Great Songs for a Literary Analysis 2Pac "Changes" "Dear Mama" "Keep Ya Head Up" Adele "Rolling in the Deep" "Someone Like You" Andy Grammer "Keep Your Head Up" Atmosphere "Always Coming Back Home to You" "Yesterday" Black Eyed Peas "Where is the Love?" Brett Dennen "The Holidays are Here (And We're Still at War)" Buffalo Springfield "For What It's Worth" Carrie Underwood "Just a Dream" Christina Aguilera "Fighter" Christina Perri "Jar of Hearts" Coldplay "Viva la Vida" Common "I Am Music" "Retrospect for Life" Credence Clearwater Revival "Fortunate Son" Crystal Shawanda "You Can Let Go" Eyedea and Abilities "Music Music" Flobots "Handlebars" Green Day "21 Guns" "Macy's Day Parade" "Time of Your Life" "Wake Me Up When September Ends" Iron Maiden "Run to the Hills" "Paschendale" "The Longest Day" John Legend "Wake Up Everybody" ~ft. The Roots, Common, and Melanie Fiona John Lennon "Imagine" John Mayer "Waiting on the World to Change" Johnny Cash "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" Lady Gaga "Born This Way" Lauryn Hill "Doo Wop That Thing" Lonestar "I'm Already There" Ludacris "Runaway Love" Lupe Fiasco "Kick Push" "The Show Goes On" Matisyahu "King Without a Crown" "One Day" Metallica "Broken, Beat and Scarred" "Master of Puppets" "Seek and Destroy" Michael Jackson "Man in the Mirror" Mike Posner "Cooler than Me" Natasha Bedingfield "Unwritten" Nas "Can't Forget About You" Nena "99 Red Balloons" One Republic "Secrets" Pink "Dear Mr. President" Pink Floyd "Goodbye Blue Sky" "When the Tigers Broke Free" Sam Ock "Beautiful People" Sara Bareilles "King of Anything" Sarah McLachlin "Angel" "World on Fire" Saves the Day "Cars and Calories" Shawn Mullins "Lullaby" Sick Puppies "Maybe" Social Distortion "Winners and Losers" Taylor Swift "Never Grow Up" The Band Perry "I if I Die Young" The Eagles "Hotel California" The Script "Break Even" "For the First Time" The Temptations "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)" U2 "Beautiful Day" "Sunday Bloody Sunday" .