Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Wales
Join Marina and the Diamonds for the making of her video to her song “Oh no” and get ready for some bright, loud colours.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
Legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Prince has passed away at age 57. In this obituary video, a short retrospective of his work pays tribute to his talent and unique aesthetic sensibility.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA South
Jim White has mastered a genre of his own making, we like to call it “voodoo honky-tonk.” Note that when Jim says “ole”—that’s southern talk for “old.’ And when Jim sings “sho’ is cool”—that’s how some folks in the American south say “sure is cool.”
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
“Family” from French DJ David Guetta is about the virtue of those close friends who are always there for you when you need them. Featuring US pop star Bebe Rexha and rap verses from hip hop stars Ty Dolla Sign and A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, the song includes some slang and informal English that you probably won’t find in a textbook!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
Lady Gaga's song "Pokerface" from her debut album "Fame" was one of the hits that propelled her into stardom. Enjoy!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
American pop singer Jason Derulo’s uplifting hit “Take You Dancing” is full of raised hopes, raised spirits, and heightened desire!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
Jamaica, United Kingdom
British pop star Sting and Jamaican-American rapper Shaggy join forces on this song with a relaxed reggae vibe, and lyrics inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem “The Walrus and the Carpenter” from his book Alice Through the Looking-Glass.
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:
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:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
This "catchy, toe-tapping" song is a sort of love song, while the music video recreates a few movie scenes from the late seventies and eighties, such as Risky Business and Grease. The video also features Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
Jamaican dancehall recording artist and record producer Sean Paul teams up with English singer Dua Lipa for this hit single. Although in English, the lyrics feature a significant amount of Jamaican Patois slang and phrasing. See if you can follow it!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
You're watching the official live video for Genesis -''The Carpet Crawlers'' from the album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway'.
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
For the video for her song "Bad Blood," Taylor Swift had many of her famous friends make cameos. Their work paid off - it won video of the year at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards!
Difficulty:
Adv-Intermediate
USA
@TheEllenShow: How do you throw a party for Bruno Mars? You planet.
;-) Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson were on "The Ellen Show" for an incredible reenactment of the video for their unstoppable song! Everyone got in on the fun. Listen closely to captions 60 and 61: Does Bruno say "Ellie" or "L.A."? Please tell us your opinion.
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