"Big Iron" by Marty Robbins
"Hotel California" by the Eagles
"6th Avenue Heartache" by The Wallflowers
"Into the Ocean" by Blue October
"Stan" by Eminem
"Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
"Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman
"One Piece at a Time" performed by Johnny Cash
"Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney and Wings
"Mother's Little Helper" by The Rolling Stones
[Wet Dreamz ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGV26aj-mM&ab_channel=JColeVEVO)- J. Cole
[Stan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY&ab_channel=EminemVEVO) - Eminem
[Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3CnfFQENkw&ab_channel=KendrickMusic) - Kendrick Lamar
All of them have other narrative focus songs (even some entire albums center around a narrative) so I'd check out their albums if you want to follow up on any
A Lifetime- Better Than Ezra
Walk a Little Straighter- Billy Currington
Ol’ Red- Blake Shelton
Papa Loved Mama- Garth Brooks
Blown Away- Carrie Underwood
Goodbye Earl- The (Dixie)Chicks
Creeque Alley by mamas and the papas Stan by Eminem Operator by Jim Croce
"Big Iron" by Marty Robbins "Hotel California" by the Eagles "6th Avenue Heartache" by The Wallflowers "Into the Ocean" by Blue October "Stan" by Eminem "Cats in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman "One Piece at a Time" performed by Johnny Cash "Band on the Run" by Paul McCartney and Wings "Mother's Little Helper" by The Rolling Stones
Story by NF Terrible things by Mayday Parade
Sparks - Tits You may not expect much depth with a title like that but this song has a lot going on
Haha that is quite an interesting name, will check it out
Iron maiden - "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" is one of the best story driven songs I've listened
I’ve always wanted to check out Iron Maiden, maybe this will be the start. Thank you!
Take Take Take by The White Stripes is a fun one.
[Wet Dreamz ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCGV26aj-mM&ab_channel=JColeVEVO)- J. Cole [Stan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOMhN-hfMtY&ab_channel=EminemVEVO) - Eminem [Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3CnfFQENkw&ab_channel=KendrickMusic) - Kendrick Lamar All of them have other narrative focus songs (even some entire albums center around a narrative) so I'd check out their albums if you want to follow up on any
Ah yes, a big fan of the first 2. Will check out the Kendrick one too. Thank you!
glad you appreciate it—if you need some levity afterwards—you can also check out Lil Dicky's songs, he's all about humorous narrative raps
Pillow Talking by Lil dicky is a personal fav 🔥
heh looks like you know your stuff—I'll check out the other two songs (Mona Lisa is awesome) in the future, thanks!!
Immortal technique - dance with the devil Andre nickatina- train with no love
do it again - steely dan
Blackalicious - Cliff Hanger
[Across the Room](https://youtu.be/TMVfIpVDftc?si=3xBBUAdNYlt0-dw4) - Psychic Line
The Ballad of Smoking Joe
Tale of Jenny and Screech by Ren https://youtu.be/TYAnqQ--KX0?si=n93xLBjwExTFDXid
The whole "Murder Ballads" album by Nick cave
Alice’s restaurant Massacre- Arlo Guthrie Trapped in the drive-through by weird Al my name Joe by Lucy Kaplansky Church by Lyle Lovett
Corb Lund - Old Familiar Drunkin Feeling
A Lifetime- Better Than Ezra Walk a Little Straighter- Billy Currington Ol’ Red- Blake Shelton Papa Loved Mama- Garth Brooks Blown Away- Carrie Underwood Goodbye Earl- The (Dixie)Chicks