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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
7- A movie celebrating nature and those...

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A movie celebrating nature and those devoted to its preservation is born from the next song. The Calypso was a wood hulled ship originally sold by the US to Britain for use in World War II....
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
8- Unlike the uplifting love story of the...

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Unlike the uplifting love story of the previous song, this is a tale of love that didn't go quite so well. In fact, this is probably as bad as a story of love gone wrong can be. It also is, in...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Wow, what terrific responses from you mofos! The...

Wow, what terrific responses from you mofos! The energy on this thread is just amazing. Been a bit busy this week, so I wanted to take my time to say a few words to all you posters.

Patches is a...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
9- A song that is a romance is my next...

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A song that is a romance is my next pick, and one with a happy ending. I wondered, when this song came to mind, if I may be stretching the notion of 'storyline, ' due to my admiration for...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
10- It would be fun, right about now, to...

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It would be fun, right about now, to just get up and dance. There's not a lot of dance tunes I know of that really tell a complete cinematic story, but this one does. And not only would ...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Great to hear your enthusiasm for Michael Murphy ...

Great to hear your enthusiasm for Michael Murphy dadgumblah - lucky you to have seen him in person. I' ll bet his live presence was as warm and down to earth as his music. I never did get to see...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
11- This song is the biography of a town in...

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This song is the biography of a town in California, told in the voice of a farmer who moved there during the Silver Rush of the late 1800s. The town was named Calico, by the first...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Never heard the song by Squeeze. Good one ...

Never heard the song by Squeeze. Good one christine, and it certainly has the makings of a movie; one that's gritty and real, with some ironic twists of fate in store for these working class...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
12- I think it's the right time for a love...

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I think it's the right time for a love song. And a love story. And a live concert, to boot. I often feel this type of music is best experienced in a live show. And yes, Emmy Lou looks so...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Wow, mofos- thank you all again. Getting your...

Wow, mofos- thank
you all again. Getting your heartfelt responses to these songs is just terrific!

christine I am glad you were as moved by the Walking in Memphis song ( and the story...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
13- The next song looks at the other side of...

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The next song looks at the other side of famous icons ( and brings us, hopefully, from the merry silliness of the HF tune, to the sublime inspiration of this one..)



This movie in the...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
14- This next song is a little bit of a...

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This next song is a little bit of a change of pace in the song list.


Of all the lesser known songs( and musical artists) I may present here, this is probably the leastest known. This...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
15- A film for children, and the young at...

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A film for children, and the young at heart, is how I can envision the next song. A movie that is an animated fantasy, perhaps by Pixar, with lush graphics exploring the world of nature, above...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
16- He wrote this song after being turned...

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He wrote this song after being turned away from a motel in the south, while on tour. Like Blowing in the Wind, it became an anthem of the civil rights movement. But the personal becomes the...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Thank you again mofos for your insightful...

Thank you again mofos for your insightful comments and positive feedback. It just makes my day! A few comments to the posters :

dadgumblah - Glad you liked the Gord version of the song. I...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
17- A few people have mentioned Gordon...

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A few people have mentioned Gordon Lightfoot, and I' m a fan of his too. He's been great at writing and choosing songs, and has the voice that makes you want to listen. So Holden Pike...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Wow, I'm so glad to have this kind of...

Wow, I'm so glad to have this kind of enthusiasm. You folks are amazing. Lots of songs I know, but hadn't thought of til your mentions; and a few I never heard of and need to explore. There's...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
18- Seems that a number of the songs that...

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Seems that a number of the songs that tell a story are about a bygone era, and delivered in a spare, but elegant, folk style. Like this one.

Btw the lead instrument you' ll hear is a...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Re: Songs that play like a movie

Thanks for stopping by, and for your comments pahaK . Glad to have you here, even if you're not familiar with the songs I m posting. I' m actually not too familiar with heavy metal music myself....
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
19- Can a song that's been used as background...

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Can a song that's been used as background music in movies be a movie itself? I think so in the case of this song, even though the lyrics read more like the symbolism of a flowing poem than a...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
Thanks so much for your positive feedback ...

Thanks so much for your positive feedback gbgoodies . It's good to know someone's listening....and watching ;D

. The Fogelberg song has been a favorite of mine for quite some time. When he...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
20- Some kinds of songs easily lend themselves...

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Some kinds of songs easily lend themselves to story telling; folk, blues, country. It seems rare, however, to have a song that is a top of the charts pop hit be such vivid cinema. It's true...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
21- Can't believe I forgot about this one when...

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Can't believe I forgot about this one when I started this thread. It probably should have been the first song I posted, with regards to the season. Timing's a little late. But a few people...
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
22- The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll Bob...

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The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Bob Dylan


https://youtu.be/zSfm5lfDOt4
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Songs that play like a movie
Posted By lenslady
23- This is a song that may be a short, and...

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This is a song that may be a short, and not a feature length movie, but is so beautiful, I could not resist posting it. I never heard of this singer-songwriter before, until a musical pal...

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