Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
British singer James Blunt sings a melancholy song about carrying someone home from the war, to be buried. You may be strong in life, but when you die, what remains is tenderness.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Aloe Blacc talks about his musical inspirations, philanthropic ambitions and much more in his EPK.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
The song “Girls Like You” comes from Maroon 5’s sixth studio album Red Pill Blues, and was re-released featuring Cardi B. The music video features appearances by a number of famous female actresses, comedians, musicians, politicians, athletes, and activists.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Latin Quarter is a British band combining pop, reggae and folk rock, well known for their political and social protest songs. The most successful of these is “Radio Africa”, which has been reissued several times and has neared the top of the charts in many countries.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This is Scottish singer-songwriter Luis Capaldi with “Someone You Loved" from his debut album Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent. Luis admits it took him six months to write the song, an emotional song about how difficult it is to lose someone you truly love.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
This is “Sugar,” from Maroon 5’s fifth studio album, V. For the video, the band set off across LA to crash as many weddings as they can. What a surprise for the happy couples!
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
American singer Gwen Stefani recorded You Make It Feel Like Christmas for her holiday album of the same name. It features guest vocals from Blake Shelton and has been used in Starbucks' "Togetherness" commercial to promote its Christmas campaign.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Here is a new take on a classic Christmas song by British electronic music band Clean Bandit. The smooth beats and vocals of the song are mixed with some levity and silliness in the music video.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
“Lover” is the title track from Taylor Swift's album of the same name. Taylor revealed that she considers this song a kind of love letter to all the heartbreak she ever wrote about in the past, which she now knows to have been worth it.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
James Blunt sings “Cold,” the first single from his album Once Upon A Mind. James seems to be lacking warmth in his life as he sings about his loneliness and his faraway love a thousand miles across the cold ocean.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This is Dido performing “Thank You,” the hit song from her debut album No Angel. Life is not always easy, but Dido is thankful to have a special person who makes everything all right.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" is the lead single from British musician Mark Ronson’s album Late Night Feelings and features American superstar Miley Cyrus, with whom he co-wrote the song. It carries the unmistakable melancholy of something coming to an end, or as she sings, "Things fall apart, but nothing breaks like a heart."
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
"Big Yellow Taxi" was originally written by Joni Mitchell while she was in Hawaii and considering the effect of humans on their environment and how we often take things for granted. This version is performed by the band Counting Crows from Berkeley, California and features vocals by Vanessa Carlton.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
When someone is "on a roll," they are having success and it feels like it will continue. American singer Miley Cyrus, performing under the moniker "Ashley O" sings this song, which was featured in the science fiction television series Black Mirror.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Lil Nas X’s Billboard #1 hit "Old Town Road (Remix)" features country singer Billy Ray Cyrus and special guest appearances from Chris Rock, Haha Davis, Rico Nasty, Diplo, Jozzy, Young Kio, and Vince Staples. The video alternates between the song itself and some flash-back, flash-forward scenes on the "old town road."
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