Songs That Tell Stories

Both of those by Harry were great, edgar.

I was thinking today of Richard Lovelace.



The last verse of To Althea from prison.

Stone Walls do not a Prison make,
Nor Iron bars a Cage ;
Mindes innocent and quiet take
That for an Hermitage ;
If I have freedome in my Love,
And in my soule am free ;
Angels alone that sore above,
Injoy such Liberty

Now the song that tells his poem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh5M1pxT5Zg

They turned the poem into a nice song, letty.

This song has been going through my head, perhaps because I recently traveled by train to the south . . . well . . . the border states. What is more important is the story the song tells of so many people who sacrifice their creative gifts in the name of survival.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5VG34QIimE

edgar, Wow! Love Patches by Dickey Lee. Now I recall Strange Things Happen in this World.

POM, Great one. Yes, we do sacrifice some creative traits for our kin.

Here's a song that tells history.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV-zzq1_2UU&feature=related

I was thinking of another song but ended up with this one, which kinda fits in with the theme of hanging on however you can at doing what you've loved all your life. It's by Utah Phillips (after about five minutes of a story that tells a story--a fine example of Phillips' shaggy dog stories)

POM
letty
monteray jack - those are all good additions to the thread.

I love Taylor Swift - Love Story

Late on a Friday my husband went up to the mountains with three friends
They took provisions and bottles of bourbon to last them all through the weekend
One hundred miles they drove just to fish in a stream
And there's so much water so close to home
When they arrived it was cold and dark; they set up their camp quickly
Warmed up with whisky they walked to the river where the water flowed past darkly
In the moonlight they saw the body of a young girl floating face down
And there's so much water so close to home
When he hold me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
It was too hard to tell how long she'd been dead, the river was that close to freezing
But one thing for sure, the girl hadn't died very well to judge from the bruising
They stood there above her all thinking the same thoughts at the same time
There's so much water so close to home

They carried her downstream from their fishing; between two rocks they gently wedged her
After all they'd come so far, it was late
And the girl would keep; she was going nowhere
They stayed up there fishing for two days
They reported it on Sunday when they came back down
There's so much water so close to home
When he holds me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white
The newspapers said that the girl had been strangled to death and also molested
On the day of the funeral the radio reported that a young man had been arrested
I went to the service a stranger; I drove past the lake out of town
There's so much water so close to home
When he holds me now I'm pretending
I feel like I'm frozen inside
And behind my eyes, my daily disguise
Everything's turning to white

Great one hinge. Don't know it, but thanks for the introduction.

LAKE BUENA VISTA --
The elephant herd at Disney’s Animal Kingdom got just a little larger with the birth of a baby calf. Weighing 311 pounds, the male African elephant was welcomed into the group by his mother Vasha, 10 herd members and a team of animal care professionals assisting with the birth.
The 25-year-old mother delivered the herd’s sixth offspring after gaining more than 800 pounds during a 22-month gestation. This latest addition, which has yet to be named, is the second calf for Vasha, who gave birth to a female calf, Kianga, in 2004.

Remember this one?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kf8BT3wbZSo&feature=related

Great tune letty. I remember learning this on the piano. I believe Henry Mancini wrote it.

I had forgotten all about this wonderful thread. Has this been done?

The Cheiftans with Mick Jagger

I am glad somebody is taking care of the elephants, letty. Baby Elephant is a good piece.
Thanks for the Mick, setanta.

I didn't forget your song, hingehead. I like that one.

Green Witch mentioned it on another thread but it hasn't shown up here til you posted it. Muchas Gracias

Thank you, edgar.

How about art and music that tell stories.



Is this drawing a long-lost portrait of Vincent van Gogh?

Now one we know to be true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM