Listening materials for English learners
Listening to English songs can be
a valuable way to learn English.
Here are some of the most beautiful lyrics.
(Enjoy the music!!)
English Songs
For example :
Hey Jude by the Beatles
Hey Jude by the Beatles
Level
Beginner and intermediate students.Facts about the song
- Song: Hey Jude
- Date of release: 26 August 1968
- Genre: Rock, pop
- Lenght of the song: 7 minutes and 11 seconds.
- Writer: Lennon–McCartney
- Produced by: George Martin
Interesting information about the song
In 1968, John Lennon and his wife Cynthia Lennon separated because of John's affair with Yoko Ono. Soon afterwards, Paul McCartney drove out to visit Cynthia and Lennon's son, Julian. "We'd been very good friends for millions of years and I thought it was a bit much for them suddenly to be personae non gratae and out of my life," McCartney said. Cynthia Lennon recalled, "I was truly surprised when, one afternoon, Paul arrived on his own. I was touched by his obvious concern for our welfare ... On the journey down he composed 'Hey Jude' in the car. I will never forget Paul's gesture of care and concern in coming to see us."The video
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The song includes many interesting language points:
Eexpressions that may be useful to students:
- Hey, Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Song For mama by Boyz II Men
Song For mama by Boyz II Men
Level
Beginner and intermediate students.Facts about the song
- Song: Song For mama
- Album: Evolution and Soul Food (soundtrack)
- Date of release: November 11, 1997
- Genre: R&B
- Lenght of the song: 5 minutes and 05 seconds.
- Writer: Babyface
- Produced by: Babyface
Interesting information about the song
The tune, which was written and produced by Babyface, served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food.The video
Official Music VideoThe lyrics
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The song includes many interesting language points:
Eexpressions that may be useful to students:
- And no one else can do
What you have done for me
You'll always be
You will always be the girl in my life- Mama, mama you're the queen of my heart
Your love is like
Tears from the stars
Mama, I just want you to know
Lovin' you is like food to my soul
Yes it is
Everything I do By Bryan Adams
Everything I do By Bryan Adams
Level
Beginner and intermediate students.Facts about the song
- Song: (Everything I Do) I Do It for You
- Album: Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (soundtrack) and Waking Up the Neighbours
- Date of release: 18 June 1991
- Genre: Rock
- Lenght of the song: 4 minutes and 06 seconds.
- Writer: Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Produced by : Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Interesting information about the song
The song, (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, was a number one hit on many charts and went on to sell more than 15 million copies worldwide, making it Adams' most successful song and one of the best-selling singles of all time.The video
Official Music VideoThe lyrics
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The song includes many interesting language points:
Eexpressions that may be useful to students:
- Look into my eyes – you will see
What you mean to me.
Search your heart, search your soul
And when you find me there you'll search no more.- I would give it all, I would sacrifice.
- I'd walk the fire for you
I'd die for you
Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Level
Beginners and intermediate students.Facts about the song
- Song: Jingle Bells
- Date: The original song was written in 1857
- Genre: Christmas Song
- Writer: James Lord Pierpont
Interesting information about the song
Although it is now associated with the Christmas and holiday season, it was actually originally written by James Lord Pierpont in 1857 for American Thanksgiving.The song
The videoThe lyrics
The modern lyrics differ slightly from the original song.
Modern Lyrics
Dashing through the snow
In a one horse open sleigh
O'er the fields we go
Laughing all the way
Bells on bob tails ring
Making spirits bright
What fun it is to laugh and sing
A sleighing song tonight
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
A day or two ago
I thought I'd take a ride
And soon Miss Fanny Bright
Was seated by my side
The horse was lean and lank
Misfortune seemed his lot
We got into a drifted bank
And then we got upsot
Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh yeah
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleigh
Jingle bells, jingle bells
Jingle all the way
Oh, what fun it is to ride
In a one horse open sleighLanguage points
The song includes many examples of the present participle. Here are some expressions that may be useful to students:
- Dashing through the snow
- Laughing all the way
- Making spirits bright
Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson
Because Of You by Kelly Clarkson
Level
Beginners and intermediate students.Facts about the song
- Song: Because of you
- Album: Breakaway
- Date of release: August 16, 2005
- Genre: Pop
- Song length: 3 minutes, 39 seconds
- Writer: Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges, Ben Moody
- Produced by : David Hodges, Ben Moody
Interesting information about the song
Because of You explores the pain of a deteriorating relationship. Critics noted that the lyrics are Clarkson's ode to her father. Clarkson originally wrote the song when she was 16 years old to cope with the emotional distress caused by her parents' divorce.The video
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The song includes many examples of the simple future and cause and effect. Here are some expressiosn that may be useful to students:
- I will not make the same mistakes that you did.
- I will not let myself.
- I will not break the way you did.
- Because of you, I never stray too far from the sidewalk.
- Because of you, I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt.
- Because of you, I find it hard to trust not only me, but everyone around me.
- Because of you, I am afraid.
Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton
Level
Beginner and intermediate students.Facts about the song
- Song:
Tears in Heaven- Album:
Rush- Date of release:
January 7, 1992- Genre:
Soft Rock- Length of the song:
4 minutes and 30 seconds.- Writers:
Eric Clapton and Will Jennings- Produced by:
Russ TitelmanInteresting information about the song
The song is about the pain and loss Clapton felt following the death of his four-year-old son, Conor. Conor fell from a window of the 53rd-floor New York apartment belonging to his mother's friend on March 20, 1991.The video
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Full lyrics of this songLanguage points
The song includes many interesting language points:
Eexpressions that may be useful to students:
- Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you feel the same
If I saw you in heaven?
