Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain is a country pop song about female empowerment.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
The song "Pumped up Kicks" by Los Angeles band Foster the People was a response to school shootings in the United States. It contrasts an upbeat melody with a dark message.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
In this music video, clips from home videos show Ed Sheeran throughout his childhood. As an adorable ginger-haired kid, he plays with cats and is seen busking on the streets before stardom.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
This video featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes was nominated for an MTV Video Music Award in the Best Pop Video category. Without being explicit, the song addresses abuse and violence in relationships.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Aura Dione is a Copenhagen-born singer of Faroese, Spanish, French and Danish origin. According to Aura, the song, which she sings in English is about staying true to yourself and living out your dreams.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
K'naan is a Somali-Canadian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. Here, he performs a version of his hit song "Wavin' Flag" from his album entitled “Troubadour."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
"Need You Now" is a Grammy-award-winning country pop song performed by American country music trio Lady Antebellum. It tells the familiar story of being lonely enough to make a late night phone call you might regret the next day.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Listen to the new song by American singer Ariana Grande “No Tears Left to Cry.” Dave Meyers, the director of the music video, states, "What we wanted to explore was the disorientation that you go through in life, and the quest we all go through to find the ground again."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Here is the video for the song “Colors” by Haitian-American singer Jason Derulo, which was chosen to be the anthem for the FIFA World Cup.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ireland
Imelda May is an Irish singer-songwriter. Her music is a mix of Neo-Rockabilly, Blues and Jazz. In this video she performs Tainted Love, written by Ed Cobb and made famous by the band Soft Cell.
Difficulty: Beginner
Sweden, United Kingdom
The first line of "Waiting for Love" is a well known saying: "Where there's a will, there's a way," and sets the optimistic tone of the song. Late, Swedish-born artist Avicii used the days of the week as his refrain, so it's a great opportunity to review them.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Steve Skaith reflects on life and relationships in the song "Other Mothers" from the album "Empires & Us."
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
The British band Madness had a major UK hit with this song, and with good reason: heartfelt and nutty in equal measure, it would bring the house down at every Madness show. The video — filmed above and below water — is one of their classics, with cameo appearances by Big Bird, a killer whale, and Labi Siffre, who wrote the song.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
"I Miss You" is a breakup song by British electronic music group Clean Bandit, featuring vocals from American singer and songwriter Julia Michaels. It was written by Jack Patterson, Grace Chatto, and Julia Michaels.
Difficulty: Beginner
Australia
Australians Kylie Minogue and Nick Cave of the band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds sing a beautiful but macabre duet about a man who brought his sweetheart to a river and killed her. A 19th century Irish song entitled “Down in the Willow Garden” inspired Cave to write the song.
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