Difficulty: Beginner
USA
When you are "out of the woods," as in the metaphor that gives this song its title, the crisis has passed; you have found your way again. You are going to be OK. In the song, Taylor Swift asks herself while in the middle of a relationship, "Are we going to be OK? Are we out of the woods yet?"
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Bee and Flower is a band founded in New York City by singer-songwriter, bassist, animator, illustrator, composer and producer Dana Schechter. Here's a live performance of their song "Twin Stars."
Difficulty: Intermediate
Canada
Canadian rock band Simple Plan performs Summer Paradise, a reggae and ska punk-based track inspired by the band vocalist's hobby of surfing. One reviewer commented: It’s a quintessential summer track, with all the hooks and melodies to make you feel like you’re either at the beach, or on your way there having the time of your life.
Difficulty: Beginner
Canada
Shawn Mendes and Ellie Bamber, the actress who plays his flame, are filmed palling around in Paris, Amsterdam, and in the UK.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Australia
Listen to “Black & White” by INXS, an Australian rock band from Sydney, New South Wales. They sold over 70 million albums worldwide, making them one of Australia's highest selling music acts of all time.
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.
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: 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
"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
United Kingdom
The British-Georgian artist performs in Berlin with the Gori Women's Choir from her native Georgia.
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: 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: 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
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: 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.
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