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I've recently gotten into songs where the entire lyrics are the singer talking to someone. For example,

Sophie by The Altogether - https://youtu.be/k2KRDetyGhs

Dear McCracken by Bug Hunter - https://youtu.be/aWGolv2iqM0

Dance of the Dead by Iron Maiden - https://youtu.be/gG_JLYxbqpQ

Something Stupid - https://youtu.be/0f48fpoSEPU

GMF by John Grant - https://youtu.be/ekFWPsXXcg0

Angel of the Morning - https://youtu.be/K7Qfqle_2Bs

Mariner's Revenge Song by The Decemberists - https://youtu.be/iPAr7kL-mmg

Jolene by Dolly Parton - https://youtu.be/Ixrje2rXLMA

Genre is no bar - I just want the song to feel like a conversation.

Please help me scratch this itch. I know it sounds a bit vague, especially when there's a lot of songs that have some "talking" parts sprinkled in them, but that's not what I want.

If anyone could tell me what genre of music this is, I would appreciate it a lot. I guess a lot of ballads are similar to this style, but I'm not very sure

Edit: Thanks a lot everyone for your suggestions. I'm gonna take my time listening to each of these :)

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[–] colournoun@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago

XTC - Dear God

[–] HerrFalcor@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Dear Coach’s Corner by Propaghandi is an open letter to Rob McLean about Don Cherry and other issues in hockey.

Said the King to the River - La Dispute

Song for a chicken named Jenny - Pat the Bunny

‘The Business Man and ‘Atlanta’s Own’- The Taxpayers - The album ‘God, forgive these bastards’ may have a few like what you’re looking for.

Carolina Drama - The Raconteurs

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[–] jbpinkle@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

A confession of unrequited love. (And one of my top 10 songs of all time.)

An affirmation that things might not be as bad as you think.

[–] Cardio4sanity@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Haunt Me by Sansa

upbeat loss

[–] shufflerofrocks@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks for the recommend, I'm taking my time going through all the suggestions here, and have been listening to this song for the past week - and wow this one is great, It made me tear up at times and I love the lyrics

[–] luckless@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Arlo Parks - Caroline

It's more so the singer narrating a conversation from the third person, but it's a delightful track.

[–] Cqrd@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago
[–] reverendsteveii@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago

Chat Pile - Pamela

It's dark and aggressive, but this always felt like someone talking to their therapist to me

[–] Five@beehaw.org 1 points 2 years ago
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