a point to this story
But I'm going to tell it again
So many other people try to tell the tale
Not one of them knows the end
It was a junk-house in South Carolina
Held a boy the age of ten
Along with his older brother Billy
And a mother and her boyfriend
Who was a triple loser with some blue tattoos
That were given to him when he was young
And a drunk temper that was easy to lose
And thank god he didn't own a gun
Well, Billy woke up in the back of his truck
Took a minute to open his eyes
He took a peep into the back of the house
And found himself a big surprise
He didn't see his brother but there was his mother
With her red-headed head in her hands
While the boyfriend had his gloves wrapped around an old priest
Trying to choke the man
Ah Ah Ahhh...
Billy looked up from the window to the truck
Threw up, and had to struggle to stand
He saw that red-necked bastard with a hammer
Turn the priest into a shell of a man
The priest was putting up the fight of his life
But he was old and he was bound to lose
The boyfriend hit as hard as he could
And knocked the priest right down to his shoes
Well, now Billy knew but never actually met
The preacher lying there in the room
He heard himself say, "That must be my daddy"
Then he knew what he was gonna do
Billy got up enough courage, took it up
And grabbed the first blunt thing he could find
It was a cold, glass bottle of milk
That got delivered every morning at nine
Ah Ah Ahhh...
Billy broke in and saw the blood on the floor, and
He turned around and put the lock on the door
He looked dead into the boyfriend's eye
His mother was a ghost, too upset to cry, then
He took a step toward the man on the ground
From his mouth trickled out a little audible sound
He heard the boyfriend shout, "Get out!"
And Billy said, "Not till I know what this is all about"
"Well, this preacher here was attacking your mama"
But Billy knew just who was starting the drama
So Billy took dead aim at his face
And smashed the bottle on the man who left his dad in disgrace, and
The white milk dripped down with the blood, and the
Boyfriend fell down dead for good
Right next to the preacher who was gasping for air
And Billy shouted, "Daddy, why'd you have to come back here?"
His mama reached behind the sugar and honey, and
Pulled out an envelope filled with money
"Your daddy gave us this," she collapsed in tears
"He's been paying all the bills for years"
"Mama, let's put this body underneath the trees
and put Daddy in the truck and head to Tennessee"
Just then, his little brother came in
Holding the milk man's hat and a bottle of gin singing,
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la, la la la...
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la, la la la...
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
La la la la, la la la la, yeah
Well now you heard another side to the story
But you wanna know how it ends?
If you must know, the truth about the tale
Go and ask the milkman
Got damnit, we still don't know the story.
This post was edited on 7/3/12 at 4:21 pm
Posted on 7/3/12 at 6:19 pm to quail man
quote:
Bob Dylan -- Hurricane
First one that came to mind when I read the title.
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