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.

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.

"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.

The song “Touch Me” by The Doors from their 1969 album “The Soft Parade”.

Michael David Rosenberg, better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Enjoy this acoustic solo performance of his song "Anywhere."

While windsurfing in South America as a 20-year-old, Justin James was attacked and severely injured by a tiger shark. His grandmother gave him a guitar for his convalescence and that's how he got his start in music. “Drinking Song” is a giddy celebration of partying through the night with friends and is featured on his Islands album.

Lenny Kravitz started playing music at the age of three. Back then, he would play the drums on kitchen pots and pans. At this point, he’s been hailed amongst the coolest of rock and roll royalty for over thirty years. In this song, he takes the part of a night shift factory worker who just can’t wait to get out in the sun!

Meghan Trainor is out looking for a future husband in this song, which was featured on her album “Title.” She has some very clear ideas about husband material and meets with success on her third attempt – a pizza deliveryman played by singer Charlie Puth.

This memorable song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds was a big hit in the USA, as well as back home in the UK, where it spent two years in the charts in the mid 1980’s!

A feel-good track if there ever was one! Watch this music video from the Norwegian hit-making duo MADCON featuring American singer Ray Dalton.

R.E.M., a band from Athens, Georgia, got their name from the acronym for Rapid Eye Movement, a stage of sleep. This video is created from just 20 seconds of footage of a pool party in California. The camera zooms in on various areas as they are repeated and reversed.

This is a music video of Lady Gaga performing Always Remember Us This Way, one of the songs from the film "A Star is Born" which she starred in alongside Bradley Cooper.

From their film "A Star is Born," here is the music video for Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper's song "Shallow," for which Gaga and her co-writers received an Oscar.

David Bowie gives a great live rendition of the Mott the Hoople classic "All the Young Dudes". He asks his fans to refrain from singing along, but they don't seem to follow his orders!

Justin James is a Canadian singer-songwriter. “A Beautiful Life” is from his third album, which bears the same title.