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Better story teller than Edmund Fitzgerald?

There was a thread on A'gon about the most perfect song.  We had reasons for picking various, but for me it was Gordong Lightfoot's Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Perhaps it featured an aspect of song writing that no one else much cared for:  A deep and detailed story in the song.

So I ask you, A'goners, what songs are as good or better at telling a story of a historical event? 

erik_squires
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simao
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We need a "Like" button for all these replies😊

 

mikelavigne
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i’ll go with Tom Petty’s ’GLORIA’ off the ’Live At The Filmore,1997".

it's deep.

it's detailed.

10 minutes of joy.

if there is a better story in a song i’ve not heard it. and i’m a big fan of "The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald".

if i need a pick me up a little ’GLORIA’ fixes it. and i smile.

larryi
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“Cold Missouri Waters,” which is a telling about a real forest fire crew that got trapped by a fast moving fire is pretty good.

The story about Australian soldiers at Gallipoli in WW 1–“And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” is another one I like.

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dekay
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I like Neil...

 

DeKay

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