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: Beginner
United Kingdom
Katie Melua covers one of Joni Mitchell's most famous songs. Although the song is merely set near Christmas time, rather than being about Christmas, it has become something of a modern Christmas standard.
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
An animated video of the festive British carol, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” The carol's origins are not known, but it was first written down in 1935 by Arthur Sydney Warrell, a Bristol choirmaster.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom, USA
In this famous live performance, David Bowie and Tina Turner perform a duo version of "Tonight," a song originally written by Iggy Pop and Bowie. The lyrics are simple and repetitive, but when the two stars get together onstage, there's magic.
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
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: Beginner
USA
The Dropkick Murphys – an American Celtic band from Quincy, Massachusetts – level some heavy and hilarious criticism at Christmas and family members, but they are also having an awfully good time celebrating the holidays.
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: Beginner
USA
Taylor Swift teams up with British singer Ed Sheeran and American rapper Future for this song "End Game," the video for which was shot in Miami, Tokyo, and London.
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: Beginner
Northern Ireland, Scotland
The song "Run" is from Irish band Snow Patrol's album "Final Straw." The video features frontman Gary Lightbody in a forest at nighttime.
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: Beginner
United Kingdom
Prince narrates a one-night stand with a beautiful but promiscuous woman (the "Little Red Corvette" of the title). He uses several other automobile metaphors in the song.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor's latest hit connects to the #metoo movement and the problem of men not paying attention to the boundaries set by women.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Ed Sheeran described this romantic ballad as a "walking down the aisle song." In the video, he executes a ballroom dance with Brittany Cherry, a contestant from the televised American dance competition, So You Think You Can Dance. While on concert tour, Sheeran spent five hours a day for three weeks to practice with Cherry.
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