The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #88017 Message #1647852
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
13-Jan-06 - 10:48 AM
Thread Name: What can you Not write songs about?
Subject: RE: What can you Not write songs about?
Fiddle about on Tommy was about the child molester
I've written a murder ballad in my time
I'd say McTell's Bentley and Craig identifies with murderers pretty closely.
round here there is the ex-home of the skinhead band leader of Skrewdriver - a sort of shrine for nazi thugs
I think its out there - if we look.
but the rosy cheeked maidens, and hairy arsed miners (as long as they're not like that), and rambling sailor boy crap. well its most peoples choice for a good night out, and a folk radio prog.
Some of Randy Newmans work - my life is good , for example, is a very thoughtful and interesting look at the kind of citizens who screw everything up for everybody else.