Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
At age 14 Diego Garcia started playing guitar and writing songs. In his song "You Were Never There" he sings about a bygone relationship.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
Dido is a multi-platinum British singer and songwriter. The single “White Flag" is one of her best known songs.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
This is Dido performing “Thank You,” the hit song from her debut album No Angel. Life is not always easy, but Dido is thankful to have a special person who makes everything all right.
Difficulty: Beginner
USA
Chances are you’ve seen pigeons in your neighborhood, but did you know that these birds can fly up to 50 miles per hour or that a baby pigeon is called a "squeaker"?
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
The lovely American singer/songwriter Diane Birch prefaces this performance of her song "Valentino" with comments relating to its origin & meaning. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Beginner
Ireland
Better Days is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy. The song is about believing that brighter times are ahead and never losing hope, no matter how hard things might get.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
The British band Depeche Mode with their distinctive electronic sound performs their anti-war single People Are People from 1984. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
The music video for "Enjoy the Silence," directed by Anton Corbijn, references the themes and storyline of the children's book "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
An interview with Depeche Mode. It’s not the kind of interview you see habitually!
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
Demi Lovato behind the scenes of her Seventeen Magazine cover-shoot.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Planning on flying during the Christmas season? Then watch this useful clip from Delta Airlines. It contains in-flight passenger safety instructions... with a touch of holiday cheer!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
After a brief word of welcome from the plane’s captain, we receive a brief series of in-flight safety instructions from a Delta Airlines stewardess.
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA
Late, great actor DeForest Kelley talks about the success of the "Star Trek" series and what it's like to be an aging actor at the time of the release of "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier". This includes a great clip from the original series featuring William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and actress Joan Collins. Enjoy!
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!
Difficulty: Newbie
United Kingdom
This children's song reviews family members and basic verbs. Who is in your family?
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
United Kingdom
In this clip the English professional boxer David Haye talks about his much anticipated title fight with Wladimir Klitschko in Hamburg, Germany.
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: 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
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
Difficulty: Intermediate
USA
Here in part two David Gallo shows more amazing footage of incredible undersea creatures. Enjoy!
Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate
USA Urban
Enjoy this trailer for David Chappelle’s Block Party. Starring all the leading rap, hip hop and soul artists, such as the Fugees, Erykah Badu and The Roots to name but a few.
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
17-year-old David Bowie is interviewed in 1964 on the BBC Tonight program by Cliff Michelmore as the founder of “The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Longhaired Men.”
Difficulty: Intermediate
United Kingdom
David Bowie performs his song "Life on Mars?," which first appeared on the 1971 album Hunky Dory. It was later released as a single and climbed to the top of the charts in the UK.
Difficulty: Beginner
United Kingdom
"Be My Wife" is a single by the great David Bowie from his 1977 album Low.
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