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TripletDaddy · 04-08-2008, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by surfah33

You'd be good at writing the word balloons on VH1's pop-up video.

I loved Pop Up Video when it came out. I remember watching it as an undergrad at BYU.

A Jewel video came on (Who Will Save Your Soul, from her awful album "Pieces of Poo") and one of the bubbles popped up and said that Jewel was born in Payson, Utah.

creekster · 04-08-2008, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Archaea

Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks.

Cats in the Cradle.

By virtue of mentioning the Terry Jacks abomination without trace or hint of irony or sarcasm you are hereby disqualified from posting again in this thread.

Surfah · 04-08-2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

By virtue of mentioning the Terry Jacks abomination without trace or hint of irony or sarcasm you are hereby disqualified from posting again in this thread.

I think CNN voted it one of the worst songs of all time awhile back.

YOhio · 04-08-2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by creekster

Good list. Johnny cash is the man.

He has a lot of good storytelling songs. 25 Minutes to Go is another good one.

Here's Pearl Jam's take.

8ballrollin · 04-08-2008, 05:55 AM

What about...

The Beach Boys - "Sloop John B"

Public Enemy - "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos"

YOhio · 04-08-2008, 05:55 AM

Sunday Morning Coming Down is another good one. Cash and Kris Kristofferson both sing it, but Kris wrote it.

YOhio · 04-08-2008, 06:05 AM

Kaw-Liga by Hank Sr.

DrumNFeather · 04-08-2008, 12:38 PM

Joseph Smith's First Prayer is a pretty good story song

Also, I didn't see Fire and Rain listed...not completly a story song, but close enough.

Leader of the Band and Another Auld Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg are great story songs as well.

MikeWaters · 04-08-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

My favorite Jackson Browne tune.

But it is not a story song.

bull!!

landpoke · 04-08-2008, 01:48 PM

Chevy Van by Sammy Johns.

I need a ruling on this next one: Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. Seems storyish:

Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing

They were funky China men from funky Chinatown
They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down
It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part
From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip

Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they fought with expert timing

There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung
He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on
We took a bow and made a stand, started swinging with the hand
The sudden motion made me skip now we're into a brand knew trip

Everybody was kung-fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit frightning
But they did it with expert timing

(repeat)..make sure you have expert timing
Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning

And finally Sammy Hagar's "Dick in the Dirt." Because I love subtle double entendres and Sammy is the master.

04-08-2008, 05:55 AM	#75
8ballrollin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WA Posts: 1,287	What about... The Beach Boys - "Sloop John B" Public Enemy - "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" __________________ "Five to one... One in five No one here gets out alive"

04-08-2008, 01:48 PM	#80
landpoke Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Central God's Country Posts: 1,534	Chevy Van by Sammy Johns. I need a ruling on this next one: Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas. Seems storyish: Everybody was kung-fu fighting Those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit frightning But they fought with expert timing They were funky China men from funky Chinatown They were chopping them up and they were chopping them down It's an ancient Chineese art and everybody knew their part From a feint into a slip, and kicking from the hip Everybody was kung-fu fighting Those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit frightning But they fought with expert timing There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung He said here comes the big boss, lets get it on We took a bow and made a stand, started swinging with the hand The sudden motion made me skip now we're into a brand knew trip Everybody was kung-fu fighting Those cats were fast as lightning In fact it was a little bit frightning But they did it with expert timing (repeat)..make sure you have expert timing Kung-fu fighting, had to be fast as lightning And finally Sammy Hagar's "Dick in the Dirt." Because I love subtle double entendres and Sammy is the master. __________________ I see a hobo. And when I see the hobo, I think to myself, "This man is poor. His monetary value is low, and my monetary value is high, and it's a shame that he is himself. What can I do?"

04-08-2008, 05:55 AM	#76
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Sunday Morning Coming Down is another good one. Cash and Kris Kristofferson both sing it, but Kris wrote it.

04-08-2008, 06:05 AM	#77
YOhio AKA SeattleNewt Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 7,055	Kaw-Liga by Hank Sr.

04-08-2008, 12:38 PM	#78
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	Joseph Smith's First Prayer is a pretty good story song Also, I didn't see Fire and Rain listed...not completly a story song, but close enough. Leader of the Band and Another Auld Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg are great story songs as well.