TheAlphaNerd Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I'm trying to put together a presentation on the concept of Story and the act of retelling... I want to do this by playing segments from various songs that are essentially telling the same story.Just as a clarification I want songs telling a real story... such as the story of Bonnie and Clyde, or perhaps the shooting of JFK.Can you help me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlphaNerd Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Currently looking into songs about the Kent State ShootingsStarting with "Ohio" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 You've got my head stuck on Bonnie and Clyde (which I always thought great names for children) now from your first post. If you don't mind the french, Luna once did a fantastic rendition of Serge Gainsbourg's 'Bonnie and Clyde' to close out an album. And then there is also the original.Here's both the original and the cover. And now, given the beginning lines, I'm thinking you might want to find another Jesse James song, too.via videosift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) Also - Cortez the killerAnd Mack the Knife:(I'm a total Bobby Darin slut, but you could just as easily go for the more sophisticated Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong versions if Bobby isn't your speed) Edited March 1, 2010 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 The easiest example of what you are trying to demonstrate is songs inspired by the Vietnam War. Songwriting was based on telling stories and delivering a message back then, unlike today's boastful and vapid radio content.Songs inspired by the Vietnam War off of the top of my head (and a quick Google search):- Unknown Soldier by The Doors- Fortunate Son by CCR- Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix- War by Edwin Starr- What's Going On? by Marvin Gaye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 The easiest example of what you are trying to demonstrate is songs inspired by the Vietnam War. Songwriting was based on telling stories and delivering a message back then, unlike today's boastful and vapid radio content.Songs inspired by the Vietnam War off of the top of my head (and a quick Google search):- Unknown Soldier by The Doors- Fortunate Son by CCR- Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix- War by Edwin Starr- What's Going On? by Marvin GayeI'd put Sam Stone by John Prine in that list, too.Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybone Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Hurricane- Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Big Joe Mufferaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 ...the shooting of JFK.Can you help me?"Dallas 1 p.m." by Saxon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanada Kev Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 ...the shooting of JFK.Can you help me?"Dallas 1 p.m." by SaxonJFK always reminds me of the Peter Gabriel song "Family Snapshot". Love it. While it reflects the JFK incident' date=' it is about Arthur Bremmer and the attempted assassination of presidential candidate George Wallace (the story that was also the basis for Scorsese's "Taxi Driver"). Great song, great story telling, well crafted lyrics. Give it a listen:[b']Family SnapshotThe streets are lined with camera crewsEverywhere he goes is newsToday is differentToday is not the sameToday I make the actionTake snapshot into the light, snapshot into the lightI'm shooting into the lightFour miles down the cavalcade moves onDriving into the sunIf I worked it out rightThey won't see me or the gunTwo miles to go, they're clearing the roadThe cheering has really begunI've got my radioI can hear what's going onI've been waiting for thisI have been waiting for thisAll you people in TV landI will wake up your empty shellsPeak-time viewing blown in a flashAs I burn into your memory cells'Cos I'm aliveThey're coming 'round the corner with the bikers at the frontI'm wiping the sweat from my eyes-It's a matter of time-It's a matter of willAnd the governor's car is not far behindHe's not the one I've got in mind'Cos there he is-the man of the hour, standing in the limousine"I don't really hate you-I don't care what you doWe were made for each other-Me and youI want to be somebody-You were like that tooIf you don't get given you learn to takeAnd I will take you."Holding my breathRelease the catchAnd I let the bullet flyAll turned quiet-I have been here beforeLonely boy hiding behind the front doorFriends have all gone homeThere's my toy gun on the floorCome back Mum and DadYou're growing apartYou know that I'm growing up sadI need some attentionI shoot into the light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bouche Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 maybe this list will help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 songs about Alice in Wonderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaggerLee Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Stagger Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorgnor Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 Eminem has a gang of stuff along the Bonnie & Clyde vein. There's a million hiphop tracks that tell the stories of JFK, MLK, Bobby K, and X as if they were one story... slippery allegories, you know. Pharoah Monch, Dead Prez, Common, BlackStar, The Roots, Wu-Tang (specifically Ghostface if you can read through the slang).word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlphaNerd Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 I ended up going with Stagger Lee... turned into a hip hop remix / ethnomusicology trivia performance. I'm going to try and get my hands on a slightly better mic (all I got is this crappy dynamic) and I'll post a recording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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