Song suggestions
9 Feb 2009 9:11:46 UTC
Topic 194186
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So as most of you know, I'm an ESL teacher in S. Korea. One of the things I do is start each class with a pop song. I'm rapidly running out of ideas as I much prefer country or classical to pop. Lyrics must be clean, i.e. no sex, drug or foul language.
Things I've used in the past can be found here, on the lyrics sheet page of my blog.
Kathryn :o)
Einstein@Home Moderator
Song suggestions
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I learned English by listening to the local radio station when I started High School: the most I enjoyed was the country music contests and some shows and news programs.
A good one is---->Dan Seals
or this one--->John Denver & Plácido Domingo
You can find the lyrics on the web by browsing the headline/title of the song.
AC/DC lyrics is for university students and advanced levels!!!!
I hope you have fun the same way I did...
There was a US Army Radio
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There was a US Army Radio station in Trieste in the immediate postwar and I listened to country music. Then I studied one year in the USA and learned to love Mozart, Beethoven and Bach.
Tullio
Hi! Not sure the age group
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Hi!
Not sure the age group is right, but Sesame Street and "Muppet Show" have some nice adaptations of pop songs with clean and child-friendly lyrics, my favorite is http://www.funnysong.com/2008/07/sesame-street-counting-to-four-lyrics.asp this one by Leslie Feist.
CU
Bikeman
Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys
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Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys (Lyrics)
Fun Fun Fun - Beach Boys (you tube)
Are you looking for more recent songs??
iTunes has a compilation of pop tunes for kids called 'Kids Summer'. I pulled this one from that list.. Hope this helps
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
If you want to expand their
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If you want to expand their music horizons into recent indie music :-) A local band here call Two Hours Traffic has some catchy tunes... Yes I know I am promoting :-)
Stuck for the Summer - Two Hours Traffic (lyrics)
Stuck for The Summer - Two Hours Traffic (You Tube)
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
Here´s another clip with the
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Here´s another clip with the lyrics included--->Perhaps love (John Denver)
Dedicated to a private pilot licensed enthusiast of aviation...
I would add "Rocky Mountains High" or "Leaving on a jet plane", "Calypso" and,and,and...
Now Kathryn, If you have kids
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Now Kathryn, If you have kids that like to color outside the lines may I suggest...
Make Some Noise- Jam Toast (You Tube)
Make Some Noise - Jam Toast (Lyrics)
There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot. - Aldo Leopold
RE: Now Kathryn, If you
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That's adorable. That'll work for my preschool age kids.
Kathryn :o)
Einstein@Home Moderator
RE: Fun Fun Fun - Beach
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Thanks. I'll have to boot over to Windows and check out that list in iTunes.
I'm game for almost anything. Oldies tend to work better with the younger kids. I have a group of first graders going nuts over "Livin' on a Prayer". Since I'm so out of the loop on current pop stuff, any suggestions for that would be great.
I've tried some of the more pop-ish country, but it hasn't gone over well. The only exception to that is "Can't Fight the Moonlight".
Kathryn :o)
Einstein@Home Moderator
We all live in a yellow
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We all live in a yellow submarine---->The Beatles
I guess about 40 years later, what we look for is gravitational waves instead!!