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Originally Posted by 8ballrollin
Steely Dan - "Kid Charlemagne"
Why are all the story songs I can name from the '70s or earlier? I can't think of any recent ones that aren't rap or hip hop, not that there is anything with that, but I can't think of anything else current...
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"Is there gas in the car? Yes there's gas in the car" Steely Dan has many great ones. My Old School, with a great Horn bridge (love the bari part), although it's a stretch to call it a story, Reelin' in the Years.
I also forgot about Tom Waits. Has a song ever had a more poignant opening line than "Small Change got rained on with his own .38"?
Not sure why, but the 70s is full of this sort of thing. Maybe that's why i like them, coming of age in the 70s and all.