I’ve recently gotten into songs where the entire lyrics are the singer talking to someone. For example,

Sophie by The Altogether - https://youtu.be/k2KRDetyGhs

Dear McCracken by Bug Hunter - https://youtu.be/aWGolv2iqM0

Dance of the Dead by Iron Maiden - https://youtu.be/gG_JLYxbqpQ

Something Stupid - https://youtu.be/0f48fpoSEPU

GMF by John Grant - https://youtu.be/ekFWPsXXcg0

Angel of the Morning - https://youtu.be/K7Qfqle_2Bs

Mariner’s Revenge Song by The Decemberists - https://youtu.be/iPAr7kL-mmg

Jolene by Dolly Parton - https://youtu.be/Ixrje2rXLMA

Genre is no bar - I just want the song to feel like a conversation.

Please help me scratch this itch. I know it sounds a bit vague, especially when there’s a lot of songs that have some “talking” parts sprinkled in them, but that’s not what I want.

If anyone could tell me what genre of music this is, I would appreciate it a lot. I guess a lot of ballads are similar to this style, but I’m not very sure

Edit: Thanks a lot everyone for your suggestions. I’m gonna take my time listening to each of these :)

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
    8·
    1 year ago

    Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men is, lyrically, a conversation between two people.

    One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer - George Thorogood is like a dude telling a story, with a bit of song in between the story.

    Same with Alice’s Restaurant Massacree by Arlo Guthrie, but a funnier and longer story.

    I know a lot of love songs that sound like they are someone talking to a person, which is what I thought of seeing Jolene in your list. I don’t think what you’re after is a specific genre though, and given the examples I could probably just list every single song I have favorited on Spotify that isn’t purely instrumental.

    • shufflerofrocks@beehaw.orgOP
      3·
      1 year ago

      I loved your suggestions, thanks a lot

      Little Talks was cute, it reminds me of Anyone Else But You by The Moldy Peaches but with more energy

      George Thorogood’s song is not the kind of music I usually listen to, but damn is he engaging and jivey

      I think Alice’s Restaurant is my fav from your suggestions, but lol it’s almost an audiobook with it’s length

      Love songs seem to be the most common in this style - I also have a large number of such songs in my library. I prolly should’ve asked for non-love songs specifically tbh, but the current suggestions are pretty great so can’t complain.