Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In this hit song by Gracie Abrams, she assesses a breakup, and looks towards the future, whether she was to blame or not, and one thing that's left to say.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Charlie has made a mistake and cheated on the one he loves. His girlfriend wants to know how long it’s been going on, and in the song Charlie attempts to explain that it happened only once and will never happen again.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
In this classic rock song, Meredith Brooks sings about having a complex and multifaceted personality. Brooks has said she wanted to reclaim the word “Bitch” from its pejorative associations, and that the song has achieved its purpose of being a "celebration of Everywoman's multiple psyches."
Difficulty:
Intermediate
United Kingdom
After "Strange Little Girl" and "Golden Brown," “Always the Sun” was the Stranglers' biggest hit on their 1986 album “Dreamtime.” Enjoy seeing if you can make sense of the song’s seemingly non sequitur verses!
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
Katie Melua gives a shining performance at London’s famous Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club that is mellow, ethereal, and in many ways “Better Than A Dream.”
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
American nu metal group, Linkin Park, sing of the monotony with which their hopes are dashed time and time again, and their efforts to belong are thwarted, by the mechanical workings of “The Emptiness Machine.”
Difficulty:
Newbie
USA
This video for R.E.M.'s hit single "The One I Love" was directed by artist Robert Longo. Singer Michael Stipe has noted that the lyrics portray a very cynical view of relationships, stating, "It's very clear that it's about using people over and over again."
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
This wistful song from Selena Gomez and Gracie Adams is about being interested in someone who's already taken.
Difficulty:
Intermediate
Australia, Canada
Canadian singer-songwriter Tate McRae works her magic on “I know love,” a track featuring the Australian rapper and singer The Kid Laroi. Fun fact: the pair are a couple in real life!
Difficulty:
Intermediate
USA
Emotions are strong and personal, and it's not always clear when to share them. In this romantic song, American rock band The Hooters calls for those intense, private emotions to be set free.
Difficulty:
Beginner
USA
"Shiny Happy People" is a song by the American rock band R.E.M., released as the second single from their seventh studio album, Out of Time (1991). It features guest vocals by Kate Pierson of the B-52's, who also appears in the music video. It was used as the theme song for the unaired pilot of the sitcom Friends, before it was replaced by the Rembrandts' "I'll Be There for You"
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