Some Songs That Make You Think About Life

What are some songs that make you think?

The song that immediately comes to mind when I read your description,make you question what you think you knowis a powerful (and divisive) one from Sinéad O'Connor called “Famine” off her Universal Mother album. The song tackles in a very Sinead-manner the horrible tragedy known popularly as the Great Irish Famine. As I understood the famine, in extremely broad strokes, there was a blight on potato crops in Ireland in the 19th Century, which lead to a period of mass starvation and mass emigration to, among other places, America. (In my experience in the US, we learn about world history as it has affected our country.)I doubt I would have thought twice about this historic event were it not for Sinéad O'Connor and her strikingly unusual and forthright song, “Famine.” Here are the opening lines to give you a taste:OK, I want to talk about IrelandSpecifically I want to talk about the "famine"About the fact that there never really was oneThere was no "famine"See Irish people were only allowed to eat potatoesAll of the other foodMeat fish vegetablesWere shipped out of the country under armed guardTo England while the Irish people starvedAnd then on the middle of all thisThey gave us money not to teach our children IrishAnd so we lost our historyAnd then this particularly shocking set of lines:An American army regulationSays you mustn't kill more than 10% of a nation'Cos to do so causes permanent "psychological damage"It's not permanent but they didn't know thatAnyway during the supposed "famine"We lost a lot more than 10% of our nationThrough deaths on land or on ships of emigrationBut what finally broke us was not starvationbut it's use in the controlling of our educationSchool go on about "Black 47"On and on about "The terrible famine"But what they don't say is in truthThere really never was oneSure got me thinking!Edit: I forgot I wanted to include a video for your enjoyment:

What are some songs that you can hear while thinking about life?

This song :Everybody knows - Leonard Cohen.And almost anything by Matchbox 20.Matchbox Twenty - UnwellMatchbox Twenty - Back 2 Good (Video)Matchbox Twenty - Disease

What song makes you really think about life?

This song (ghazal)..Rishton ke saare manzarChup-chaap dekhta hoonRishton ke saare manzarChup-chaap dekhta hoonHatho mein sab ke khanjarHatho mein sab ke khanjarChup-chaap dekhta hoonRishton ke saare manzarChup-chaap dekhta hoonJis mein palla hain mereBachpan ka lamha lamhaJis mein palla hain mereBachpan ka lamha lamhaJis mein palla hain mereBachpan ka lamha lamhaUjhda huaa sa woh gharChup-chaap dekhta hoonUjhda huaa sa woh gharChup-chaap dekhta hoonHatho mein sab ke khanjarHatho mein sab ke khanjarChup-chaap dekhta hoonRishton ke saare manzarChup-chaap dekhta hoonDharta hain kitane tohamatMujhpe wajood meraDharta hain kitane tohamatMujhpe wajood meraDharta hain kitane tohamatMujhpe wajood meraJab ki mein dil ke andarChup-chaap dekhta hoonJab ki mein dil ke andarChup-chaap dekhta hoonHatho mein sab ke khanjarHatho mein sab ke khanjarChup-chaap dekhta hoonRishton ke saare manzarChup-chaap dekhta hoonWoh reh guzar kabhi joManzil ki iptdaa thiWoh reh guzar kabhi joManzil ki iptdaa thiWoh reh guzar kabhi joManzil ki iptdaa thiUsko main ab palat karChup-chaap dekhta hoonUsko main ab palat karChup-chaap dekhta hoonHatho mein sab ke khanjarHatho mein sab ke khanjarChup-chaap dekhta hoonRishton ke saare manzarChup-chaap dekhta hoon.It has an earlier version of Jagjit Singh which is just out of the world. But Arijit Da sung it soulfully.Just listen and tell me isn’t it about life?Here is the link

What songs make you think about life in different way?

There are some songs whose lines are so heart touching….1)Aaj jaane ki zidd naa kroWaqt ki qaid mein zindagi hai magarChand ghadiyan yehi hain jo aazad hainInko khokar mere jaan-e-jaanUmr bhar na taraste rahoAaj jaane ki zid na karoTranslation-My life is trapped in time's barsJust a few solitary moments are freeAnd if you lose them too, my belovedYou shall keep craving foreverDon't insist on leaving today2)Tajdar-e-haramKismat mein meri chain se jeena likhdeDoobe na kabhi mera safeena likh deJannat bhi ganwara hai, magar mere liyeAye kaatib-e-taqdeer, madina(pilgrimage) likhdeTranslation-Let a life of peace and contentment be my fateMay my ship never sink even in troubled watersLet this be my fateIt's not that heaven would not be acceptable to me, butO Writer of Destinies, let Medina be my fate3)Ae dil hai mushkilTujhko main kitniShiddat se chaahunChaahe toh rehna tu be-khabarMohtaaj manzil ka toh nahi haiYe ek tarfa mera safar, safarKhoobsurat hai manzil se bhiMeri har kami ko hai tu laazmiTranslation-If you wish, stay unaware of the extreme to which I love you My one-sided journey (journey of one-sided love) Is not dependent on destination This journey is even more gorgeous than destination You are necessary to complete everything that lacks in my life.4)Agar tum sath hoPal Bhar Thahar JaaoDil Ye Sambhal JaayeKaise Tumhe Roka KarunMeri Taraf Aata HarGham Phisal JaayeAankhon Mein Tum Ko BharunBin Bole Baatein Tumse Karun‘Gar Tum Saath HoAgar Tum Saath HoTranslation-stop for a moment,let this heart get stablehow should I stop you.every sorrow coming towards mewould slip away.I’ll fill you in my eyesI’ll talk to you without speaking,if you are with meif you are with me.

What are some songs that make you think back to an event or time in life? Describe the event or thing the song makes you think about.

I’m only going to say one, but its an album “Eazy Duz It” By Eazy E. To preface this memory I grew up in the suburbs, But I remember in 8th on the bus 30 of the whitest kids you can imagine Rapping the whole album acapella. Now today you have people like “Justin Bieber” citing 2Pac as an influence but this was 88′ no YouTube no internet just word of mouth and a brave pirate radio station somewhere in Cleveland. It just goes to show the Genius of N.W.A at the time.

What song makes you stop and think?

One song of Bob Dylan. I heard many a time since my childhood. It’s a song of 60s and when I first listened to that I kept playing it many a time. The song was quite different and dedicated to the mankind.I first listened to this song during my childhood but couldn’t make any sense out of it till I grew up. In my view, that song has a noble message in each of its word and nobody can deny that. I think it shows a completely different thought process on the part of the composer and am sure, this is one of his compositions that earns him the prestigious Noble award. I consider it Iconic.The video link below is a simple cover of this song carrying some strong message to the society. You may find each word very meaningful and thought provoking.Bob Dylan's Blowing in the wind easy guitar song