Songs about Narrative Songs

Songs inside this world

1. American Pie · Don McLean

   Storytelling. Reflection, Wonder. Archetype: Chronicler.

2. Hurricane · Bob Dylan

   Crime and consequence. Tension, Melancholy. Archetype: Hero.

3. Stan · Eminem feat. Dido

   Place as identity. Urgency, Awe. Archetype: Outlaw.

4. The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald · Gordon Lightfoot

   Heartbreak. Reflection, Wonder. Archetype: Chronicler.

5. A Boy Named Sue · Johnny Cash

   Storytelling. Tension, Melancholy. Archetype: Hero.

6. The Devil Went Down to Georgia · The Charlie Daniels Band

   Crime and consequence. Urgency, Awe. Archetype: Outlaw.

7. Scenes from an Italian Restaurant · Billy Joel

   Place as identity. Reflection, Wonder. Archetype: Chronicler.

8. Escape (The Piña Colada Song) · Rupert Holmes

   Heartbreak. Tension, Melancholy. Archetype: Hero.

9. Ode to Billie Joe · Bobbie Gentry

   Storytelling. Urgency, Awe. Archetype: Outlaw.

10. El Paso · Marty Robbins

    Crime and consequence. Reflection, Wonder. Archetype: Chronicler.