Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
David Bowie has been a major figure in the world of popular music for over four decades, and is renowned as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice as well as the intellectual depth and eclecticism of his work.
"Rebel Rebel” was released on the album Diamond Dogs in 1974.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
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!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
"Let's Dance" is the title track from David Bowie's 1983 eponymous album. The music video shows Bowie playing with his band (including the late, great guitar player Stevie Ray Vaughan) while impassively watching an Aboriginal couple struggling against metaphors of Western cultural imperialism. Bowie described this video as a very simple and direct statement against racism and oppression.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"Lazarus" is the last single released by David Bowie before he passed away. The video shows him lying on a bed with a bandage and buttons sewn over his eyes...
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
In David Bowie's song "Ashes to Ashes," he refers to one of his earliest hits "Space Oddity." The video had very advanced visual effects for its time, and also shows off Bowie's eclectic visual style.
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
"Space Oddity" remains one of David Bowie's most famous songs. Inspired by Stanley Kubrick's film 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), it is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The lyrics of David Bowie's song "Changes" are often seen as a manifesto for the many transformations he himself went through as an artist, and frequent reinventions of his musical style throughout the 1970s. In our fast-changing world, they are also a reminder to accept what comes and remain open to the ideas of the next generation.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
For the final song of this concert with his band The Spiders from Mars, David Bowie performs his song "Rock 'n Roll Suicide."
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
From David Bowie's 1972 concept album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, "Ziggy Stardust" is a song about the rise and fall of a rock star of the same name. This character was often considered Bowie's alter-ego. In this dynamic 1973 performance, Bowie is backed by his band, which was also named The Spiders from Mars.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
"China Girl" was originally co-written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop when they lived in Berlin. Although there are many interpretations of the song's meaning, the video particularly looks at and parodies Asian female stereotypes.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
David Gilmour of the legendary British rock band Pink Floyd performs "Wish You Were Here" live and unplugged.
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, 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: Newbie
United Kingdom
This children's song reviews family members and basic verbs. Who is in your family?
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
As the story goes, the theater of the Montreux Casino caught fire during a Frank Zappa concert in 1971. Members of the British band Deep Purple were in attendance and later wrote this song about the event. "Smoke on the Water" is one of the most famous songs in rock and roll history, known for its memorable guitar riff. Enjoy commentary from keyboardist Jon Lord after the concert footage!
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