100 Most Poetic Songs of All-Time Changes

1. All three songs I chose from the list I think should be higher than they are ranked now. The first song that should be moved up the list is “Faithfully” by Journey. It is middle to the end of the list and should in the top twenty at least. Steve Perry was an absolutely amazing singer and this song is yet another example of his virtuosity. The song goes through the relationship between two lovers that want to be with each other greatly, but are separated at the time. The song explains different situations that separate them and the joy of seeing each other again and rediscovering their love they have for each other. The message told throughout the song is that no matter the distance, each of them will be forever faithfully in love for each other. This is sort of a cliché theme for songs, but given the talent and intriguing lyrics by Journey, the song is anything but cliché. “Faithfully” is a song a listener can listen to over and over and never tire of the amazing tone the song is in and the feeling they get listening to it. With great instrumentals and very poetic lyrics, “Faithfully” by Journey should be much higher on the list.

2. The second song I have chosen that should be higher on the list is “Hey There Delilah” by the Plain White T’s. This song is already ranked around the mid twenties and at first I was going to say that it should be lower. However, after listening to it and reading through the lyrics, I realized that the song should actually be higher. I had never looked over the lyrics and upon doing so I was able to see the message being conveyed by the Plain White T’s. The story is very relatable to, it being that a couple in two years with be in love and leading a successful life. The singer, a male figure, compliments his girlfriend over and over. This seems very cliché; however, the lyrics are very unique. For example, instead of the singer saying I will do anything for you if it makes you happy he says “If every simple song I wrote to you would take your breath away, I’d write it all.” Another expression the singer uses to show his affection to his girlfriend is “Our friends would all make fun of us and we'll just laugh along because we know that none of them have felt this way.” Overall this song could move up a few spots on the list easily.

3. The third and final song that without a doubt should be higher on the list is “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. How this song is rated #86 on the list escapes me. “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen is arguably the greatest song of all time and is only ranked #86 by Stray Poetry. This is practically an outrage. Freddy Mercury is also arguably the greatest singer of all-time and songs like this, with words like this are the reasons why this is so. “Bohemian Rhapsody” explains the dream of a boy going through unique and scary events, which are said to be related to dreams and experiences Freddy Mercury had himself. The song is also unique in the fact that it is not 100% definable to one genre because it contains so many styles. The intro starts off then gets into a ballad, which is followed a guitar solo. After the guitar solo, the song goes into opera, and then changes into hard rock. That is then followed by a quieting outro. The song is very unique and euphoric, creating an atmosphere for the listener which encourages further listening. “Bohemian Rhapsody without a doubt should be higher on the most poetic songs of all time list.

Scavenger Hunt: 5-10-10

1.Barack Obama’s favorite Bob Dylan album, Blood on the Tracks, was released in the same year that Portugal granted independence to Angola.
-huffingtonpost.com

2.What was Paul McCartney’s first instrument?
Trumpet
-Wikipedia


3.What Canadian was slated to play Woodstock but never made it?
Lighthouse
-woodstockstory.com


4.Where was Brian Wilson raised?
Hawthorne, CA
-Wikipedia

5.What is the name of Cat Stevens’ 4th daughter?
Hasanah
-islamfortoday.com




6.Quote Neil Young’s lines alluding to the US Patriot Act.
“This thing called Patriot Act, through which we abdicated a lot of our civil rights to defend the country against terrorism; it's a four-year story.”
-Brainyquote.com

5/4 Work: War

Immortal Technique- Bin Laden

Immortal Technique, in this song as well as others, is very strongly against the war. In this song specifically, they are saying they believe Bush was the cause of 9/11. Immortal Technique continues to be a strong political activist, never afraid to speak his mind.

R-Mean- Open Wounds

R-Mean was born in California, but raised in the Netherlands until he was 18. He is not into politics much, but decided to write this song, which is in the view of a soldier. In the song it talks about how they have many wounds, but they continue to fight for the ones they have lost.

The two songs I have chosen are both from my genre, and both have very different views of the war in the Middle East. Immortal Technique’s view, as it always is in many of his songs, is saying he is against the ongoing war. R-Mean, a rapper whom I have never heard explains that there is a lot of honor in fighting for your country, and that if he were a soldier he would continue to fight. You can visualize the soldier in his lyrics pushing on in the desert or tough conditions of the night. The theme of war in general will always be discussed. Some artists are very public with their beliefs and put them in their songs. Others are afraid that doing the same will cause fans to be lost and rather not discuss it. War is definitely a power genre in the music world. It is a big part of our country and culture, and many people have an opinion about it. Some artists want to raise awareness to support troops or continue the war, while others are strong advocates for stopping the war as soon as possible. There will always be an ongoing dispute over what is correct, and war as a genre in music will be there the whole time as well.