Songs about Crime Ballads

Songs inside this world

1. Jolene · Dolly Parton

   Crime and consequence. Tension, Fear. Archetype: Outlaw.

2. Long Black Veil · Lefty Frizzell

   Storytelling. Urgency, Unrest. Archetype: Trickster.

3. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia · Vicki Lawrence

   Broken trust. Reflection, Anger. Archetype: Chronicler.

4. El Paso · Marty Robbins

   Psychological fracture. Melancholy, Awe. Archetype: Outlaw.

5. The Ballad of Hollis Brown · Bob Dylan

   Crime and consequence. Tension, Fear. Archetype: Trickster.

6. Nebraska · Bruce Springsteen

   Storytelling. Urgency, Unrest. Archetype: Chronicler.

7. Folsom Prison Blues · Johnny Cash

   Broken trust. Reflection, Anger. Archetype: Outlaw.

8. Delia's Gone · Johnny Cash

   Psychological fracture. Melancholy, Awe. Archetype: Trickster.

9. Stagger Lee · Lloyd Price

   Crime and consequence. Tension, Fear. Archetype: Chronicler.

10. Frankie and Johnny · Traditional

    Storytelling. Urgency, Unrest. Archetype: Outlaw.