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"I got the gun, you got the brew, you got two choice of what you can do... It's not a tough decision as you can see, I can blow you away or you can ride with me." "Hands went up and people hit the floor. He wasted two kids that ran for the door... I'm Mike D and I get respect. Your cash and your jewelry is what I expect. MCA was wit it, and he's my ace, so I grabbed the piano player and I punched him in the face. Piano players out, the music stopped... His boy had beef, and he got dropped. Mike D grabbed the money, MCA grabbed the gold, I grabbed two girlies and a beer that's cold." From memory, so sorry if it is off. |
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FWIW, I also only have the edited version of the song at the time being. It makes it much easier to stomach. |
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You can't leave Bad, Bad Leroy Brown off of this list.
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Good call. Like Chapin, most of what Croce did was story-telling. Hmmm, both of those guys died young in transportation accidents. Maybe God really likes or really dislikes storytelling.
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A Boy Named Sue.
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A couple...
Lightfoot - The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Bob Dylan - Tangled Up In Blue
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Tangled up in Blue is a great song.
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Great topic, Creekster. And I like your three choices.
Some songwriters just have a knack for storytelling. One of my personal favorites is Steve Earle. Tends to pick harsher themes, but they are excellent tunes. A few of my favorites: Billy Austin - Song about a guy on death row. Live version is best. (http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/B.../lyrics/557366) Tom Ames Prayer - Story about a gunfighter/desperado looking back on his life and pondering whether there is a god. (http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/T...lyrics/2000801) Ben McCulloch - Story of two brothers who fought for Ben McCulloch in the Civil War. I get a kick out of this one because Ben McCulloch is a hero in Austin (and Texas in general), but Steve doesn't paint such a pretty picture. (http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/B...lyrics/1021436) Tecumseh Valley - Sad, yet beautiful song about a miner's daughter. This one has been covered by other artists. (http://music.yahoo.com/Steve-Earle/T...lyrics/1021424) Of course, when just reading the lyrics you don't get the full effect.
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Cash's version of Tennessee Stud is a good one too.
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