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Howard Roark · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

I promised my intermediate group we would study a song this Thursday. I can't settle on a song though. I need a song that's not too fast, but not too boring either, somewhat easy to pick out the words, and not too long. I'd like it to be a song they have a chance of hearing again in the future. I think they'd feel really good if they heard it somehwere and were able to sing along. So it shouldn't be too obscure, by Korean standards.

Has anyone done any songs in class that went over particularly well?

JackSarang · Joined: 28 Jan 2003

Pick a Beatles song or Frank Sinatra.

Koreans often sing these songs (badly) at No Rae Bangs so they are likely to be familiar with them at the very least.

"My Way" is a favorite among Korean ajushi's. Its often their ship pal buhn (Number 1 Cool

, or best No Rae Bang song. The question, "Whats your number 18?" Means whats your best No Rae Bang song.

Confused Canadian · Joined: 21 Jan 2003

I'll agree with Jack Sarang....Beatles' songs work well. They have heard the songs before, though may not know all the words or the overall meaning/message of the song. And they will hear the song again. I recently used "Let It Be" in my university class, and my students seemed to enjoy it.

Good Luck,

Confused Canadian

Newfoundlander · Joined: 29 Dec 2003

A bob dylan tune is worth it. At my first job in korea i taught my kinders Mr Tam man, and they loved it. Also taught them thunderstruck by acdc.

Dylan uses a lot of metaphors and similes, and just a good use of words.

Mr Tamborine Man
It's All over now, Baby Blue
Blowin in the wind
Tangled up in blue

Toby · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Location: Wedded Bliss

Start with Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega. A good introduction to listening to songs.

Howard Roark · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

Thanks for the great suggestions. I wish I had time to do more than one. I happened to see Eric Clapton on TV tonight. So I decided on Wonderful Tonight.

Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

Wonderful Tonight is good.

I also like teaching them~

Puff the Magic Dragon
Perfect Day
Hey Jude
This Land is Your Land
Fire & Rain
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life
A Ram Sam sam
Caledonia
etc...

Best of luck!

mithridates · Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 6:39 am Post subject:

Riders on the Storm - The Doors
Under the Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers (except for the part where he says "she sees my good deeds and she kisses me windy" windy?!)
Road Trippin' - RHCP. Probably won't hear it somewhere else but it's a really nice song.

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Every breath you take - the Police
King of Pain - "
Love me Tender - Elvis
Fools rush in - "
Are you lonesome tonight - Elvis
I'm so lonesome I could cry- Hank williams

There's a tear in my beer - "

On the road again - Willie Nelson
Always on my mind - "

Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
I walk the line - Johnny Cash
Lodi - CCR
Have you ever seen the rain - CCR

Que sera sera - Doris Day
My Way - Frank Sinatra
Imagine - John Lennon
Fly me to the moon - Sinatra- various
All of me - Ella Fitzgerald
A kiss to build a dream on - Louis Armstrong
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
Somebody to Love - Queen
Too much love will Kill you - Queen
Have you ever loved a Woman - Brian Adams

and lot's of others
cheers

Howard Roark · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Canada

Wow! So many excellent suggestions here. I'll be keeping them in mind for next semester. Today I did Wonderful Night. It went well, they liked it and they even sang!

Veronica · Joined: 29 Aug 2005

Ooops - Britney is a good song too.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Beatles' 'Yesterday' and Westlife's 'My Love' are ones with which they'll be a bit familiar. Bit hits with high schoolers, at any rate.

Ya-ta Boy · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: Established in 1994

I've used a few of the ones suggested. Another one not on any list so far is "The Wind Beneath My Wings". It even produced a decent discussion. (idioms: standing in someone's shadow; under someone's wing; Who has helped you?) They begged for Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers) but after they did it, they agreed with me that it was a pop song with nothing to talk about. (These were adults I'm talking about.)

some waygug-in · Joined: 25 Jan 2003

Hotel California - Eagles - lots of vocabulary and idioms to talk about.
Barbie Girl - Aqua- just a lot of fun - even for adults.
Shape of my Heart - Sting - the women love this one!
Englishman in New York - Sting - some good vocabulary to discuss.

Movie themes are sometimes good as well.

For middle and high school - anything that's currently popular.
Avril lavigne, Alanis Morisette, etc.

ddeubel · Joined: 20 Jul 2005

take your pic here....works I'd recommend "when you wish upon a star."

http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicchild.htm#index