Question

What are some songs with irony in them?

Answer 1

Hint: Irony is a narrative device that contrasts how objects look on the surface with how they actually are under the surface. The word ironic derives from the Latin word for "feigned stupidity." Dramatic, situational, and verbal are the three primary forms used in literature.

Complete answer:
The song which had irony in them is "Ironic" by Alanis Morrissette. Lyrics as well as the title have irony.
Few lines from the song which depicts irony are:
1) It's like rain on your wedding day
It's a free ride when you've already paid
It's good advice that you just didn't take

Almost every condition in the song is correctly and unambiguously described in this way. Rain on one's wedding day will be cruelly, humorously, and oddly at odds with hopes with all I know. This kind of irony is known as "situational irony," the term fits well here to characterise the many ironies in the song.

2) It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife. It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife And isn't it ironic... don't you think? A little too ironic... and yeah I really do think…

“Meeting the man of my dreams/Then meeting his lovely wife...” is an example of Situational Irony. Meeting the guy of one's dreams only to discover that he is married is unexpected.

3) He won the lottery and died the next day
It's a black fly in your Chardonnay
It's a death row pardon two minutes too late
Isn't it ironic... don't you think?

“It’s a death row pardon two minutes late…” is also an example of situational irony. Someone on death row, who has most certainly been through multiple appeals, would not expect to be pardoned for their conduct.

Note: Irony is a figure of speech and one of the most well-known literary instruments for expressing intense feelings or making an argument. The irony is described as the use of words to express a message that is diametrically opposed to what is actually said.