Witty, mischievous absurdity, hairy hopelessness, irrelevant incidents, or audible anticlimax and a pointless punchline? It’s time to examine the art of tall storytelling in song. Enjoy some examples in comedy and literature here, but how will your suggestions end up?
Read moreGreat expectations: songs about social mobility
On the move or stuck in one place? Class snobbery to pride, social control to aspiration, it’s a hugely potent part of human life, something that never seems to disappear in stories, situations, and above all the feelings it generates
Read moreThe Song Bar's Musical Tribute: Celebrity Deaths of 2016
Muhammad Ali to Mose Allison, David Bowie to Prince, George MIchael to Victoria Wood, enjoy our list of the greats who left us in 2016 , all with a musical twist. We shall remember them
Read moreFork handles to four Handels: songs about tools
From hand-held hammering to skilful sawing, sewing, screwing, or searching, take a good look in your musical shed for top tool-related tunes and place them in the suggestion box below
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