Your favorite songs purely based on its lyrics?

[filmandmusic]

I think “Running Scared“ by Roy Orbison is fantastic, the build up, the anticipation to the finale …. And then the relief. Goosebumps!
I also am awe struck by “Thunder Road“ by Bruce Springsteen. The entire song I see the images of what he describes in my mind, it is like a mini movie with an epic ending.
Last but not least “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot, love the imagery and some lines are really great “heroes often fail” , the feeling’s gone and I just can’t get it back” how often does a guy sing such vulnerable lyrics? He also sounds so wise, someone you just start listening to when he opens his mouth.

Maybe of interest for @zinniabooklover , @Agonum ? Hopefully more people though!

 

[Hot_Street]

Imagine
The Show Must Go On

 

[zinniabooklover]

Picture This - Blondie
The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald - Gordon Lightfoot
Sloop John B - The Beach Boys
WBSS - Michael
SIM - again!
911 - Cyndi Lauper ("You can't wrap fire up in paper ... and you can't rap your way out of here")
Complete Control - The Clash
Artificial - X Ray Spex
Virginia Plain - Roxy Music
Teenage Rampage - The Sweet
Vampire - Olivia Rodrigo
School's Out - Alice Cooper
Bob Dylan - everything!

Better stop, lol.

 

[DuranDuran]

Nancy Wilson - Guess Who I Saw Today
Whodini - Five Minutes Of Funk
Whodini - Big Mouth
The Dixie Hummingbirds - Christian's Automobile
The Winans - The Question Is (1981 version)
Otis Redding & Carla Thomas - Tramp
The O'Jays - I Love Music
Gap Band - Nothin' Comes To Sleepers
Weird Al - Taco Grande
New Birth - Honeybee
OutKast feat. Lil' Wayne & Snoop Dogg - Hollywood Divorce
Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly
Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper To Keep Her
Shirley Caesar - No Charge
Sam Cooke - Cousin Of Mine
Johnny Guitar Watson - A Real Mother For Ya
Sugarhill Gang - Rappers Delight
Jerry Reed - When You're Hot, You're Hot
Stevie Wonder - The Secret Life Of Plants
Ray Stevens - Mississippi Squirrel Revival
Sir Mix-A-Lot - My Hooptie
Charlie Daniels Band - Uneasy Rider (1973 version)
LL Cool J - Big Ole Butt
Sammy Davis Jr. - The Candy Man
Kurtis Blow - Christmas Rappin'
The Beatles - Rocky Raccoon
Wham! - Everything She Wants (12" version)
Gayla Peevey - I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me
Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
Jim Croce - Speedball Tucker
Fat Boys - Jailhouse Rap
Julie Andrews - A Spoonful Of Sugar
Clarence Carter - A Few Troubles I've Had
Mac Davis - Hard To Be Humble