Good song to analyze?

[wildguy9110]

Does anyone know of a good song that has lot of meaning and is significant?

It is for a school assignment and I can' t think of a song at all.

If it helps, this is the assignment:

Every student will make an oral presentation of the lyrics to a song of their choice. Students are expected to explain the meaning of the song, its significance, as well as the artist's use of at least FIVE literary or poetic devices.

Thanks in advance.

[angelfire2005]

we had to do this in english 101 in high school. i chose Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car." it's a good song that can be interpreted without much difficulty and is easy to understand.

[owned4u]

Well if you want to be unoriginal I guess, you could do John Lennon's "Imagine." Great song too haha

Or stairway to heaven by zeppelin.

[Woody72]

Check songs by TOOL. I've never seen lyrics like theirs. They have all sorts of hidden messages and meanings and stuff, pretty cool.

Try looking at their song 'Aenima'.

This website is pretty cool for looking at song meanings. I've linked you to the tool songs.

http://www.songmeanings.net/artist.php?aid=249

[goldz]

Secret Smile by Semisonic is a pritty good meaningful song

[fappy]

My Name is Jonas - Weezer

It's about Rivers Cuomo's brother, who has a mental illness, getting fcked by insurance agencies after getting in a car crash.

[guest]

I have always wondered what "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull was about. I could never quite figure it out (cancer?). If you could demystify that one, I'm sure you could find a few of literary devices.

[NoReMaC]

Check songs by TOOL. I've never seen lyrics like theirs. They have all sorts of hidden messages and meanings and stuff, pretty cool.

Try looking at their song 'Aenima'.

This website is pretty cool for looking at song meanings. I've linked you to the tool songs.

http://www.songmeanings.net/artist.php?aid=249

x2. Lateralus has a cool meaning and great lyrics too.

Check out some Pink Floyd too. The entire Animals album has an interesting meaning.

Also, check out Silhouette of a Life by 10 Years. Amazing lyrics, imo.

[KellerLB]

Jimi Hendrix - Bold as Love

its all metaphor/personification with some simile


i did it for mine last year

[beach89]

Led Zeppelin- Stairway to Heaven

[astral week]

most songs by the beatles, neil young, simon and garfunkel, bob dylan, the who, sly and the family stone, etc.

a day in the life - the beatles, is a really fascinating song.

[Uncle Ben]

Any Deftones song would be clutch too.

Look into Deftones "Digital Bath"

[wildguy9110]

Thanks for all the help everyone

[TheFranchise55]

lupe fiasco-the cool

[Poofy Nesbit]

Check songs by TOOL. I've never seen lyrics like theirs. They have all sorts of hidden messages and meanings and stuff, pretty cool.

Try looking at their song 'Aenima'.

This website is pretty cool for looking at song meanings. I've linked you to the tool songs.

http://www.songmeanings.net/artist.php?aid=249

Christ. It only took 4 posts.

What significance does the term stinkfist have to you?

[ruga buga]

agreed with the tool posts. and a good song i think would be stone sour-zzzxy. road

[Woody72]

Christ. It only took 4 posts.

What significance does the term stinkfist have to you?

hahaha anal fisting i wouldn't recommend doing that song for the school presentation.

[Mitsuomi]

led zeppelin - stairway to heaven
pink floyd - hey you
queen - bohemian rhapsody

[Jem777]

led zeppelin - stairway to heaven
pink floyd - hey you
queen - bohemian rhapsody

I'd add

Pink Floyd - Wish you were here

Dream Theater - Spirit carries on

[RHITguy]

Nine inch nails - hurt, love is not enough, everyday is exactly the same, only
etcetera and so forth

[ers124]

sound of silence - simon and garfunkel

[ArmTheHomeless]

Anything by Bob Dylan
Also American Pie
Rage Against The Machine songs
Bob Marley songs
Bruce Springsteen
but mainly Dylan

[Frud]

As said in here, Deftones and Tool.
Chino and Maynard are my favorite lyricists of all time.
So any song by them.

[Idontakefishoil]

Tool-Prison Sex
Tool-Schism
Tool-Sober
Tool-Vicarious
Ailve-Pearl Jam
Black-Pearl Jam
Evenflow-Pearl Jam
All Apologies-Nirvana
Rape Me-Nirvana
Times Like These-Jack Johnson(serious)
Round' Here-Counting Crows
Rooster-Alice in Chains

[Clide Whit]

Does anyone know of a good song that has lot of meaning and is significant?

It is for a school assignment and I can' t think of a song at all.

If it helps, this is the assignment:

Every student will make an oral presentation of the lyrics to a song of their choice. Students are expected to explain the meaning of the song, its significance, as well as the artist's use of at least FIVE literary or poetic devices.

Thanks in advance.

This is a good song about underage human trafficking.