Comments on: Friday Five: Death By Stampede

By: Friday Five: Mining Deaths - Engine 145

Friday Five: Mining Deaths - Engine 145 — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:26:10 +0000

[...] such as being eaten by alligators, songs about drowning, freezing to death, rodeo deaths or being trampled by stampedes. Once we kill off the song’s protagonist, we even provide burial instructions to help finish [...]

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:11:45 +0000

How about “There’s An Empty Cot In The Bunkhouse Tonight” about a cowboy who rescued a calf in a snowstorm, succeeded but died during the night after getting back to the bunkhouse. Not exactly a stampede song, but about cattle – Louise Massey & The Westerners (1934) – also Gene Autry that same year

By: bll

bll — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:52:45 +0000

The Cowboy Song – Garth Brooks

Bonner crossed over Jordan riding Dunny to his death. Can’t argue with the yodel at the end either.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:53:12 +0000

…did the roller-skating in the buffalo herd actually cause a stampede…i just can’t remember.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:16:53 +0000

Darn, I’ve been waiting for the “Kids Dying of Cancer/A Terrible Disease” songs and hoping they would be next! I actually like “Streets of Heaven” and “How Big Are Angel Wings”. Oh well….

By: Sam G.

Sam G. — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:06:48 +0000

Next week: Top 5 songs about skydiving accidents.

By: stormy

stormy — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:22:40 +0000

The protagionist of The Master’s Call didn’t die.

By: Mrsandy

Mrsandy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:31:35 +0000

Also from the “Gunfighter Ballads” album is another great stampede ballad — “The Master’s Call”… which, IMHO, is the stronger story and song.

By: Rick

Rick — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:32 +0000

Wow, how could you not include Marty Robbins’ “Little Joe The Wrangler”! Tsk, tsk….