Please could you help with song choices for an English assessment

[JMSA]

‘Morning all
My teen has an English assignment and I’d love to hear your song choices (the assignment is for English but with a music theme!). I thought about The Drugs Don’t Work by the Verve, but I’m not sure. Ideally it would be quite a ‘meaty’ song so that we can really analyse the lyrics!
Thanks very much

Should make a playlist of these

Heroin Girl by Evergreen

Toy Soldiers - Martika.

“Didn’t We Have a Lovely Time the Day We Went to Bangor” by Fiddler’s Dram.

Just not actually his.

Also - Embarrassment by Madness - about a band member's sister who became pregnant as a teenager and her family disowned her because they didn't approve of the father. Quite dark subject matter (especially for Madness!) and probably more relevant to those times but I'm sure it probably still resonates in some families, even today.

squeeze
up the junction

Yes, aware. Nine inch nails. I prefer the Cash version.

Not to derail but if you like old school country covers from different genres, have you heard Glen Campbell's version of Good Riddance? I quite like it.

Messy by Lola Young is quite recent. It’s about how in a coercive relationship everything you do is ‘wrong’.

I'm going to go look that up - never heard of it.

Born this Way - Lady Gaga (pro-diversity, acceptance)

Just a Girl - No Doubt (anti-sexism; female empowerment)

Where Is The Love - The Black Eyed Peas (empathy and radial harmony)

Long Way To Go - Gwen Stefani (anti-racism, particularly in respect of inter-racial relationships)

99 Red Balloons - Nena (anti-war)

Beautiful - Christina Aguilera (self-acceptance and anti-bullying)

What It Feels Like For A Girl - Madonna (female empowerment)

1-800-273-8255 - Logic ft. Alessia Cara and Khalid (mental health awareness; the song title is a suicide prevention hotline in the US)

Earth - Lil Dicky (environmental awareness; features ~30 other artists)

Rich, White, Straight Men - Kesha (pro-equality; anti-racist, anti-sexist)

Land of the Free - The Killers (pro gun control)

I love ' Cornflake Girl' by Tori Amos.

It's about female genital mutilation of all things. I didn't realise that all the years I'd sang it.

We are hugely into lyric analysis at the moment (Home Ed). If you are doing the first option maybe Suicide of Love Ozzy Osbourne, Tragic Truth by Five Finger Death Punch, The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift or Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran?
If choosing the other part with 2 songs maybe The Alchemy by Taylor Swift, Favourite Crime Olivia Rodrigo, Zombie by the Cranberries, Congratulations or Who’s Laughing Now Holywood Vampires

Shake it off by Taylor Swift, a song about having self esteem.

hello, great discussion!

Combine Harvester - The Wurzels 👍

Too much, too young by the Specials

Bittersweet symphony the verve
where is the love, black eyed peas
earth song Michael Jackson

Survivor destinys child

Unpretty by TLC

Tupac changes