FabSwingers.com forum: Songs that tell a story

By (user no longer on site) OP
45 weeks ago

Living next door to Alice

And then he kissed me

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By *ocomotiveMan
45 weeks ago

Sunderland

Alice?? Who the fuck is Alice??

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By *hynot xCouple
45 weeks ago

Woop Woop

Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

American pie - Don Mclean

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By *enda83Man
45 weeks ago

north

Two my favourite

24 hours to tulsa

Up the junction

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By *ovetolick78Man
45 weeks ago

The Shire

"Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull"

What about Heavy Horses..... Now that song tells a story and paints a picture!!

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By *gent CoulsonMan
45 weeks ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

Comfortably Numb

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By *en ItaliaWoman
45 weeks ago

your lap

Leader of the Pack - The Shangri- Las

Not a cheerful song

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By *ocomotiveMan
45 weeks ago

Sunderland

"Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull"

Locomotive breath.

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By *ovetolick78Man
45 weeks ago

The Shire

"Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull

Locomotive breath."

Mouse police

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By *aFemmeCoquetteWoman
45 weeks ago

Somewhere in the middle not the.....

Even flow - Pearl Jam.... actually quite a few of their songs tell stories only obvious when you actually read the lyrics

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By *oStringsFun86Man
45 weeks ago

Bristol

Both versions of Hurt, Johnny Cash or the original by Nine inch Nails. Each interpretation telling a very different story in my opinion. Love them both.

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By *mokes n MirrorsCouple
45 weeks ago

Plymouth and Newcastle (sometimes)

The River...The Boss

Luka...Suzanne Vega

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By *alkingRedFlagMan
45 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne

Children’s Story - Slick Rick

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
45 weeks ago

West Suffolk

Coward of the county - Kenny Rogers

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By *lirtyVampireBellaCouple
45 weeks ago

The bottom of the River Ankh

"Coward of the county - Kenny Rogers "

That song makes me cry every time I hear it

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By *isurreyguy2019Man
45 weeks ago

surrey

Ren- The tale of jenny, screech and violet.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Night moves Bob Seger

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

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By *azzy75Man
45 weeks ago

Houghton le Spring

Objects In The Rear View Mirror - Meatloaf (most of Meats' songs tell a story!)

Every song on the album A Grand Don't Come For Free - The Streets

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By *ools and the brainCouple
45 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

In every dream home a heartache. Roxy music

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By *hesubtlegentMan
45 weeks ago

surrey

The streets. Dry your eyes mate…

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By *verageHoesCouple
45 weeks ago

Bessacarr

Stagger Lee - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

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By *uffolkcouple-bi onlyCouple
45 weeks ago

West Suffolk

"Coward of the county - Kenny Rogers

That song makes me cry every time I hear it"

It’s a very powerful song isn’t it?

Mrs

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
45 weeks ago

SW1A1AA

The blizzard, Jim reeves. Really sad

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By *zippyMan
45 weeks ago

Wexford

The night they drove old Dixie down - The Band

Hurricane - Bob Dylan

The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot

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By *vaRoseWoman
45 weeks ago

Ankh-Morpork

REN - violets tale

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By *ogmark1Man
45 weeks ago

Reading

Telegraph road - Dire Straits

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Robbie Williams- no regrets

Level 42- it’s over

Alanis morisette- you oughta know

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By *partharmonyCouple
45 weeks ago

Tonbridge

Deacon Blue - The Day Jackie Jumped Jail

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

"Stagger Lee - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds"

Isn't all of Murder Ballads stories?

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Gilbert Sullivan "Alone Again Naturally"

As already mentioned:

Squeeze"Up the Junction"

The Jam: "Down in the Tube at Midnight"

Human League: "Don't you want me Baby"

Soft Cell "Say Hello Wave Good Bye".

80's wee good for stories in songs

The Smiths"Heaven Knows I am Misable Now".

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5"The Message".

