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you mean besides the fact that he is a canadian?
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Good list. Johnny cash is the man.
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Almost everything SPrinmgsteen does has the feel of a story; I think this is one fo the secret;s of his success. Not all of them actually are stories, but they feel that way. Thunder Road, Born to Run, The River (expoeicallyy the River) are all great examples.
Looking at this list we are compiling really does show that the 70s were rich with story telling, eh?
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Pancho & Lefty
Living on the road my friend Was gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron Your breath's as hard as kerosene You weren't your mama's only boy But her favorite one it seems She began to cry when you said goodbye And sank into your dreams Pancho was a bandit boys His horse was fast as polished steel Wore his gun outside his pants For all the honest world to feel Pancho met his match you know On the deserts down in Mexico Nobody heard his dying words That's the way it goes All the federales say They could have had him any day They only let him hang around Out of kindness I suppose Lefty he can't sing the blues All night long like he used to The dust that Pancho bit down south Ended up in Lefty's mouth The day they laid poor Pancho low Lefty split for Ohio Where he got the bread to go There ain't nobody knows All the federales say They could have had him any day They only let him slip away Out of kindness I suppose The poets tell how Pancho fell Lefty's livin' in a cheap hotel The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold So the story ends we're told Pancho needs your prayers it's true, But save a few for Lefty too He just did what he had to do Now he's growing old A few gray federales say They could have had him any day They only let him go so wrong Out of kindness I suppose
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How about Me and Bobby McGee?
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I don't think so. How About Maxwell Silver Hammer? The Battle of New Orleans?
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battle of NO yes, Maxwell? not in my mind. WHy not Bobby McGee? You don't think Janis Joplin tells Kris Kristofferson's story when she sings that song?
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Many of the ones that have been mentioned...
....and one of the greatest of all that has yet to be mentioned... Rocky Raccoon checked into his room Only to find Gideon's bible Rocky had come equipped with a gun To shoot off the legs of his rival I have always loved the White Album and this song in particular has always been one of my favorites. Definitely a story song and definitely very cool.
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia. I love how Satan plays with the heavy metal acompaniment. Great story song.
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