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Songs that tell a story

Montalban

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Darcy Farrow: John Denver

Not a true story but the genesis of the song is interesting in that the writer, Bob Gillette, while a music student at UCLA, had an assignment to find an old obscure song that was form where you were born and had been handed down through the ages. Bob was from the Tahoe area and in the song you'll here reference to the Carson Valley, Truckee River and Virginia City to name a few.
Apparently, Bob could not find such a song so he and his friend wrote this one and turned it in for their assignment figuring no one would find out. He ended up getting an "A' on the assignment. Anyway its a very pretty song with a cool story and Denver does an excellent job with it.
 

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Cool song/story and a rocking version. The band goes off the chain in the second half.

 

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I like this one. What was the song about the guy who meets the beautiful woman in the bar and takes her back to his one room apartment and spends the night with her. Its a good story as well. "A Better Place To Be"?
 
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