‘Favorite English’

Note: Reader discretion is advised. The “N” word, and other potentially-offensive language, is quoted in the lyrics below.
Black Eyed Peas is a Grammy-award winning hip-hop and pop rap group from Los Angeles, California. They are made up of William James Adam, Jr. (also known as “will.i.am”), Allan Pineda Lindo (also known as […]

“Get the Party Started” by Pink came out in 2001 and is still her biggest hit. It rose to the top of the pop charts around the world. It went to No. 4 in the U.S., No. 2 in the U.K., and No. 1 in Australia. It was certified gold in Australia, […]

“Vogue” came out in 1990 and is the second song by Madonna featured in this Pop Music English series.
The video clip below is her performance at the 1990 MTV Music Awards, where she won three awards for her glamorous, 1930s-style, black and white, music video. You can see that video if you […]

“True” came out in 1983 and was Spandau Ballet’s biggest hit.
Spandau Ballet was a British pop band that originally called itself the Makers. By the time it became popular in the U.S., it consisted of the following five members: Tony Hadley (lead vocals); Gary Kemp (back up vocals and songwriter); Martin […]

“Flashdance, What a Feeling!” came out in 1983 and Irene Cara, who co-wrote and performed it, won numerous awards for it: 1983 Academy Award for Best Song; 1984 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance; 1984 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song; American Music Awards for Best R&B (”Rhythm and Blues”) Female […]

“Dancing Queen” is Abba’s most famous song. Although the Swedish pop band recorded it in 1975, it didn’t hit the No. 1 spot in pop charts in the U.S. until 1977.
It also hit No. 1 in the following 12 countries: Sweden (for 14 weeks!); Norway; the Netherlands; the U.K.; Ireland; Germany […]

“Love Will Keep Us Together” was originally performed by Neil Sedaka in the 1960s, which he also co-wrote.
But, this song did not become a huge hit until 1975, when Captain and Tennille performed it.
“Captain and Tennille” is the pop music duo of Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille who became husband and wife the […]

It’s easy to learn English if you sing along with your favorite songs.
In this next series of Easy English lessons, I’ve picked three pop (abbreviation for “popular”) songs from each decade since the 1960s to teach you the words (also called “lyrics”) to them and to explain the phrases that might confuse people […]

Conjunctions are parts of speech that connect words, phrases, clauses, and sentences. The most common ones are “and,” “but,” and “or.” But, “because,” “so,” and “however” are also conjunctions.
In the Schoolhouse Rock animation short film called “Conjunction Junction,” an engineer’s job is to connect railroad cars that represent words, phrases, and clauses with […]

Life is fast-paced in America. People make decisions about you quickly here based on whatever they see you do and hear you say. So, when you walk into a restaurant or a bar and order a drink, they might judge you based on your choice of drink.
There are experts who claim they can […]