Maximo Park’s Books from Boxes was the second single lifted off their album Our Earthly Pleasures. It was released in June 2007 and directed by Daniel Wolfe.

The lovely American singer/songwriter Diane Birch prefaces this performance of her song "Valentino" with comments relating to its origin & meaning. Enjoy!

In today’s dog-eat-dog struggle to survive, countless people suffer from alienation and society’s indifference to their plight. In her apt response, British musician Birdy warms cold hearts with her moving anthem “People Help the People”.

The British band Depeche Mode with their distinctive electronic sound performs their anti-war single People Are People from 1984. Enjoy!

A music video by David Bowie performing "Where Are We Now?". A stark, but hauntingly beautiful song to the grand city he once called home, Berlin.

The award-winning New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords started off with a BBC radio series, but now have an American TV series of their very own. Watch Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement perform their hilarious song "Business Time".

Enjoy the unmistakeable sound of Irish band The Corrs singing their hit recording from 2000 Breathless!

From 1987, British comedian Mel Smith and pop singer Kim Wilde perform their own version Brenda Lee's 1958 Christmas classic Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree. Enjoy!

With this lovely winter song, rock/pop legend Rod Stewart creates a peaceful, cozy Christmas atmosphere.

"Under the Bridge" is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on March 10, 1992 as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the lyrics to express a feeling of loneliness and despondency, and to reflect on narcotics and their impact on his life. Kiedis initially did not feel "Under the Bridge" would fit into the Chili Peppers' repertoire and was reluctant to show it to his band mates until producer Rick Rubin implored him to do so.

Enjoy this famous pop song recorded by American singer and actress Nancy Sinatra. “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” hit #1 in the US and UK Pop charts in 1966.

Marc Bolan from T. Rex on Top of the Pops in 1971. One of the legends of the UK glam rock era of the early 70’s.

Enjoy this clip “Two Bare Feet” by the Georgian-born British singer/songwriter Katie Melua. This song is from The Katie Melua Collection, a compilation album released in 2008.

"Be My Wife" is a single by the great David Bowie from his 1977 album Low.

Katie Melua, “Spider’s Web” refers to opposing facts in life (“right” and “wrong,” “black” and “white,” “war” and “peace”) taking political developments into account.