1 Reply by monny

(23 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

hi merlin.  I haven't yet but I will try and get some now.  Glad you liked the bricklayer song  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">

There's a funny one by Derek and Clive you might like but it's quite rude.  It's called 'horse racing' I think, and it's a guy commentating on a race but the horses have rude names - it's funny though.

  Or Richie Kavanagh's (not sure of the spelling) Knickers Shop is a funny song.  They sell sheep dog bras to point them all in the one direction and jcb bras which make mountains out of mole hills.

  Going to try Harry Chapin now.

        Take care all

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2 Reply by monny

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yeah, rocky raccoon is one of my favourites too. 

  you could argue that every song told a story - even music without words can have meaning.  the ones i'm looking for are songs that take you to a specific place and tell you a story from beginning to end with conflict and endings and description.  all the beatles' songs tell stories but rocky raccoon is different so is maxwell's silver hammer.

  johnny cash tells some great stories.  boy named sue, one piece at a time and the baron and billy joe are good examples too.  i think the difference is the songs leave you wanting to hear what happens next - and wondering what the outcome will be.

 

  cows with guns is another example - it's quite silly and it's funny too but it tells you a story.  so does dark lady by cher and space oddity by david bowie.



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3 Reply by monny

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thanks for the replies.  i downloaded sam stone and a few of john prine's others.  it is a great song - the hole in the arm lyric is brilliant - and - the gold ran through his veins while the kids ran around in other people's clothes.  the tune reminds me of p floyd's post war dream  at the beginning and he sounds a bit like bob dylan. 

i like the others mentioned too, i just hadn't heard of john prine before so thanks ken.

  Another song i heard recently is an old one by christy moore called the lonesome death of hattie carroll.  bob dylan wrote it when he read the true story of a 51 year old black maid and mother of 10  who was killed by a wealthy man called william zantzinger after he hit her with a cane. the song has some powerful lyrics and is mainly about the injustice as zantzinger was only given a 6 month sentence.

  the lyrics are really good but i think christy moore's version is better.


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           thanks again,   

               monny.

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4 Reply by monny

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i downloaded that song 'hey there delilah' and i love it and i know that would get to me if a guy played that one for me.  it's a lovely song and i would definitely recommend that one, especially if you can change the name from delilah to the name of the girl you like. <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_razz.gif" border=0 alt="Razz">

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5 Topic by monny

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hi,

          i'm looking for some new songs to play (new or old) preferably not the more common ones we've all heard.  My favourites at the moment are:


- Hey there Delilah by the plain white t's

- hotel yorba   by the white stripes

- we are gonna be friends  by jack johnson

- empty chairs  by don mclean

- camouflage   by stan ridgeway

- holiday  by the scorpions

- heartbeats by jose gonzales

- here without you by three doors down

- minor incident by badly drawn boy


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6 Topic by monny

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Does anyone know any good songs that also tell a good story?  My favourites are;


<b>Spanish Train</b> by Chris De Burgh

about god and the devil playing poker to win the souls of the dead on a train.


<b>Camouflage</b> by Stan Ridgeway

a great song about a marine caught in a ambush in Vietnam and is helped to safety by the ghost of a dead marine.  Very easy to play too.


<b><b>Paddy and the Bricks by Noel Murphy</b></b>

A very funny Irish song.  The story of an Irish man who is writing a sick note to his boss after he injures himself on a building site.  Very funny song.


Know any more?


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7 Reply by monny

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Most of the best bands have already been mentioned but I thought I'd add a few more on my list.


Beatles

Barenaked Ladies

<b>Bob Seger</b>

Del Amitri

<b>Dire Straits</b>

Fleetwood Mac

Meat Loaf

Ocean Colour Scene

Pink Floyd

Pretenders

Queen

Scorpions

Simon & Garf

Texas

U2


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