Hello,

About the story songs, I would recommend practically anything by Loreena McKennitt. If you like celtic music, she tells a whole array of stories through her songs. I think some have even been based off old poems. And since a lot of celtic music has traditional, folk roots, a lot of them will be telling stories. Kate Rusby tells stories with her music, and she's great. I think Enya does sometimes, though I don't know that much about her music. As for more contemporary stuff, I'd have to check my music base at home.

-Heather Erwin



----- Original Message -----
From: William Prescott <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Friday, February 2, 2007 1:38 pm
Subject: [pwa-l] Storytelling songs
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> Dear all,
>
>  Do you have any favorite songs that tell a story --- a
>  character
>  pursuing a goal and dealing with conflict?
>
>  For example, "Just A Friend" by Biz Markie tells a
>  first-person
>  cautionary tale of what happens if you date women who
>  have attractive
>  male friends. Highly humorous stuff.
>
>  If so, e-mail [log in to unmask] with the song title,
>  artist, plot
>  summary, and any other info you want to include.
>
>  I will be compiling the list and posting them on our
>  official blog --
>  Professional Writer's Anonymous - at
>  oupwsa.blogspot.com.
>
>  Why am we doing this?
>
>  1. It's fun.
>  2. These songs are really short stories set to music.
>  Practice your
>  story analysis skills by analyzing where the
>  plotting/character/conflict works well or where it
>  wanders off track.
>
>  Sincerely,
>
>  Will Prescott
>  PWSA Co-President
>
>  P.S. Here are some other examples:
>
>  "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" by Public Enemy --
>  Chuck D refuses
>  induction into the army and is imprisoned. Angered, he
>  plots a jail
>  break with the other prisoners.
>
>  "Children's Story" by Slick Rick -- Slick Rick tells a
>  bed-time story
>  to his little nephews about a "stick-up kid" who ends
>  up being pursued
>  by the police.
>
>  "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan -- third-person recounting
>  the story of Rubin
>  "Hurricane" Carter, a 1960s boxer wrongly imprisoned
>  for the murder of a convienience store clerk.
>
>  "Trapped in the Closet - Pts 1-5" by R Kelly -- a
>  crappy example, but
>  still a story song. First person account of R Kelly's
>  extremely bad
>  experiences the day after he cheats on his woman.
>
>
>  William D. Prescott
>
>  University of Oklahoma
>
>  office no. 405-325-2710
>
>  [log in to unmask]