No. 28

The Ballad of Curtis Loew - Lynyrd Skynyrd (1974) Video - This may seem an odd choice as it's hardly one of the best-known Skynyrd songs, but it's on the list because it tells a story. It tells the story of an underappreciated black musician, something I've harped about several times in previous posts, and about a young boy being punished for listening to music his parents don't approve of, another theme of mine, most notably in Aerosmith's Pink. Before their ill-fated plane crash, Lynyrd Skynyrd performed this song only once live.