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Question: What are some good lyrical/contemporary songs!?
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Where I Stood- Missy Higgins (this is one of my favorite songs for lyrical)
Dizzy- The Goo Goo Dolls (jazzy-lyrical!.!.listen to the whole song, major tempo change)
Acoustic Number 3- The Goo Goo Dolls (kinda short, but it's nice)
Please Forgive Me- David Grey (really powerful lyrics)
They Weren't There- Missy Higgins
Hero- Mariah Carey
Slow Me Down- Emmy Rossum
Rock Your Soul- Elisa (it's lighter, but her voice is really powerful in some points)
Dancing- Elisa (major vocal tone changes throughout the song, very powerful)
Dreaming With A Broken Heart- John Mayer )kina light, but it has a deeper meaning)
Wild Horses- Natasha Bedingfield (it's kinda common, but it's really cool to dance to)
anything by Imogen Heap
Fix You- Coldplay
The Scientist- Coldplay
Violet Hill- Coldplay (it's a little more contemporary, but it's cool)
Lost!?- Coldplay (It has great potential for insanely good musicality)
Lost- Anouk
A New Day Has Come- Celine Dion (really deep meaning, but it's lighter sounding)
Alone- Heart (really powerful towards middle and end)
These Four Walls- Miley Cyrus
Twilight- Vanessa Carlton (lighter)
Heroes and Thieves- Vanessa Carlton (lighter)
Uninvited- Alanis Moresette (this would be really good for a wow factor, BIG change in tempo)
Hands- Jewel (lighter)
Hollywood’s Not America- Ferras
Love's Divine- Seal (I danced to this one year and it came out really well, it has a really deep meaning)
These Days- Chantal Kreviazuk (it's kinda depressing if you listen to it, but it's moving)
Black Roses Red- Alana Grace (same mood as These Days)
Always There in You- The Valli Girls (same as the past two)
The Special Two- Missy Higgins (my favorite lyrical dance was to these two songs, it's lyrics are so easy to put emotion into while dancing)
Black Balloon- Goo Goo Dolls (another song with an emotional story)
Better Days- The Goo Goo Dolls (really powerful, but meaningful)
Let Love in- The Goo Goo Dolls (ligher)
Iris- The Goo Goo Dolls
basically anything by the goo goo dolls
Jewel has a lot of good songs
A Million Miles Away- Rihanna
Sober- Kelly Clarkson (really moving)
We're in Love- Greg Raposo
Unbelieveable-Kaci Brown
Beautiful Disaster (live)-Kelly Clarkson (I did this another year and I got a lot of emotion into it, and it turned out really well)
It's Gonna Be Love-Mandy Moore (kind of lighter, but it's fun)
Cry- Mandy Moore
Always Be My Baby-Mariah Carey
Butterfly-Mariah Carey
Bolero- Moulin Rouge Soundtrack
You and Me- Lifehouse
Storm- Lifehouse
Apologize- One Republic (not the Timbaland version)
I Got You-Nikki Flores
I Wanna Know You Like That- Nikki Flores
This Girl- Nikki Flores
I Don't Wanna Wait- Paula Cole
Where Have All the Cowboys Gone- Paula Cole
Whole Again- Play
What Is love- Play
Is It Love- Play
To Live and To Die For- Play
This is Me (acoustic, but the normal would be a good jazz)- Demi Lovato, from Camp Rock
Stand- Rascal Flatts
What Hurts The Most-Rascal Flatts
Seasons of Love- Rent Soundtrack (probably a better group number)
One Song Glory- Rent Soundtrack
Without You- Rent Soundtrack
Unfaithful- Rihanna (lighter, but it has meaning)
For You I Will- Teddy Geiger (really cute)
Im Still Here-Treasure Planet Soundtrack
Dancing Dirth in the Snow- Missy Higgins
Everything You Want- Vertical Horizon
My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion
If You Believe- Rachel Lampa
Only Hope-Mandy Moore (kind of younger kid like, but if it was choreographed well it could be amazing)
You- Switchfoot
Butterfly Kisses- Bob Carlisle
Jesus, Take the Wheel- Carrie Underwood (really emotional)
Don't forget to remember me- Carrie Underwood (really emotional)
Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood (more jazzy)
Everything You Said- Cori Yarckin
Almost Lover- A Fine Frenzy (another one of my favorite lyrical songs)
Lovely- Deep Side
I'll Be- Edwin McCain
Big Girls Don’t Cry- Fergie
Cry- Rihanna
Sarabeth- Rascall Flatts
Dark Blue- Jacks Mannequin
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i don't exactly have as many as jules!.!.!.!. :-S but a few songs i enjoy are
one~U2 or mary j!. blige (feat!. U2)
chasing cars~Snow patrol
the prayer~andrea bocelli and celine dionWww@QuestionHome@Com

hiding under water - beth hart
dreaming with a broken heart - john mayer
colorblind - counting crows
where i stood - missy higgins
stop & stare - one republic
who am i to say - hopeWww@QuestionHome@Com

This is Me - Demi Lovato
Leaving - Jesse Mc Cartney

Hope i helepd!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Say by john mayer
clocks by coldplayWww@QuestionHome@Com

check out the artist keaton simons, he has some great ones!Www@QuestionHome@Com