Gordon Lightfoot, Harry Chapin, Bob Dylan, or another? BQ:Title of the best true story told through a song that you know?
Chosen Answer:
Harry Chapin
Not sure if it’s true, but here’s my favorite by him:
It was from his final concert.
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I have to go with Don McClean. American Pie is the greatest story told as a song ever but, out of this list Bob
Love all the ones you mentioned, you could add to that list, Donovan, Jim Croce and Cat Stevens, and John Prine.
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someone else said don mclean so I’ll go with Jewel. before she went country, she had 2 awesome folk albums. her song Adrian is about a kid who gets into a boating accident and goes into a lifelong coma, all while a friend from his childhood stays beside him all of his years. the song is written like a story and is so haunting. She also has the song Painters, another haunting song about two artists who fall in love and then the guy either drowns or gets struck by lightning.. i dont remember.. if i listen to that song i start crying so whatevs.
also bob dylan.
Well in modern music Anberlin’s lead singer, Jon Foreman, and Incubus’s lead singer are really good song writers.
Harry Chapin is at the top of my list
George Formby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfmAeijj5cM
Harry Chapin
Not sure if it’s true, but here’s my favorite by him:
http://youtu.be/CpY-aPrhhMQ
It was from his final concert.
Ronald Wayne “Ronnie” Van Zant – All those early songs were based on true events.
Bob Dylan ~ Hurricane ~ best true story
Warren Zevon ~ Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner ~ best fictional story
Plus Dylan’s Tangled Up In Blue, Isis, Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts ~ lots more…
How about Frank Zappa.
BQ: Neil Young- “Ohio”
To go along with all of the greats posted above, I’m going to add Leonard Cohen and Patti Smith
BA: “I Don’t Like Mondays” Boomtown Rats
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEdj7y-yc9c