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List of Songs by Category Such As Vocabulary Gramm 1716
List of Songs by Category Such As Vocabulary Gramm 1716
vocabulary. The grammar group has been divided according to suggested use e.g articles;
present simple etc. The vocabulary group has been divided according to focus e.g. colours;
weather etc. This list is by no means comprehensive. It has been compiled mostly from my
own experience and from ideas from various websites including
www.musicalenglishlessons.org. Sometimes it is difficult to decide if a category belongs under
‘Grammar’ or under ‘Vocabulary’ so please check both if you are looking for something
specific.
Any song can be used for grammar and vocabulary tasks so I have concentrated on what I
thought to be the main focus.
Grammar
Adjectives
Articles
Auxiliary Verbs
John Lennon / Eva Cassidy - Imagine Modal Auxiliaries (Might; May; Could; Would)
Lemar - If There's Any Justice In The World Modal Auxiliaries (Would; Should)
The Beatles - With A Little Help From My Friends Auxiliary Verbs
Causative
Collocations
Conditionals
Conjunctions
Contractions
Direct Speech
Error Correction
Future Forms
Future Perfecr
Imperatives
Modals
Nouns
Particles
Avril Lavigne - Complicated Prepositions & Particles
Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly Prepositions & Particles
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Prepositions & Particles
Queen - We Are The Champions Prepositions & Particles
Queen - The Show Must Go On Prepositions & Particles
Maroon 5 - This Love Prepositions & Particles
Pink - Family Portrait Prepositions & Particles
Avril Lavigne - Mobile Prepositions & Particles
Annie Lennox - No More “I Love You’s” Prepositions & Particles
Natasha Bedingfield - Single Prepositions & Particles
The Beatles – With A Little Help From My Friends Prepositions & Particles
Van Morrison - Brown Eyed Girl Present Participle
Passives
Past Continuous
Aerosmith – Cryin’
John Lennon – Jealous Guy
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Past Perfect
Past Simple
Phrasal Verbs
Possessives
Christina Aguilera – Fighter
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours Personal Pronouns
Tom Jones - Sex Bomb
Prepositions
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Present Simple
Pronouns
Questions / Interrogatives
Relative Clauses
Reported Speech
Some / Any
Tenses - Mixed
ABBA – Thank You For The Music Present Simple; Present Continuous
ABBA - Last Summer
ABBA – Mama Mia
All Saints - Pure Shores Present Perfect; Present Simple
Annie Lennox - No More “I Love You’s” Present Simple vs Present Continuous
Atomic Kitten - Eternal Flame Present Simple And Continuous
Avril Lavigne - Complicated simple present v present continuous
Avril Lavigne - Skater Boy Present Simple & Past Simple
Avril Lavigne – Things I’ll Never Say Present Simple And Continuous
Backstreet Boys - As Long As You Love Me Present Simple; Past Simple
Beyonce – Halo
Beyonce / Shakira - Beautiful Liar Regular; Irregular – Present And Past Simple
Beyonce / Lady Gaga - Telephone
Billy Joel / Westlife - Uptown Girl Present Simple; Present Continuous
Boney M - Rivers Of Babylon Present Simple; Present Continuous
Britney Spears - Baby One More Time
Carly Simon - You´re So Vain
Cher - Believe
Coldplay - The Scientist Present Simple; Present Continuous
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
Craig David – Seven Days Present Simple; Present Continuous
Chris Rea – The Blue Café
Christina Aguilera – Fighter Past Simple (Regular; Irregular Verbs); Present
Simple; Possessives
Duffy - Mercy Present Simple; Present Continuous
Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight Present Simple; Present Continuous
Elton John - Candle In The Wind
Elton John - Sacrifice Present Simple; Present Continuous
Elvis Costello - She Present Simple; Present Continuous
Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love With You
Elvis Presley - In The Ghetto Present Simple; Present Continuous
Eminem - Cleaning Out My Closet
Fools Garden - Lemon Tree Present Simple; The Present Continuous
Foreigner / Mariah Carey – I Wanna Know What Love Is
Geri Halliwell - It's Raining Men
Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive Mixed Tenses
Green Day - Wake Me Up When September Ends
Jason Mraz – I’m Yours Present Continuous; Past Simple (Regular
Verbs); Present Simple; Personal
Pronouns; Possessives
James Blunt - Goodbye My Lover Past Tenses; Present Perfect
Janet Jackson – Together Again
Jewel / John Denver - Leaving On A Jet Plane Present Simple; Present Continuous
John Lennon - Jealous Guy. Use Of The Past Tenses
John Travolta And Olivia Newton-John - Summer Nights
Justin Timberlake - Until The End Of Time Present Simple; Past Simple
KT Tunstall – Suddenly I See Present Simple; Present Continuous
Lady Gaga Paparazzi
Lemar - If There's Any Justice In The World Simple Present, Present Continuous, Present
Perfect Simple
Lenny Kravitz - I Belong To You Present Simple; Present Perfect Simple; Past
Simple
Linkin Park - Leave Out All The Rest Simple Present; The Present Perfect
Linkin Park - New Divide Regular; Irregular Verbs
Lucky Dube – Romeo Present Perfect; Present Perfect Continuous
Maroon 5 – This Love
Madonna - Papa Don´t Preach Present Simple; Past Simple; Present
Continuous
Matchbox 20 – 3 A.M. Simple Present; Present Continuous
Melissa Etheridge - I Will Never Be The Same
Michael Buble - I Just Haven´t Met You Yet
Michael Jackson - Thriller Simple Present; Present Continuous
Muse - Time Is Running Out
Natalie Imbruglia - Torn
No Doubt - Don´t Speak
Norah Jones - Don´t Know Why
Oasis – Wonderwall
Pearl Jam - Last Kiss
Pink – Family Portrait
Queen - Love Of My Life
Queen - Radio Ga Ga Simple Present vs Past Simple
Queen - We Are The Champions Past Tenses
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
Rihanna - Just Be Happy Present Simple And Continuous.
Robbie Williams – Angels Present Simple; Present Continuous
Robbie Williams - Road to Mandalay Present Perfect Simple; Past Simple
Roxette - Spending My Time Present Continuous; Present Simple
Sade – Missing
Simple Plan - Perfect
The Bangles / Atomic Kittens - Eternal Flame Present Simple – Questions
The Bangles - Manic Monday – Bangles Mixed Tenses
The Beatles - She's Leaving Home Present Simple; Present Continuous
The Beatles - Penny Lane Present Simple; Present Continuous
The Beatles - Yesterday Past Simple; Present Simple
The Bee Gees - Stayin´ Alive
The Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? Present Simple; Present Continuous
The Police - Can't Stand Losing You
The Police - Roxanne
The Rembrandts - I´ll Be There For You Simple Past; Present Perfect
The Rolling Stones - As Tears Go By Present Simple; Past Simple
The Rolling Stones – Ruby Tuesday Present Simple; Present Continuous
Tracy Chapman – Fast Car
Tokio Hotel – Monsoon
Within Temptation - What Have You Done
‘Used to’
‘Wish’
Pronunciation
Note: Any song can be used for vocabulary tasks.
Connected Speech
Contractions
General
Vocabulary
Colours
Daily Routines
General
Jobs / Occupations
Opposites
Prefixes
Weather
Writing
The Beatles - Paperback Writer Letter;Writing - Formal vs Informal Language