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Hazard-Richard Marx

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By *istalloverCouple
45 weeks ago

Pays de la Loire -Normandie -Brittany borderFrance

Squeeze up the junction

Most Kunt and the gang songs are a type of story

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By *ermite12ukMan
45 weeks ago

Solihull and Romford

You Make Loving Fun. - Fleetwood Mack.

Apparently about Christie McVies dawg. Years later, the truth came out.

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By *oubleswing2019Man
45 weeks ago

Colchester

Starry, Starry Night by Don McLean

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By *oubleswing2019Man
45 weeks ago

Colchester

Mr. Crowley by the late Ozzy Osbourne.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
45 weeks ago

SW1A1AA

Honey Bobby goldsberg

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By *rimal InstinctCouple
45 weeks ago

Carlisle

"Living next door to Alice

And then he kissed me

Roberta Flack - Killing me softly

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By *ougarsilkWoman
45 weeks ago

Pleasure heaven

I don't like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats

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By *pencer75Man
45 weeks ago

Stirlingshire

Nellie the Elephant

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By *eximus MaximusMan
45 weeks ago

Up North

LMFAO - Sexy and I know it

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By *uperSalopian7Man
45 weeks ago

Parts Unknown

A Thousand Trees - Stereophonics

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By *ontWannaMissASwingCouple
45 weeks ago

Bristol

Jilted john

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By *horskin!Man
45 weeks ago

your kink

Limp Bizkit. Chocolate covered starfish

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Lilly, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts by Bob Dylan

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By *eyond PurityCouple
45 weeks ago

North East Lincolnshire

The Pina Colada Song - Rupert Holmes

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By *cottish guy 555Man
45 weeks ago

London

I can't stand losing- the police.

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By *yronutMan
45 weeks ago

St Austell

Ernie, (the Fastest Milkman in the West)

Puff the Magic Dragon

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By *lix CoxMan
45 weeks ago

Trehafod

Just been listening to a house music track that opened my eyes. Called Imagine about Imagine if you met you. Self reflection Social psychology?

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By *luebell888Woman
45 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Wham Everything she Wants

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
45 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - Joan Baez.

Labelled With Love - Squeeze.

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band

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By *uvs2watchherCouple
45 weeks ago

newcastle

Maggie may rod Stewart. Similar to mine. But a man not woman. Looo{¬yrs=¬}oog time ago x

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By *oung bull500Man
45 weeks ago

dublin

Beauty&the beast - Bugzy malone

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By *uvs2watchherCouple
45 weeks ago

newcastle

"Telegraph road - Dire Straits"
Maggie may is a true story. I used to know Rodney really

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

I don't like Mondays

Boom Town Rats.

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By *rostgiantMan
45 weeks ago

Wilts

Trapped in the Drive Thru - Weird Al Yankovic

Alberquerque - Weird Al Yankovic

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Lola - The Kinks

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By *hief_Of_AlwaysMan
45 weeks ago

1313 Mockingbird Lane…

Timothy by The Buoys

Such an upbeat yet horrifying song 😲

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By *he Old School RockersCouple
45 weeks ago

Gloucester

Frank Turner, Long Live The Queen

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By *hief ScoutMan
45 weeks ago

Middx/Herts borders-ish or thereabouts !

Stan Ridgeway, Camouflage.

CW McColl, Convoy (& therefore Laurie Lingo & The Dipsticks, Convoy GB !!!)

ELO, Diary of Horace Wimp.

Godley & Creme, Under Your Thumb.

Wings, Band On The Run.

Keith West, Excerpt From A Teenage Opera (ie, 'Grocer Jack').

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By *eorge AtazderMan
45 weeks ago

Exeter

Brick - Ben Folds Five

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Lesley by Dave

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By *007ManMan
45 weeks ago

Worthing

Carry me Home by AC/DC. Not on any album it was a b side of one of their Australian only singles. Bon sings about getting partying and d*unk so he virtually collapses on the floor. Fate would eventually make this a reality.

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By *ie n MashCouple
45 weeks ago

Back in Malice

The Directions = Three bands tonite. All about a near-aborted gig with The Teenbeats and The Sta-Prest.

