Songs with interesting lyrics

I want to do an English lesson that involves listening to a couple of songs, discussing them and interpreting their meaning.

I have a few in mind but I would like to see what the NBR crowd thinks.

The only real criteria is the songs must be sung in a reasonably clear voice and the lyrics should be somewhat interesting.

Thunderstruck

or even this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a4gyJsY0mc

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My Back pages by Dylan

I think Sweet Caroline would be a blast to teach since you could get them involved with the "So Good, So Good, So Good!" portion, but the lyrics aren't that interesting.

For lyrical content how about something by the Counting Crows? Round Here or Mr. Jones?

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He asks for clear voices and you suggest Bob Dylan? Really?

He asks for clear voices and you suggest Bob Dylan? Really?

That's actually a really good suggestion. His voice might be raspy and by most standards..bad but the lyrics are easy to understand.

Unfortunately I'm already planning to use "The times they are a changing" and one Dylan song is enough.

This song boggles my mind on many levels, clear speaking too.

Best/Worst lyric: "Cus' I get a thousand hugs, from ten thousand lightening bugs as they try to teach me how to dance."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI4JLa0hbUw

one Dylan song is enough.

Fucking amen to that.

This song boggles my mind on many levels, clear speaking too.

Best/Worst lyric: "Cus' I get a thousand hugs, from ten thousand lightening bugs as they try to teach me how to dance."

that album is sooooo ghey but it dominates.

Some death cab for cutie
man eater - hall [HTML_REMOVED] oates

Queen - Fat bottomed girls.

vanilla ice - ice ice baby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE

Rick Astley..

oh wait..

Another good Dylan song is 'Hurricane'

Arlo Guthrie - "Alice's Restaurant" or "Pickle Song"

bob dylan - if you see her say hello

or, my favorite song ever:

Sam Cooke - a change is gonna come