Mal ,'Shindig'
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Richard Thompson "I Feel So Good".
Also "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" is one of the best crime and romance songs ever.
Uhm, "Pusherman" by Curtis Mayfield?
Nick Cave's got "The Mercy Seat" which is about a guy in the electric chair.
Lots of Merle Haggard qualifies. Maybe "Mama Tried"?
"Bad Company" by the same?
Nick Cave's got "The Mercy Seat" which is about a guy in the electric chair.
Or perhaps the excellent Johny Cash cover of this?
"Sing Me Back Home" is another good one by the Hag. Townes Van Zandt's "Poncho and Lefty" still packs a punch, too.
Michael Jackson's "Bad"?
"The Mercy Seat"
How does this fit the definition of "happy criminal"?
How does this fit the definition of "happy criminal"?
He loves that crackling smell of his scalp on fire?
Amy, you could use some of the songs from Dr. Horrible.
t edit And does "Mack the Knife" count?
What about stuff from Pirates of the Caribbean? I like the theme, and "He's a Pirate."
Hot Rod Lincoln (most versions) [link] The guy ends up in jail, plus it has some fab rockabilly guitar licks. I like the Commander Cody version myself.
"My dad said 'Son, you're gonna drive me to drinkin'
If you don't stop drivin' that Hot...Rod... Lincoln.' "
I've never heard it, tommy, but sure!
OK, it's up there....
Ooh, Mack the Knife!
The songs don't really have to be about "happy" criminals, just sort of ... embracing the life of crime. Which I am considering.
I like the Dead's version of "Mama Tried," but Merle Haggard is not exactly my thing.