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Frank Ryan · 04-09-2008, 05:59 AM

long black veil

as sung by Johnny Cash

DrumNFeather · 04-09-2008, 12:29 PM

Papa Loved Mama - Garth Brooks

"Papa loved mama and mama loved men....mama's in the graveyard papa's in the pen."

UteStar · 04-09-2008, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Girlfriend in a Coma has absolutely nothing to do with murder, though.

Maybe, maybe not. There can be many different meanings to the song. One explanation is that his girlfriend is simply sick and even though they have had struggles and disagreements, he wants her to pull through.

Another explanation is with his continual references to what he would have liked to have done to her (...I could have murdered her...I could have strangled her) points to a sign of him being abusive to her in the relationship and one night it went too far. Looking back at it though, he hopes she pulls through to be with her again. Talk about a typical abusive man/woman role.

My point is--its debateable what the song is about.

Kilgore Trout · 04-09-2008, 03:40 PM

"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" from Nirvana MTV Unplugged, originally by Leadbelly or some old-timey bluesman.

Elvis Costello - Complicated Shadows, a song he wrote hoping Johnny Cash would record it. Didn't happen though.

Elvis Costello - Hidden Shame - Maybe it was this one he wanted Johnny Cash to do. Maybe both. I'm too lazy to look it up.

"I had a friend when I was just a boy
We were like brothers, we would run and hide
And we went walking on a high hillside
And I really don't how it happened
He turned to me and had this strange look in his eye
And not a single word was spoken
I must have pushed him, but I don't remember why
And all at once, he lay there broken
And I walked down without him and I didn't even sigh"

Also very Cash-ish

Bruce Springsteen - Johnny 99, from "Nebraska". Johnny Cash did record this one - made it the title track of an album.

landpoke · 04-09-2008, 05:47 PM

LA County by Lyle Lovett

Jeff Lebowski · 04-09-2008, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by landpoke

LA County by Lyle Lovett

Wow. How did I forget that one? I think that is my favorite Lyle Lovett tune.

You have good taste, landpoke.

creekster · 04-09-2008, 06:28 PM

Isn't Alison by Elvis Costello also about murder or the htreat of murder?

Kilgore Trout · 04-09-2008, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by creekster

Isn't Alison by Elvis Costello also about murder or the htreat of murder?

From the venerable Wikipedia:

"There has been much debate as to the meaning of the song, a ballad with a gentle, mellow arrangement juxtaposed with dark and bitter lyrics delivered with unmistakable venom. Costello has divulged little on this subject other than to say that it is about "disappointing somebody" and to deny suggestions that the lines "somebody better put out the big light" and "my aim is true" refer to murder. He has also declined to reveal who the song is about, writing in the liner notes for Girls Girls Girls, "Much could be undone by saying more." "

FWIW

il Padrino Ute · 04-09-2008, 08:15 PM

I don't like Mondays by Boomtown Rats.

creekster · 04-09-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout

From the venerable Wikipedia:

"There has been much debate as to the meaning of the song, a ballad with a gentle, mellow arrangement juxtaposed with dark and bitter lyrics delivered with unmistakable venom. Costello has divulged little on this subject other than to say that it is about "disappointing somebody" and to deny suggestions that the lines "somebody better put out the big light" and "my aim is true" refer to murder. He has also declined to reveal who the song is about, writing in the liner notes for Girls Girls Girls, "Much could be undone by saying more." "

FWIW

Will it surprise you to know this is not the first time I have been wrong?

04-09-2008, 05:59 AM	#21
Frank Ryan Formerly Mastershake Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 707	long black veil as sung by Johnny Cash __________________ And maybe if we tell the truth about the past, maybe we tell the truth about the present -- Ken Loach

04-09-2008, 03:40 PM	#24
Kilgore Trout Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: location, location. Posts: 54	"Where Did You Sleep Last Night" from Nirvana MTV Unplugged, originally by Leadbelly or some old-timey bluesman. Elvis Costello - Complicated Shadows, a song he wrote hoping Johnny Cash would record it. Didn't happen though. Elvis Costello - Hidden Shame - Maybe it was this one he wanted Johnny Cash to do. Maybe both. I'm too lazy to look it up. "I had a friend when I was just a boy We were like brothers, we would run and hide And we went walking on a high hillside And I really don't how it happened He turned to me and had this strange look in his eye And not a single word was spoken I must have pushed him, but I don't remember why And all at once, he lay there broken And I walked down without him and I didn't even sigh" Also very Cash-ish Bruce Springsteen - Johnny 99, from "Nebraska". Johnny Cash did record this one - made it the title track of an album. Last edited by Kilgore Trout; 04-09-2008 at 08:16 PM.

04-09-2008, 05:47 PM	#25
landpoke Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: North Central God's Country Posts: 1,534	LA County by Lyle Lovett __________________ 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?"

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creekster Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the far corner of my mind Posts: 8,711	Isn't Alison by Elvis Costello also about murder or the htreat of murder? __________________ Sorry for th e tpyos.

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il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	I don't like Mondays by Boomtown Rats. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

04-09-2008, 12:29 PM	#22
DrumNFeather Active LDS Ute Fan Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nantucket : ) Posts: 2,566	Papa Loved Mama - Garth Brooks "Papa loved mama and mama loved men....mama's in the graveyard papa's in the pen."