Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Filmmakers Christina Fon and Stevie Salas are interviewed about Rumble, their documentary exploring how Native American musicians have influenced rock n' roll.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain is a country pop song about female empowerment.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Ride is a song written and recorded by hugely popular American musical duo Twenty One Pilots, from their fourth studio album, Blurryface. The chorus is "I'm falling so I'm taking my time on my ride." When you take your time, you relax and slow down. But in slowing down, he's also asking questions about life and "thinking too much."
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The video for British artist Dua Lipa's breakup song "New Rules" is staged at The Confidante, a hotel in Miami. It looks at the power of female friendship and female allies in dealing with difficult situations.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
The two filmmakers who created Rumble talk about how Native American musicians like Link Wray were idols in the eyes of famous performers, but totally unknown to the general public.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Canada, USA
The filmmakers talk about some of the people they wanted to interview for the documentary. Sometimes it just took time, and in a few cases it didn't work out at all. For Christina, one highlight was getting to interview writer and activist John Trudell before his death in 2015.
Difficulty: Beginner
Ireland, USA
Artist and composer Michael Patrick Kelly performs a song that appears on "i.D.," his third album. Kelly was a past member of the Kelly Family band, a troupe of nine Irish-American siblings who toured the continent with their parents.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
"Shout" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears, written by Roland Orzabal and Ian Stanley and sung by Orzabal (with Curt Smith duetting on the chorus).
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran performs his song live at the Brit Awards. During an interview for MTV, he revealed that the song was about his late grandmother saying, "She was in a hospital near my house where I was making the album so I saw her quite a lot while making the album and she passed away while I was in the studio. So that's my first reaction for anything that happens to me — good or bad — pick up a guitar."
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Stevie Salas and Christina Fon talk about striking the right balance between entertainment and a political message, and what they hope their film will achieve.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The British-Georgian artist performs in Berlin with the Gori Women's Choir from her native Georgia.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
"Party in the U.S.A." put American singer Miley Cyrus on the map when she released her album The Time of Our Lives. Originally coming from a country background, it also marked a departure towards a more mainstream pop sound.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada, USA
Stevie Salas and Christina Fon discuss what is next for the film Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World as it premieres around the world.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Neil Young joins R.E.M. to perform their song "Country Feedback." The title of the song describes its musical influences rather than its lyrical content, which is a series of chaotic, disconnected observations describing the state of mind of a protagonist contemplating the breakdown of a relationship.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
Here is the unique music video for Alessia Cara's hit song about body image and positivity. The Canadian singer-songwriter emphasizes the importance of embracing what makes you unique and ignoring standards of beauty set by the media.
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