Where do you go to get advice? Your mum? Your brother, your sister? Maybe your therapist or your best friend?
Have you ever received good advice in a song? Songwriters offer a wealth of good advice in their lyrics. Tom Waits, for instance, has a song called "Time" in which he advises the listener that it’s time to let go, to open up and love somebody before time runs out. Pretty good advice, wouldn’t you say?
Then of course, who can forget that famous advice song by Kenny Rogers, "The Gambler?" You got to know when to hold ‘em/Know when to fold ‘em/Know when to walk away/Know when to run. And so on. That song is just bursting with good advice.
The band Stars puts a sweet, soaring melody behind their bit of musical advice in a song called "Hold On When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It." I don't know about you, but that seems like some pretty, ahem, sound advice.
Here are a few more famous songs you can learn a lesson or two from:
1. Michael Jackson's "Beat It"
2. Neil Young's "Look Out For My Love"
3. Cat Stevens' "Father & Son"
4. Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
5. Tammy Wynette's "Stand By Your Man"
WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE "ADVICE SONGS?"