Your favorite song that tells a story (narrative ballad)

"The Killing of Georgie" is also a well told true story from the mid seventies. Nice left-field choice. You wouldn't think that the guy known for tunes like "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" would be writing a serious tale that rails against homophobia about a generation before it was generally acceptable to do so, but the lyrics are pretty straightforward and get the point across without being too preachy. If only he could have figured out how to end the song. My personal favorite among story-telling Stewart songs is...what else... "Every Picture Tell A Story" :D

Yeah, I thought it was a pretty bold move for Stewart but, if I'm not mistaken, Elton john and Lou Reed beat him to the punch on the subject matter with All the Young Girls Love Alice (similar storyline) and Walk on the Wild Side, but neither of those were written to be as endearing as Georgie.

As for Every Picture Tells a Story, that entire album was great.