Leonard Cohen ... pick one. I don't think I can settle on just one. If you want his most popular song look at "Hallelujah" which has been covered and re-written by a ton of people.
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Originally Posted by Leonard Cohen
Now I've heard there was a secret chord
That david played, and it pleased the lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this
The fourth, the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Hallelujah
Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her
She tied you
To a kitchen chair
She broke your throne, and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light
In every word
It doesn't matter which you heard
The holy or the broken hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Hallelujah, hallelujah
I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though
It all went wrong
I'll stand before the lord of song
With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah
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John Cale's addition to the lyrics also counts:
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Originally Posted by John Cale
Maybe there's a God above,
But all I ever learned from love
Was how to shoot at someone who out drew you
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Tom Waits ... pick one. Again, if you're looking for a popular one look at "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" or "Small Change Got Rained On" but pretty much any of his songs can stand on their own poetically.
If you're focused solely on radio then I can't help much. Radio formats are usually NOT focused on lyrical content.