Top 40 Stories Set to Song

1. Brandy by Looking Glass

The Story of Brandy

2. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia by Vicki Lawrence

The Story of the Little Sister who Got Away With It.

3. Stuart by the Dead Milkmen

The Story of What the Queers are Doing to the Soil

4. The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot

The Story of the Good, Hardworking Men on the Edmund Fitzgerald

5. Lisa's Father by Alice Donut

The Story of Poor Lisa

6. The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace

The Story of an Anonymous Chicago Cop

7. Delta Dawn by Tanya Tucker

The Story of a Lost Soul named Delta Dawn

8. Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin

The Story of a Father and his Son

9. Fast Car by Tracy Chapman

The Story of a Young Woman and Her Future

10. Lola by the Kinks

The Story of Lola. L-O-L-A Lola.

11. Alice's Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie

The Story of a Litterbug in Stockbridge, Massachusetts

12. The Ghost of Tom Goad by Rage Against the Machine

The Story of the Modern Day Tom Joad

13. Take the Money and Run by the Steve Miller Band

The Story of Two Young Lovers with Nothing Better to Do

14. Shooting Star by Bad Company

The Story of Johnny

15. The Homecoming Queen has Got a Gun

Also the Story of Johnny

16. Cruisin' by Michael Nesmith

The Story of Lucy and Ramona and Sunset Sam

17. A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash

The Story of a Boy.... Named Sue

18. The Devil Went Down to Georgia by the Charlie Daniels Band

The Story of the Best Fiddle Player in the World

19, Rocky Raccoon by the Beatles

The Tragic Story of Rocky Raccoon

20. The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

The Story of a Family Vacation

21. Tommy the Cat by Primus

The Story of a Nasty Ol' Alley Cat....Named Tommy

22. Pretty Tied Up by Guns N' Roses

The Story of this Chick that lives down on Melrose

23. Egg Man by the Beastie Boys

The Story of Three Juvenile Delinquents and the Egg Man

24. Copacabana by Barry Manilow

Also the Story of Lola. L-O-L-A Lola.

25. Bad, Bad, Leroy Brown by Jim Croce

The Story of the Baddest Man in the Whole Damn Town

26. The Night of the Living Rednecks by the Dead Kennedys

The Story of the Last Time (Jello BIafra) was in Portland, Oregon

27. Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry

The Story of Billie Joe McAllister

28. I Am The Law by Anthrax

The Story of Judge Dredd

29. Ahab the Arab by Ray Stevens

The Story of the Sheik of the Burning Sand

30. Island Girl by Elton John

The Story of a (Big) Jamaican Prostitute

31. Valley Girl by Frank Zappa

The Story of a Girl Who, May or May Not Be, Frank's Daughter

32. Detachable Penis by King Missile

The Story of a Very Absent-Minded Fellow

33. Tommy by The Who

The Story of the Pinball Wizard

34. No Anchovies Please by J Geils Band

The Story of a Young Couple from Portland, Maine

35. Drug Raid at 4 AM by Lard

The Story of The War on Drugs

36. Meanwhile, Rick James by Cake

The Story of.... Drugs?

37. If I Only Had a Brain by MC 900 Ft. Jesus

The Story of ....Not Having a Brain?

38. Santeria by Sublime

The Story of Heina and Sancho

39. Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

The Story of 2 Star-Crossed Drifters

40. Mother-in-Law by Ernie K-Doe

The Story of the Worst Person (Ernie K-Doe) Knows

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Editor's Note: When doing the Final Draft, we noticed up to 5 songs that may be problematic.

We don't care.