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[rusty1983]

My class have been asking for a song for a while now, so I was wondering if you have any tips on a decent song to use for an advanced (FCE level) class?

British bands are a bonus...

[freakyaye852]

There is one great song, in the instrumental its teriffic, i've forgotten who its done by but it was popular in the 90s, its about a woman at a diner and she is 'singing verse' about drinking her coffee then she notices a boyfriend and gf kissing. I'll try to remember who it was caue its useful

[dirving]

Hi there,

How about Lemon Tree Song by Fools Garden? There's a video of this tune at www.youtube.com that has Hangeul subtext. My co-teacher uses this tune, and it seems to work well in a mixed class that has Upper-Beginner to Mid-Intermediate level pupils.

[rusty1983]

Thanks for the suggestions

However, I used 'Common People' by Pulp, as Im teaching in England - it went down a storm!!

[freakyaye852]

Okay I've found it the great song is:

Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega, but don't get the DMZ remix.

[jeefunk22]

Last semester I started every class off with a song... for lower classes I gave them a gap sheet to listen and fill in lyrics and for advanced classes they just listened. Off the top of my head, these are the ones I can remember:

Weezer - Island in the Sun
Kanye West - Amazing
Fool's Garden - Lemon Tree
Jill Scott - Golden
R. Kelly - World's Greatest
Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
Chicago Soundtrack - They both reached for the Gun
Singin in the Rain Soundtrack - I probably used all of those songs at some point
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Owl City - Fireflies
Dido - Thank You
It's oh so Quiet - Bjork (or other versions)
...and a ton more but I can't think of them off the top of my head. I love love looooove using songs with college-age classes because they remember the vocab and expressions easily. Hope some of these are helpful...

[rusty1983]

[Harpeau]

Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega (I agree� a great tune!)
Cannonball - Dameon Rice
Finnegan's Wake - Roger McGuine
Caledonia - Mary Black & Emmilou Harris
The Weight & The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - The Band
Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary
Sonny's Dream - Ronnie Hynes
This Land is Your Land - Woody Guithrie
Farewell to Nova Scotia - trad
Twa' Recruiting Sergeants - very traditional
Suzanne - Leonard Cohen
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Hey Jude - Beatles
Everything off of the movie @Once@
Fly me to the Moon
Autumn Leaves
The Girl from Ipanema

Choose songs that you love to sing and play. Have fun!!