14 Pop Songs That Read as Crafty Poems

Narratives

1. “The Last Time I Saw Richard”—Joni Mitchell
2. “A Boy Named Sue”—Johnny Cash
3. “Eleanor Rigby”—The Beatles
4. “Everybody Knows”—Leonard Cohen; Rufus Wainwright version

Description

1. “Both Sides Now”—Joni Mitchell

Extended Metaphors

1. “Empty Garden”—Elton John
2.  “The Gambler”—Kenny Rogers
3. “Fortress Around Your Heart” – Sting

Language Poems

1. “Whiter Shade of Pale”—Procol Harem; Annie Lennox version
2. Anything by The Cocteau Twins

Lyrics

1. "Hallelujah"—Leonard Cohen; Jeff Buckley Version
2.  “America” – Simon & Garfunkel

Lists

1. “Windmills of Your Mind” – Dusty Springfield (List of Surreal Similes)
2. “King of Pain” – The Police (List of Metaphors)