‘Pop Music 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 […]

“Holiday” was Madonna’s first hit song, and it came out in 1983. It went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in the Hot Dance Club Play category and stayed there for 17 weeks. This had never been done before—and has been done since only by two other of Madonna’s hits […]

“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 […]

The original recording of “Emotion” was done by Samantha Sang in 1978. The background vocals were sung by her friends, The Bee Gees, who also wrote the song. Her record went to No. 3 on the U.S. pop charts. Since then, it has been “covered” by other artists, including The Bees Gees […]

“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 […]

Roy Orbison’s most popular song “Oh, Pretty Woman” came out in 1964.
In the video clip below, he is performing this song on the short-lived TV show in 1980 called “Pink Lady and Jeff.” Pink Lady was a hugely successful pop music duo in Japan during the late 1970s and early 1980s. […]