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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:04 PM Original message |
Songs that tell a story.... |
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krispos42
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. "Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota" |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. OK I'll look it up |
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lizziegrace
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
2. Taxi |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Yes this is a given |
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lizziegrace
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. It does have |
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bridgit
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
3. Charlie On The MTA: New Version... |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:19 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Cool!! |
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bridgit
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. forgot to put in there: The Kingston Trio... |
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taterguy
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. I like story songs where you don't know exactly what happened or why |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:32 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. WOW |
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NMDemDist2
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Lyin Eyes by the Eagles is a good one n/t |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
26. This song is awesome |
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Omphaloskepsis
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
11. The guy from The Streets stole a microphone during a interview on the BBC.. |
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ghostsofgiants
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Mike Skinner's lyrics usually tell stories. |
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Omphaloskepsis
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Ahh, so you are probably where I discovered The Streets from.. |
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ghostsofgiants
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Possibly, I love The Streets. |
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Omphaloskepsis
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. Linkage.. |
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ghostsofgiants
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. That is nice. |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. Oh Valencia |
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triguy46
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
13. "Ruby, don't take your love to town" |
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ghostsofgiants
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:41 PM Response to Original message |
14. "Children's Story" by Slick Rick seems like an obvious choice. |
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Omphaloskepsis
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:04 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. Two hip-hop songs in a single thread... |
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ghostsofgiants
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. I definitely notice that. |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. Love at the five and dime |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Wow |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I'm glad... |
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idgiehkt
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
23. Ain't life a brook - Ferron |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. Another one |
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SoCalDem
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. Almost every "Dead Teenager" song of the 50's & 60's |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:31 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. They made a movie |
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Joe Fields
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
30. A Boy Named Sue, by Johnny Cash |
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KinkyDem
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Mon Sep-03-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #30 |
79. nope ... |
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opiate69
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. Otherwise known as a "ballad".. |
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lost-in-nj
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:34 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. OMG |
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opiate69
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:39 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Yeah.. that video takes bad-assery to a whole new level, no? |
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HuskerDU
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:35 PM Response to Original message |
34. Stagger Lee |
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Orrex
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Which version? |
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HuskerDU
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:15 PM Response to Reply #45 |
49. Lloyd Price |
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mcscajun
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
36. 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas |
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opiate69
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Sun Sep-02-07 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
37. Another Ballad from the band Tyr.. the Irish standard "Wild Rover" |
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GenDem
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
38. John Prine's Sam Stone -- makes me cry |
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HuskerDU
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
39. Uneasy Rider |
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hippywife
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
40. Three, no four, come to mind right off. |
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Arugula Latte
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
41. Out in the West Texas town of El Paso ... |
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Faygo Kid
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
42. Ode to Billie Joe |
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Esra Star
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. You read my mind. What did they throw off that bridge? nt |
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last_texas_dem
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Mon Sep-03-07 03:52 PM Response to Reply #42 |
74. The song's author, Bobbie Gentry, has refused to answer |
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Democrats_win
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
43. The Wild Wood Flower |
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lost-in-nj
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Mon Sep-03-07 11:13 AM Response to Reply #43 |
64. Great story |
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ThoughtCriminal
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
44. Uneasy Rider |
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bikebloke
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
46. And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda |
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mitchum
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Sun Sep-02-07 09:58 PM Response to Original message |
47. "The Kids" Lou Reed |
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Catchawave
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:13 PM Response to Original message |
48. Cat's in the Cradle |
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The Velveteen Ocelot
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:27 PM Response to Original message |
51. "The Highwayman" by Loreena McKennitt. |
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hibbing
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
52. Bob Dylan |
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LibraLiz1973
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
53. How about Pearl Jam, Jeremy? |
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stuntcat
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
54. 'The Tigers Have Spoken' by Neko Case |
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
55. Society's Child |
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LibraLiz1973
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
56. Looking Glass classic- Brandy |
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LibraLiz1973
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Sun Sep-02-07 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
57. Grandmaster Flash- White Lines |
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BurtWorm
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Sun Sep-02-07 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
58. I was just listening to Cocaine Blues |
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jgraz
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Sun Sep-02-07 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
59. Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald |
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Faygo Kid
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Mon Sep-03-07 10:08 AM Response to Reply #59 |
62. That is a great choice. Visit the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum. |
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In_The_Wind
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Sun Sep-02-07 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
60. Beautiful Goodbye |
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SPKrazy
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Mon Sep-03-07 05:51 AM Response to Original message |
61. The Story.... |
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Bennyboy
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Mon Sep-03-07 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
63. The Road Goes On Forever.... |
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philosophie_en_rose
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Mon Sep-03-07 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
65. The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins |
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WinkyDink
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Mon Sep-03-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
66. "Kisses Sweeter than Wine"---Jimmie Rodgers. Youtube: |
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Lex
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Mon Sep-03-07 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
67. "Up The Junction" by Squeeze. |
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speedoo
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Mon Sep-03-07 12:53 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. John Brown by Bob Dylan. |
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EstimatedProphet
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Mon Sep-03-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
68. Grateful Dead - Jack Straw |
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ironflange
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Mon Sep-03-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
70. "Big John," "Ringo" |
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jgraz
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Mon Sep-03-07 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
71. "One Piece at a Time" by Johnny Cash |
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jgraz
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Mon Sep-03-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #71 |
72. "The Road Goes on Forever", Robert Earl Keen |
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ldf
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Mon Sep-03-07 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
73. "ode to billie joe" |
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last_texas_dem
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Mon Sep-03-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
75. Several from the early seventies that were big hits |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Sep-03-07 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
76. "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Warrant..."Fancy" by Bobbie Gentry. |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Sep-03-07 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
77. The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia |
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pokerfan
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Mon Sep-03-07 05:03 PM Response to Original message |
78. Warren Zevon |
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mcscajun
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Mon Sep-03-07 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
80. Double Play: Song that Tells a Story, and Has a Story of its own. |
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Faygo Kid
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Mon Sep-03-07 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
81. Now somewhere in the black mountain hills of Dakota there lived a young boy named Rocky Raccoon |
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WCGreen
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Mon Sep-03-07 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
82. The Year of the Cat.... |
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BreweryYardRat
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Tue Sep-04-07 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
83. Savatage's entire "Dead Winter Dead" album tells a cohesive story. |
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Sanctified
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Tue Sep-04-07 12:59 AM Response to Original message |
84. Pretty much any song from The Decemberists. |
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SPKrazy
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Tue Sep-04-07 01:14 AM Response to Reply #84 |
85. don't forget the island |
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Sanctified
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Tue Sep-04-07 01:29 AM Response to Reply #85 |
86. My Personal Favorite is The Crane Wife 1 through 3 |
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