Combining songs with story telling

I have read novels that contain poetry - I think the first one was probably the Hobbit or Lord of the Rings. Personally I didn't really like the poems included, but that's not the point. As far as I am aware people readers don't get worked up about the principle of poems being included to enhance the story telling.

So what about including songs in novels? Is that a step too far?

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Combining songs with story telling