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This site is for my students (again!)
In this blog, I want to show you that you can learn English in a different way! All you have to do is to listen to some songs, read lyrics, watch music videos, read about your favourite bands (Ok, maybe rather MY favourite bands!) sing karaoke, listen to the radio etc... and I even added some guitar videos, or guitar chords.
Anyway, I hope you can find something useful, interesting or fun in here!
Showing posts with label American. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American. Show all posts

This week I'm listening to.... The Strokes!

01 September, 2011


The Strokes is an American rock band from New York

Weezer - Say it ain't so

19 September, 2010



C#m7 C#m G# A E

This is Halloween

18 October, 2009

a video from the movie " the night before Christmas" by Tim Burton!
the song is sung by Marilyn Manson!




GREEN DAY - wake me up when September ends

18 June, 2009

Here is a song we are going to "study" with the students in 4 Green.
In this song there are some verbs in the present perfect tense! Yay! We have just learnt about it!
I'm not a great fan of this American band, but well, it's better than Céline Dion, isn't it?!
So here is the music video without the lyrics :

and here is the "karaoke" version

You can try to play it on your guitar!Here are the chords:

verse

G D/F#

Em7 G

Cadd9 Cm G

verse

G D/F#

Em7 G

Cadd9 Cm G


watch this guitar teacher on youtube! Doesn't he look like our Joey? (attitude and bermudas?!!)

INTERPOL

30 May, 2009


Interpol are an American band formed in 1998 in New York City. The band's line-up is Paul Banks (vocals, guitar), Daniel Kessler (guitar, vocals), Carlos Dengler (bass guitar, keyboards) and Sam Fogarino (drums, percussion).

Interpol is one of the bands associated with the New York indie music scene, being one of several groups that emerged out of the post-punk revival of the 2000s.

Interpol's debut album Turn on the Bright Lights (2002) was critically acclaimed, making it to tenth position on the NME's list of top albums in 2002

Subsequent records Antics (2004) and Our Love to Admire (2007) have confirmed the band's initial success and turned them into a commercial and critical success

source: wikipedia



Interpol - Next Exit


Found at skreemr.com

Interpol - Pioneer To The Falls


Found at skreemr.com

KATY PERRY

04 January, 2009

Today, let me introduce you to Katy Perry!

Katy Perry is an American singer(and actress too). She was born in Santa Barbara(in California).
When she was young, she released a gospel album!
I'm sure you know the song "I kissed a girl" from the album "one of the boys", released in 2008.

You play the guitar?? Have a look at the guitar chords HERE

WEEZER

24 December, 2008

This Saturday, let me introduce you to WEEZER!
  • biography:
It's an American band from Los Angeles, California (USA). They released their first album "the blue album" Weezer - Blue Album Pictures, Images and Photosin 1994. Their music has been described as " power pop", "modern "or "alternative" and "indie" rock.
For their most recent single "pork and beans" on the "red album"WEEZER Pictures, Images and Photos( released in june 2008), they invited some famous "youtube"faces!! have a look at the video here
  • on the net :
visit their official website here, their "myspace page", their "imeem page"(you can listen to more songs or watch videos), and their page on "youtube"(for more videos)

  • listen to some of their songs here....

best Weezer songs
 

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