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Rock Songs About History

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What songs tell a story about historic events, places or people.

I'll start with a true favorite: Roads to Moscow- Al Stewart

From his 1973 Past, Present and Future album

This song tells the story of the German invasion of Russia in WWII. Each verse beautifully captures the different aspects of the conflict as seen through the eyes of a Russian soldier. When you listen, you can almost see the aspects of the campaign happening.

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Murder Most Foul: Dylan

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Telegraph Road (Dire Straits)--about the development of an actual road in LA

"A long time ago came a man on a track
Walking thirty miles with a sack on his back
And he put down his load where he thought it was the best
Made a home in the wilderness"

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Good Timin’: Jimmie Jones

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Juarez (Tori Amos): From Flavorwire: "As you might expect of a song about the border-town murders of hundreds of women, “Juarez” is incredibly haunting."

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They Dance Alone (Sting)--concerning the Disappeared in Chile during Pinochet's regime

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We Work the Black Seam Together (Sting)--concerning the 1984 miners strike in England

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P.T. 109: Jimmy Dean

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All and Everyone-- by PJ Harvey -- About the the battle of Gallipoli

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Killing of Georgie (Parts I & II) (Rod Stewart)

From Wikipedia: "In the May 1995 issue of Mojo, Stewart explained: 'That was a true story about a gay friend of The Faces. He was especially close to me and Mac. But he was knifed or shot, I can't remember which.'"