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By *arvey67Man
45 weeks ago

Grimsby

"Deacon Blue - The Day Jackie Jumped Jail"

Also Dignity.

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By *arvey67Man
45 weeks ago

Grimsby

"Starry, Starry Night by Don McLean"

Actually called Vincent

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By *arvey67Man
45 weeks ago

Grimsby

"I don't like Mondays, The Boomtown Rats"

Great call!

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By *zeroMan
45 weeks ago

Glasgow

Blinded by the lights - The Streets

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Johnny go Home - The 4Skins

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By *SCouple81Couple
45 weeks ago

Between Edinburgh and Scottish Borders

Story of my life - Social Distortion

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

Eminem - Stan

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By *luebell888Woman
45 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Hotel California

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By *hynot xCouple
45 weeks ago

Woop Woop

"Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull

Locomotive breath.

Mouse police "

Ok. Probably everything by Jethro Tull 😂

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By *hynot xCouple
45 weeks ago

Woop Woop

Battle of the Beanfield, The Levelers

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By *ust want fun 888Man
45 weeks ago

nearby

Irish sung by The Wolfe Tones called Joe Macdonnell

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By *anchesterTaurusMan
45 weeks ago

Prestwich

I got a story to tell - biggie smalls

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By *appyOldOneMan
45 weeks ago

West Midlands

Rat Trap - The Boomtown Rats

Wheels an't comin down - Slade

Whole Lotta Rosie - AC/DC

Something Else - Eddie Cochran

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By *imi_RougeWoman
45 weeks ago

Hampshire

Tell Laura I love her - Ray Peterson, I loved this song when I was little.

Bon Jovi - living on a prayer

Bryan Adams - summer of 69

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By *illabongboy1971Man
45 weeks ago

Peebles area

Ode to Billy Joe- Bobby Gentry

Harper Valley P.T.A- Jeannie C Riley

Blanket on the ground- Billie-Jo Spears.

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By *ookie46Woman
45 weeks ago

Deepest darkest Peru

Tears in heaven - Eric Clapton

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By *luebell888Woman
45 weeks ago

Glasgowish

Eleanor Rigby.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
45 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

Me And Bobby McGee - Kris Kristofferson

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By *etterWithMeMan
45 weeks ago

WithYou

Pinacolada

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By *r Man45Man
45 weeks ago

North West

Bungalow bill, the beatles

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By *hristopherd999Man
45 weeks ago

Brentwood

The killing of Georgie Parts 1 and 2

Rod Stewart

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By *allipygousMan
45 weeks ago

Leicester

Escape (The Piña Colada Song) ~ Rupert Holmes

Emma ~ Hot Chocolate

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By *atgirl and RobinCouple
45 weeks ago

Durham

Sound of Silence. Simon and Garfunkel's original was a warning, Disturbed's cover was more like anger that the warning wasn't heeded

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By *ammy696969Woman
45 weeks ago

Stockport

Ren

Hi Ren

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By (user no longer on site)
45 weeks ago

"Even flow - Pearl Jam.... actually quite a few of their songs tell stories only obvious when you actually read the lyrics"

Very much agree with this, and you're quite right, you need to READ the lyrics. Eddie Vedder's dictionary isn't clear, but you hear intriguing snippets that trigger the imagination and you want to know more.

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By *hineasMan
45 weeks ago

Aylesford

Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes

Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow ( and no, it’s not the story of Dave Angel!

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Sherman Kelly (originally) - Dancing in the Moonlight. It’s quite grim.

Rolf Harris (I know, I know) - Two Little Boys.

Crying, laughing, loving, lying. - Labi Siffri.

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By *s2pervsCouple
45 weeks ago

Truro

Seven sins...Ren

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By *imply_SensualMan
45 weeks ago

Cheshire

Homeward Bound - Simon and Garfunkel

A plaque commemorates the writing at my local train station in Widnes because it is widely thought thats where the song was written while paul Simon was waiting for a train, although there are other suggestions the station could have been Warrington.

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By *ools and the brainCouple
45 weeks ago

couple, us we him her.

Golden Path.

Chemical Brothers ft Flaming Lips.

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