First Music Thread of the Off Season

[64Zcode]

I'm linking the album version rather than a live performance mostly for the background harmony vocals of Emmylou.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Between mining and building railroads, many sad stories to be told.

 

[8893]

Oh I'm so happy that no one posted this one yet; my wife and I heard it on the radio (Sirius) while surfing the dial a few weeks ago on a road trip and we just listened contently and didn't say a word for the five-plus minutes. As soon as it was over we both said how much we liked it when we were kids and probably hadn't heard it in decades; GREAT story!

 

[64Zcode]

Crest of a Knave from Jethro Tull had several gems, really like this album.

 

[Sonny44]

 

[nwhoopfan]

I'm linking the album version rather than a live performance mostly for the background harmony vocals of Emmylou.

Gotta love some Emmylou harmonizing.

The ending of this song has always been ambiguous to me. I think it could be interpreted either as him turning the gun on himself, or the bride and groom. What's your take?

 

[64Zcode]

This is a long one, another story from Crest of a Knave.

 

[64Zcode]

Gotta love some Emmylou harmonizing.

The ending of this song has always been ambiguous to me. I think it could be interpreted either as him turning the gun on himself, or the bride and groom. What's your take?

I confess that I don't know, my thoughts are exactly the same, could go either way. Lyle at his storytelling best and I've played it a lot.

 

[64Zcode]

John Hiatt, 'Rock Back Billy'

 

[Bigboote]

Ozi, thank you. I've been wanting to start a thread on ballads, but never got 'round to it. I love a song that tells a story (and I love theme albums too).

Here's one of the Child Ballads. It tells the story of King Henry spending a night in a haunted house and bending to the will of the witch.

 

[Bigboote]

All this talk of Emmylou. This is one of the best songs she's written, beautiful and depressing as hell.

 

[Hoops66]

The first version I remember was by Vaughn Monroe....

 

[64Zcode]

Mining disaster from the Michael Stanley Band

 

[64Zcode]

Another mining disaster from Jimmy Dean. The followup to this was 'Cajun Queen'.

 

[64Zcode]

 

[nwhoopfan]

This one is especially heartbreaking, because it's the true story of the murder/suicide of Allison Moorer and Shelby Lynne's parents. This is a different version than I've heard (hidden track on her second album), but it's all I could find.

 

[64Zcode]

Rather dark storytelling.

 

[Hoops66]

Remember the Brothers Four? Then follow.....

 

[Aluminny69]

 

[64Zcode]

There are about a bazillion C&W ballads but I'm trying for songs that are varied in the genre.

 

[nwhoopfan]

This one has been covered many times, but Van Zandt wrote it.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Add war stories to the list w/ mining and railroad tragedies.

They aren't household names, but husband and wife duo Buddy and Julie MIller are out of the spotlight superstars in Nashville.

 

[Scud49]

"Been so long, I can't remember when".....

 

[nwhoopfan]

More Emmylou, why not, w/ NGDB.

 

[Scud49]