The 70s served as the prime era for story songs. These four one-hit wonders took full advantage with their narrative hits.

I suppose if you pull back far enough, every song tells a story, don’t it? Except for Rod Stewart songs. Then it’s every picture that tells the story. Actually, Stewart wrote plenty of great story songs like “Maggie May” and “The Killing of ...

It happened every year on November 10: if you were listening to the radio anywhere in Michigan, you’d inevitably hear the wail of a guitar that seemed to speak in a human voice, a mournful invitation. The opening bars of “The Wreck of the Edmund ...

The 1970s was the era of the story song on the pop charts, some of which were true stories, some of which were made up whole hog by inventive songwriters. Paper Lace split the difference with “The Night Chicago Died,” as pop fans opted for catchiness ...