frmusic1-6, Exercise 3: What the words add

Model answer (an example):

Choose, for instance, a song by Brel and read a translation. The words give the song a story and a changing emotional tone that the melody alone only hints at. They also show the singer's attitude to the subject, such as pleading, irony or defiance, which explains the intensity of the performance. A listener who follows the text hears the song as a short piece of theatre or literature rather than as a mood.

Any artist is acceptable if the answer refers to the actual words of the song.