Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Looking back, even after years have passed, the relationship and the painful loss and the hurt that followed are remembered all too well.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
"The Joker and the Queen" is from Ed Sheeran's album = (pronounced "equals") and features Taylor Swift. The actors in the music video are in fact the same actors who as children featured in another duet of Sheeran and Swift's, “Everything Has Changed” from 2012.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"Green is the Colour" is a song from Pink Floyd's 1969 album More. Singer Roger Waters said that the song is about being on the island of Ibiza.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The song "If I Were a Boy" from Beyoncé’s album I am… Sacha Fierce highlights misunderstanding and mistrust between the sexes, and strongly questions male behavior. Written after the breakup of a romantic relationship, the singer imagines how things might be different if the gender roles were reversed.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
With Britpop at its peak, bands such as Oasis and Blur vied to have the biggest hits, but it was The Verve who struck a chord with perhaps the most memorable song of the era, “Bitter Sweet Symphony." But even their success was bittersweet, as they were promptly sued by the Rolling Stones, who claimed the band had stolen one of their melodies without permission.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
The relationship has its ups and downs, and here we see the couple fighting in the kitchen after his old friends visit. As she turns twenty-one and he doesn’t show up on her birthday, the writing is on the wall for this doomed relationship.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
"All Too Well: The Short Film" is based on an extended version of the song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, and was directed by Swift herself. It follows the relationship of a young couple through its ups and downs.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
"Shivers" is just one of the hit singles from the album = (pronounced "equals") by English pop singer Ed Sheeran. The influence of his friend Elton John can be noted in this stylish and fantastical music video.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
From her latest album 30, the single “Oh My God” reveals Adele’s fragile state as she emerged from her divorce and had to overcome a lot of anxiety in order to start dating and living her life again.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
The mop-topped fab four from Liverpool conquered the world with catchy, feel-good hits like this song “I Feel Fine” from 1964. In the video, you can catch the Beatles' sense of humor, with George pretending to sing the wrong words and Ringo riding a bicycle instead of playing the drums.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada
This smash hit from Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer The Weeknd comes from his album After Hours. The song reached number one in more than thirty countries, and in the United States it was the first song ever to remain in the top ten of the Billboard charts for over a year!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
The members of the band Mighty Oaks met and reside in Berlin, Germany. The song "Brother" is about singer Ian Hooper's relationship with his best friend in the United States, and their adventures growing up in the Pacific Northwest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Train is a rock band from San Francisco fronted by singer Pat Monahan. This song is about a man who's embarrassed to tell his friends that his girlfriend broke up with him, and tries to come up with another version of the story...
Difficulty: Beginner
Ireland
Better Days is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy. The song is about believing that brighter times are ahead and never losing hope, no matter how hard things might get.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The lyrics of David Bowie's song "Changes" are often seen as a manifesto for the many transformations he himself went through as an artist, and frequent reinventions of his musical style throughout the 1970s. In our fast-changing world, they are also a reminder to accept what comes and remain open to the ideas of the next generation.
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