As is probably rather apparent, I'm a big fan of stories, regardless of form.
So, obviously, I love story-songs.
And for whatever reason, I have a soft spot for the ones about murder.
Especially when the music is all upbeat and fun, making the lyrics that much more jarring.
Like this one:
Or, of course, this one:
Long story short, I just discovered that Detectives Beyond Borders is also all about the crime/noir songs, and I'm all jazzed about it. So I thought I'd share.
La la la la la.
Ok, so this is quite a bit different, but "The Curse" by Josh Ritter is a story song that I find completely hypnotic and not a little traumatic. There's a video to accompany it that's really gorgeous and I can't get it out of my head: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWxiuJRApU
Posted by: Jessica Silverstein | 02 November 2012 at 01:50 PM