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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
ronboco
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I’m not sure about historical songs but Billy Joel is a great story teller as well. 

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roxy54
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+1 @ronboco 

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tunehead
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Just been listening to "Harry Chapin" due to this thread (god I love this place at times) and came across Harry's song "30,000 Pounds Of Bananas", an actual incident in Scranton Pennsylvania. 

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audioman58
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This was very Inspiring story growing up,many young people never even heard of ,if not allowed look it up on YouTube.

Americans by Byron Macgregor very inspiring from a great Canadien a tribute to 🇺🇸 America , God Bless America !!

 

northman
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Widespread Panic: "1x1." Sugarman!

I also seem to remember a touching ballad by Deep Purple about a 1971 casino fire in Montreux, Switzerland....

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