Here are 10 great metaphors in song: ... There’s a lot going on in it, really. Mostly, though, something’s dropping down on us, and you can’t get much more ominous than that. 2.

Jens Lekman Infuses Love Songs With Transporting Metaphors On 'Life Will See You Now' The Swedish singer-songwriter's new album owes more to pop, disco and hip-hop than it does to rock or folk ...

There are lots of mystical and moving metaphors to be found in Led Zeppelin songs, but when Robert Plant sang about coming ...

Some songs use monster metaphors in complex, clever, and even profound ways. And then there’s Alice Cooper’s “Feed My Frankenstein.” The 1992 track comes on with all the subtlety of a ...

Key metaphors in the most popular love songs speak of proximity and possession A Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) study has analysed seven decades (1946 to 2016) of pop hits ...

No matter if you're in school or well past your days in English class, figures of speech are used every day in our lives. From songs and television shows to conversations and advertisements, we often ...

The Chicago rapper, who is highly respected for his lyrics, has compiled a list of his top 3 songs based on metaphors. Among Common's favorites are [...] Follow Billy on Facebook, Twitter.

Our poets and lyricists, with their insightful contemplations, soulfully composed many songs using literary similes and metaphors intertwined with the imagery of nature.

The Swedish singer-songwriter's new album owes more to pop, disco and hip-hop than it does to rock or folk. Critic Ken Tucker says Life Will See You Now is marked by a "transporting loveliness." ...