The parables in rock songs

Matthew

• The Lamp under the Bushel (5:14-15): “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” (Pink Floyd)
• The Wise and Foolish Builders (7:24-27): “Shelter from the Storm” (Bob Dylan)
• New Patch on Old Cloth / New Wine in Old Wineskins (9:16-17): “Old Habits Die Hard” (Bon Jovi)
• The Strong Man (12:29): “Fun with Ropes” (The Go-Go’s)
• The Tares (13:24-30): “Farmer’s Blues” (Merle Haggard and Marty Stuart)
• The Mustard Seed (13:31-32): “Really Very Small” (Esperanza Spalding)
• The Leaven (13:33): “Rise Up” (Indigo Girls)
• The Hidden Treasure (13:44): “Give It All Up” (The Corrs)
• The Pearl (13:45-46): “You Can Get It If You Really Want” (Jimmy Cliff)
• The Net (13:47-50): “Talking Fishing Blues” (Woody Guthrie)
• The Unforgiving Servant (18:23-35): “Cold, Cold Heart” (Norah Jones)
• The Labourers in the Vineyard (20:1-16): “Best for Last” (Adele)
• The Two Sons (21:28-32): “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” (The Clash)
• The Wicked Husbandmen (21:33-41): “The Payback” (James Brown)
• The Great Banquet (22:1-14): “It’s My Party” (Lesley Gore)
• The Fig Tree (24:32-35): “Juicy” (The Notorious B.I.G.)
• The Faithful/Unfaithful Servant (24:45-51): “Wake Up Call” (Maroon 5)
• The Ten Virgins (25:1-13): “Stupid Girls” (Pink) 
• The Talents (25:14-30): “Work Me, Lord” (Janis Joplin)
• The Sheep and the Goats (25:31-46): “You Don’t Know Me” (Ray Charles)

Mark

• The Sower (4:1-9): “Fields of Gold” (Sting)
• Interpretation of the Sower (4:13-20): “Why Must I Always Explain?” (Van Morrison)
• The Seed Growing Secretly (4:26-29): “I Keep It Hid” (Alice Clark)

Luke

• The Two Debtors (7:41-43): “Bills, Bills, Bills” (Destiny’s Child)
• The Good Samaritan (10:25-37): “Walk on By” (Dionne Warwick)
• The Friend at Midnight (11:5-8): “He Woke Me Up Again” (Sufjan Stevens)
• The Rich Fool (12:16-21): “Give, Give, Give Me More, More, More” (The Wonder Stuff) 
• The Barren Fig Tree (13:6-9): “Chop ‘em Down” (Matisyahu)
• The Lost Sheep (15:1-7): “Can’t Find My Way Home” (Traffic)
• The Lost Coin (15:8-10): “The Search Is Over” (Survivor)
• The Prodigal Son (15:11-32): “Daddy Lessons” (Beyonce)
• The Unjust Steward (16:1-13): “Wise Up” (Aimee Mann) 
• The Rich Man and Lazarus (16:19-31): “Help!” (The Beatles)
• The Master and Servant (17:7-10): “No Thanks to You” (Emma Watson)
• The Unjust Judge (18:1-8): “Naggin’ Woman” (The Kinks)
• The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (18:9-14): “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” (The Temptations)