That keeps me searchin’ for a heart of gold He uses simple lyrics and melodies to tell his story of searching for true love. This was Neil Young’s only number one hit single from 1972’s Harvest album. Firstly, they’re adapted from George Eliot’s novel Middlemarch and, secondly, include some rather clever double meanings – namely ‘son’ (sun) and ‘heir’ (air). This classic from Morrissey and co was voted runner-up in VH1’s Top Lyrics poll, for the lyrics: So you go and you stand on your own, and you leave on your own, and you go home and you cry and you want to die’ but it’s actually the opening lines of the song that are the most intriguing. Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars Here, he tells the sweet story of long time love in this ballad and he’s becoming one of the world’s most sought-after songwriters. To see you eat in the middle of the nightĪnother one for the lovers, Ed’s heartfelt lyrics are huge in the mainstream pop charts. Our research also told us that the word love is the favourite English word, so this one is for all the romantics out there. This song is a great way to help learn the days of the week (that may be obvious). You were only waiting for this moment to ariseįind out how a teacher used the music of The Beatles to give French students a taste of British culture to motivate students to learn English. There are many Beatles songs with catchy melodies and simple lyrics, but Blackbird captures the Fab Four at their most poetic: One you’ve had a look our list, tell us your favourite songs and lyrics with us via Facebook and Twitter.Īs our research reveals, The Beatles are the best band to help you learn English (48%). Now you know the benefits of listening to music in English, here are some of our favourite lyrics to some of our favourite songs.
Music and rhythm have also been shown to benefit memorisation, which is a key component of learning. A song can provide an emotional connection between the music and the listener, providing a learner with new ways to express how they feel.
Common expressions, everyday language, descriptive words and metaphors are all part of the English language and present in almost all song lyrics.
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