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, 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
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
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
In this song Fischer explains his feelings and emotions about Los Angeles - the city he’s residing in now.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This remix melds together Elton John’s hits such as “Sacrifice” and “Rocket Man," and features Dua Lipa on vocals.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This song was a huge hit in the nineteen eighties for the British band Culture Club. Their flamboyant and charismatic singer, Boy George, said that it’s all about being true to yourself, saying “If you don't act like you feel, then you get Karma-justice, that's nature's way of paying you back.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
R&B singer H.E.R. performs a passionate and soulful rendition of "America the Beautiful" at the SuperBowl, complete with a guitar solo.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Ireland, United Kingdom
Boy band One Direction performs their hit “The Story of My Life“ in front of an enthusiastic audience at a summer festival in London, England.
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