Name a song you think tells a beautiful story

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thunder Rolls and That Summer, both by Garth Brooks

Such cheese, so perfect.

[Anonymous]

"Choctaw Bingo" by James McMurtry isn't beautiful, but paints a hell of a picture.

[Anonymous]

John Prine's "Hello in There" wrecks me.

You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more
She sits and stares through the back door screen
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:John Prine's "Hello in There" wrecks me.

You know that old trees just grow stronger
And old rivers grow wilder every day
Old people just grow lonesome
Waiting for someone to say, "Hello in there, hello"

Me and Loretta, we don't talk much more
She sits and stares through the back door screen
And all the news just repeats itself
Like some forgotten dream that we've both seen

Mentioned this one earlier on this thread. Sam Stone (there's a hole in Daddy's arm where all the money goes) and Angel from Montgomery are up there as well.

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Living Years, Mike + The Mechanics

No matter where I’m at, I always start cutting onions if I hear this song.

[Anonymous]

Buy the double CD! Your kids could grow up loving lots of these:

2 CD SET - Once Upon A Song /// Disc 1: 1. American Pie - Don McLean 2. A Horse With No Name - America 3. Maggie May - Rod Stewart 4. At Seventeen - Janis Ian 5. Cat's In The Cradle - Harry Chapin 6. Me And Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin 7. Mr. Bojangles - The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 8. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - Jim Croce 9. Alone Again (Naturally) - Gilbert O'Sullivan 10. Please come to Boston - Dave Loggins 11. Atlantis - Donovan 12. Spill the wine - Eric Burdon and War 13. Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone 14. Mama Told Me (Not To Come) - Three Dog Night 15. The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band 16. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash Disc 2: 1. Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry 2. Papa was a rolling stone - The Temptations 3. Midnight Train To Georgia - Gladys Knight & The Pips 4. Brother Louie - Stories 5. Proud Mary - Ike and Tina Turner 6. Delta Dawn - Helen Reddy 7. Polk salad Annie - Tony Joe White 8. Harper Valley P.T.A. - Jeannie C. Riley 9. Take a letter Maria - R.B. Greaves 10. Indian Reservation (The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian) - Paul Revere & The Raiders 11. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Vicki Lawrence 12. Brandy (You are a fine girl) - Looking Glass 13. The Night Chicago die - Paper Lace 14. Billy don't be a hero - Bo Donaldson & The Heywoods 15. Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree - Tony Orlando & Dawn 16. Seasons in the sun -Terry Jacks 17. Honey - Bobby Goldsboro 18. One tin soldier (The legend of Billy Jack) Coven

[Anonymous]

Joni Mitchell and RDJ's version of The River

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thunder Rolls and That Summer, both by Garth Brooks

Such cheese, so perfect.

'Til she came to me one evening
Hot cup of coffee and a smile
In a dress that I was certain
She hadn't worn in quite a while
There was a difference in her laughter
There was a softness in her eyes
And on the air there was a hunger
Even a boy could recognize

SHE HAD THE NEED TO FEEL THE HUNGER!

I have found my people on this thread, seriously didn't realize there was a group who also loved Taxi by Harry Chapin, Same Auld Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg and It Wasn't Me by Shaggy.

[Anonymous]

Cigarette Daydreams - Cage the Elephant

[Anonymous]

Trapeze Swinger - Iron and Wine
Tangled up in Blue- Bob Dylan
Sara-Bob Dylan
Iris- Bob Dylan
Red Dirt Girl- EmmyLou Harris

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Trapeze Swinger - Iron and Wine
Tangled up in Blue- Bob Dylan
Sara-Bob Dylan
Iris- Bob Dylan
Red Dirt Girl- EmmyLou Harris

Perfect!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A Boy Named Sue

+1

[Anonymous]

Chelsea Hotel No. 2 by Leonard Cohen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also ‘Sometime Around Midnight’ by Airborne Toxic Event. It’s so vivid and you feel the emotion through the lyrics.

YES!

Can you believe that a) this was 2009? Feels ages ago
and b) this is only 2009 and it's the most AGELESS EFFING story ever. Just the build up the build up "You just have to see her you just have to see her you just have to see her you just" is so breathtaking.