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Historical songs
- Thread starter kesslari
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Bluegrass is full of songs about historical events that are very regional. Topics include; train wrecks, train robberies, coal mine accidents, murder, civil war, etc. Blues music is also full of songs about historical events.
Iron Maiden may have a dozen historical songs. U2, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones all have a few. The Beatles probably had a few, but none I can quote at the moment.
There are many more than you think. Here are several.
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Iron Maiden may have a dozen historical songs. U2, Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones all have a few. The Beatles probably had a few, but none I can quote at the moment.
There are many more than you think. Here are several.
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Winds of Change by The Scorpions
NY Mining Disaster by the Bee Gees
The Lights Went Out in Massachusetts by the Bee Gees
Volunteers of America by Jefferson Airplane
Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
Waterloo by ABBA
Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles
Cisco Kid by War
The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace
NY Mining Disaster by the Bee Gees
The Lights Went Out in Massachusetts by the Bee Gees
Volunteers of America by Jefferson Airplane
Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac
Waterloo by ABBA
Ballad of John and Yoko by The Beatles
Cisco Kid by War
The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace
Carolines's Spine educated me about the 5 Sullivan brothers who perished together when the USS Juneau was sunk in WW11
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
No. It’s on “Train a Coming”Copperhead Road?
“We signed up in San antone, my brother Paul and me
To fight with Ben McCullough in the Texas infantry”
Or something like that. Great song.
Big Big Train’s more recent albums are full of this type of song. One example: Winkie from the album Folklore tells the true story of when a homing pigeon helped find survivors of a downed plane in the early days of radio. Probably helps to be British to fully appreciate the songs, but as a non-Brit I still enjoy the storytelling.
And then there’s the song about Harry Truman on Tommy Shaw’s “The Great Divide.” Purely tongue in cheek but gives me a smile every time I hear it, especially about how Stalin couldn’t have been much of a piano player due to his small hands.
And then there’s the song about Harry Truman on Tommy Shaw’s “The Great Divide.” Purely tongue in cheek but gives me a smile every time I hear it, especially about how Stalin couldn’t have been much of a piano player due to his small hands.
