Difficulty: Advanced
USA
With every mistake there comes regret, and a mournful feeling permeates this song from the fifth album by the American indie rock band Grizzly Bear. It is accompanied by a colorful and surreal video said to be "a playful, pastel-drenched commentary on women’s liberation."
Difficulty: Advanced
Ireland
"Follow Me up to Carlow” is an Irish folk song, celebrating the famous victory of Irish “firebrand” Fiach McHugh O'Byrne and his countrymen, over a much larger force of English troops at the Battle of Glenmalure, which took place in 1580, high in the Wicklow Mountains. Carlow, from the title, was believed to have been an English fortress. Many of these lyrics will be hard to understand at first, even for a native English speaker. So try to follow along as best you can and enjoy the music!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
French DJ David Guetta, British pop singer Anne Marie, and American rapper Coi Leray collaborate on this version of "Baby Don’t Hurt Me," which was a smash hit from the Trinidadian-German singer Haddaway in the early 1990s.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Peter Hollens and Tim Foust sing a modern rendition of the English folk song "Greensleeves" on a beautiful cliff overlooking the Oregon Coast.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Eminem performs "Not Afraid" in a live session for Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, from the BBC's Legendary Maida Vale.
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
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
American pop singer Jason Derulo’s uplifting hit “Take You Dancing” is full of raised hopes, raised spirits, and heightened desire!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
American rock band No Doubt caused a stir when this single came out on the album Rock Steady. It had a “dancehall” style and more of a pop sound than many fans expected. Singer Gwen Stefani has said that the song is about backstage post-show parties, and the groupies that hit on the guys in her band.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom, USA
Tinie Tempah released this track, which features American singer Eric Turner, on his debut album Disc-Overy. The inspirational lyrics document the British artist’s determination to succeed, and steep trajectory from childhood poverty to the dizzying heights of rap stardom.
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
United Kingdom
Glass animals are an English group that blends electronic dance music with complex lyrics. This song is about caring for someone so much that it becomes an obsession, as overpowering and inescapable as a summer heatwave in the city.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
#Selfie was the breakthrough hit for American DJ and production duo The Chainsmokers, who used style, humor, and a dance beat to poke fun at social media culture.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
British singer-songwriter Charlotte Jane sings about a guy who isn’t giving enough to their relationship... but not for much longer, as she’s about to delete him from her phone and from her memory!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
Ireland
In this ode, the Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan reaches back to her Irish roots, and delves deep into childhood memories. O'Riordan sadly passed away in 2018, but the Cranberries remain one of the most popular Irish pop bands of all time.
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