Choosing a Folk Ballad

We are getting close to selecting a folk ballad of our own to analyze and produce a powerful poster for. 

Two of Mrs. Anderson's favourties are:

“You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” Patty Loveless

“You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive,” Ruby Friedman Justified

Animals, "The House of the Rising Sun"

House of the Rising Sun- Sons of Anarchy

If you are stuck, take a look at some of these:

• Love Vigilantes
• A Boy Named Sue- Johnny Cash
• Bad, Bad Leroy Brown- Jim Croce
• Cat in the Cradle- Cat Stevens
• Eleanor Rigby- The Beatles
• The Man Who Couldn't Cry- Loudon Wainwright III
• The Devil Came Down to Georgia- The Charles Daniels Band

• Copperhead Road- Steve Earl
• Pappa Was a Rolling Stone- Sly and the Family Stone  skip about 1 and a half minutes.
• Harper Valley PTA- Lorrie Morgan
• In the Ghetto-Elvis Presley
• Alice's Restaurant- Arlo Guthrie  13 minutes long!
• Red Dirt Girl, Emmylou Harris
• 18 and Life- Skid Row
• The Man Who Couldn't Cry- Loudon Wainwright III
• “Mr. Bow Jangles” Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• Come Dancing - The Kinks
• Lucille- Kenny Rogers
• Coward of the County- Kenny Rogers
• 1952 Vincent Black Lightning Richard Thompson
• Eagles - Hotel California
• Billy Joel - Piano Man
• The Thunder Rolls: Garth Brooks
• Don’t Stand So Close to Me - Police
• Carrie Underwood - Just A Dream
• Richard Marx - Hazard
• David Cook-Mr. Sensitive
• Karen Elson - The Ghost Who Walks
• Waylon Jennings - Rose In Paradise w Lyrics
• Panic! At The Disco: The Ballad Of Mona Lisa [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
• Paramore: Brick By Boring Brick

Or use:

Inventory: 26 Songs that are just as good as short stories

Top 10 Spooky Country Songs

NOTE: be sure to read the description of the story before deciding to use the song.  It MUST be appropriate for school.