Songs from the big house

[goonie]

What's you favourite tune featuring a prison-based protagonist?

I love this one...it's an uplifting song all about hope, and what else would keep you going in the hoosegow?

 

[goonie]

Changing gears...Cash covered this one brilliantly but the original is unsurpassed.

 

[trev333]

 

[trev333]

 

[canteytoque]

 

[Skyhook]

 

[Miff]

An upbeat, optimistic take on the idea:

 

[Peegoo]

 

[trev333]

 

[Dave Hicks]

These guys were long-term guests of the state of Tennessee at the State Penitentiary in Nashville, sprung by Sam Phillips to record. (The songs is not about that, at least not directly.)

The Prisonaires - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[elihu]

It predates Lead Belly and had been recorded so many times it's considered a folk song.


And then there's...

 

[Chiogtr4x]

This is a long one but maybe one of Bob Dylan's best

 

[Bluego1]

 

[lupowitz]

 

[micadoo]

This is a long one but maybe one of Bob Dylan's best

Another one from Bob by way of The Band

 

[micadoo]

And yet another early one from Dylan.

 

[Peegoo]

 

[goonie]

Not totally sure Warren's in jail but it's some form of detention... Dad, get me out of this!

 

[oldunc]

 

[oldunc]