Thanks to Aaron Phillip Clark for this week’s Crime Song Wednesday Aloe Blacc’s “Femme Fatale” has less of a narrative …Read the Rest
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Crime Song Wednesday: Good Man by Raphael Saadiq
Thanks to Anthony Neil Smith for this one. The lyrics of Good Man by Raphael Saadiq are vague but the …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: The Carroll County Accident
I’ve always been more familiar with the version done by Tom T Hall, but Porter works for me too, as …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday – Black River Killer by Blitzen Trapper
There are at least two readings in this brilliantly written Cormac McCarthy inspired song. The first is simply that we …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: The Murder Trilogy by The Killers
Let’s go with a crime song suite this week. The so called “Murder” trilogy by The Killers which consists of …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Children’s Story by Slick Rick
With his eye patch, gold tooth and huge jewelry Slick Rick’s image is emblematic of its time. Those early cuts …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Stagger Lee
Two weeks ago when I wrote about Hey Joe I said that there were at least two songs entered into …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Hey Joe
To the extent there is a hall of fame for crime songs then there are two songs that have arguably …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Sport by Lightnin’ Rod
We’re going to reach far back in the crate this week. In 1969 Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, Umar Bin Hassan, and …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: 38 Years Old by The Tragically Hip
By John McFetridge The song “38 Years Old” by Canadian band The Tragically Hip tells the story of a prison …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Independence Day by Martina McBride
My first exposure to this song was a few years back when I had an exceptionally long commute and discovered …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Five Dollar Bill by Corb Lund
Prohibition, bootleggers and illegal booze: the perfect recipe for a scruffy country crime song You see you couldn’t buy liquor …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Meeting Across the River by Bruce Springsteen
This is a song of subtleties, because Springsteen is that good. For example look at the shift from where the …Read the Rest
Crime Song Wednesday: Never Going Back to Memphis by Shemekia Copeland
This is the first installment of what will be a weekly column that focuses on crime songs. It’s simple really. …Read the Rest
