Birdy is a singer, songwriter, and accomplished pianist from the south of England. This song, “Wings,” from the album The Fire Within is her biggest hit to date, and has been featured in movie trailers, series, and commercials. The video shows Birdy with guests at an extravagant party at a mansion, complete with masks, fencing, and horses.

A lullaby is usually a quiet and gentle song sung to help children get to sleep, but this is one of the darkest and creepiest songs from goth band The Cure.

"Never Tear Us Apart” by Australian band INXS is featured in the 2022 film The In Between starring Joey King and Kyle Allen. This new video celebrates this love song like no other with a special edit featuring the band’s unforgettable performance from Wembley Stadium in 1991.

Miley’s track “Flowers” is thought to reference her marriage to ex-husband, actor Liam Hemsworth, as the pop megastar asserts her independence and embraces life as a self-assured and self-reliant individual.

Belgian-born singer-songwriter Milow enlisted his friend Skip Marley, grandson of Bob Marley, to sing with him on “Until The Sun Comes Up.” Milow wrote this song about a bittersweet relationship in which his emotions are being played with, and he can only be his girl’s number one guy when it suits her!

Ed Sheeran sings about someone who makes his heart take flight even when he’s beset by worldly worries. In the music video, Ed, a self-proclaimed Pokémon fan, interacts with a variety of these tiny animated creatures.

For this song, 1980s English pop band Talk Talk were inspired by the book The Dice Man by Luke Rhineheart, in which the main character rolls dice to determine his daily actions. As Talk Talk’s singer songwriter Mark Hollis once quipped, “A good book, but not a lifestyle I’d recommend.”

“Into the Unknown” was a hit song from the movie Frozen 2, in which Elsa has to overcome her doubt in order to track down the source of a mysterious voice she keeps hearing. This version played as the movie’s end credits rolled, and was performed by the American rock band Panic! At The Disco.

Californian hip hop collective the Black Eyed Peas scored a global success with this song that questions the values of the modern world and the society we live in, and deals with issues such as racism, terrorism, pollution, gang crime, war, and intolerance. When hatred grows, and people and nations oppose each other, there's one question we find ourselves asking.

Gaby Moreno sings plaintively, asking how long she might wait for her beloved’s return... it’s as if she knows that this relationship has already slipped through her hands.

Cat Burns is a young singer-songwriter from London who loves to talk about relatable things based on her own personal experiences. In “People Pleaser," Cat muses on her habit of always trying to help people and putting their needs before her own, whether the help is appreciated or not.

Greta Van Fleet is a hard-rocking band with blues influences. Despite many references to cars, “Highway Tune” also alludes to an old American folk song called “The Midnight Special," which was about riding trains late at night in the US.

The song “Anti-Hero” from Taylor Swift’s album Midnights is inspired by her own fears and issues with self-esteem, as she allows herself an introspective look into her darkest thoughts. Taylor has said that the track is “one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written.”

Dan Smith of the English indie rock band Bastille describes “Good Grief” as “a song about loss, but the ups and downs of it, and those moments of euphoria you get.” The phrase “good grief” is generally used as an ironic exclamation of surprise, shock, or amazement.

Yungblud’s message has always been to go your own way, live your own life, and live it to its fullest. Coming from Doncaster in the North of England, he champions diversity and his high energy performances and approachability on tour have helped earn him a sizeable international fan base.