Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
“Don't Answer Me” is a song by Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson, the British duo behind the Alan Parsons Project. This is their first music video, which features an award-winning animation by Michael Kaluta, inspired by 1930s comic strips.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"China Girl" was originally co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop when they lived in Berlin. Although there are many interpretations of the song's meaning, the video particularly looks at and parodies Asian female stereotypes.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Canadian singer Shawn Mendes released "Nervous" on his third studio album. It's a song about meeting a new potential love interest.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Prince said this about his song: "...Stay happy, stay focused, and you can beat the de-elevator [the "down" elevator as a metaphor for Satan]." It may be hard to understand the lyrics in this performance, but they're worth checking out. Find extended lyrics here
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This song from the album “A Night at the Opera” is considered one of the greatest rocks songs of all time. Music industry producers thought it was too long, at just under six minutes in length, and that no one would listen to it. Instead, it is the most streamed piece of music from the 20th century.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Miley Cyrus and Ariana Grande perform the song "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House at One Love Manchester. The event was organized by Ariana Grande in response to the bombing after her concert at Manchester Arena.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada, USA
The Barr Brothers is a folk quartet founded in Montreal by Andrew and Brad Barr, brothers who come from Rhode Island in the United States. Together with Sarah Page, Andres Vial, and other musicians, they perform “Song That I Heard” at the Pop Montreal Festival.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel has been described as dance-rock, blue-eyed soul, and funk, and was influenced by 1960s soul music. "Sledgehammer" has also been declared MTV's number one animated video of all time.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Eminem and Rihanna team up to address a difficult topic in this song about domestic violence in a relationship.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Gordon Lightfoot was a Canadian singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1960s and 70s and was a prominent figure in folk-rock music for many years to come. In this video, he performs one of his greatest songs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada
The Canadian singer-songwriter says of this work, “It's about individual responsibility for war and how the old feudal thinking kills us all.” Donovan and Glen Campbell are among the artists who have done covers of this song.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The video for Taylor Swift's hit "Look What You Made Me Do" is chock full of references to her personal life, including ex-boyfriends and feuds with other celebrities.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
As a surprise special guest, Carly Simon joined Taylor Swift on stage to sing "You're So Vain" together. It was the second night of Swift's sold-out Red Tour at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. This video features some excerpts from the performance, as well as backstage footage and interviews with Carly and Taylor.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The band The Specials was formed in Coventry, UK in the late 70's. They stood apart from the prevailing punk scene due to their ska influence and more upbeat way of conveying political messages.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Written by John as an expression of his love for Yoko Ono, the song is heartfelt and passionate. As John told Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, “When it gets down to it, when you’re drowning, you don’t say, ‘I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,’ you just scream.”
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