In each season, we have to include at least one fun, silly traditional folk song that might be considered a “children’s song,” but is actually for everyone! The traditional folk song, “Down by the Bay,” was recorded by the children’s artist, Raffi, in the 1970’s. People of all ages can enjoy creating rhyming lyrics of their own. For example, Ece came up with, “Have you ever seen Heather, enjoying cold weather?” (No, nobody has ever seen this!) Heather’s lyrics were, “Have you ever seen a teacher chasing a creature?” (No, but we’ve seen several creatures chasing teachers!) We hope you have fun inventing your own lyrics to this singalong song!! Official YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWKVKfk6e40 For more content, visit ⁠the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Singing Languages website⁠⁠⁠⁠. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/season-2-episode-6 ⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @singinglanguages.

Heather is getting together with her friends from high school, and she’s putting together a playlist of songs from the 80s that they can listen to. One song in particular catches her attention, and it turns out it is a great song for talking about past, present and future tense verbs. In this episode, Ece and Heather are talking about Tracy Chapman’s 1988 song, “Fast Car.” It’s a song that tells the story of a young person who is facing choices, remembering the past, facing the present and looking ahead to the future.  Official YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIOAlaACuv4 Luke Combs Cover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st6XCAv0E4M For more content, visit ⁠the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Singing Languages website⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/season-2-episode-5 ⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @singinglanguages.

Michael Franti, a musician and singer-songwriter, discusses 'The Sound of Sunshine,' a 2010 pop song with blending genres and positive lyrics. The hosts analyze the figurative language in the song, highlighting metaphors like water representing obstacles and storms symbolizing challenges. They also emphasize the importance of friendship and fluency in Michael Franti's music.

The hosts discuss the impact of online communication, reductions in pronunciation, and promoting individuality through colloquial language. They emphasize the importance of not worrying about others' opinions and encourage listeners to embrace their true selves.

Ece is planning a block party in her neighborhood, and she needs the perfect song for her summer playlist. Heather suggests the 1964 Motown hit, “Dancing in the Street,” by Martha and the Vandellas. It’s the perfect song for a summer party that is, or that’s, full of singin’ and dancin’!  This episode focuses on contractions and reductions. You may have noticed when talking with proficient English speakers, (people who have a very high level of English), that they do not, or don’t, pronounce every sound of every word carefully. This song provides great practice with how and where to use contractions and reductions, and it’s perfect for dancin’ in the street! YouTube Videos Martha and the Vandellas: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68Uv959QuCg⁠ David Bowie + Mick Jagger: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HasaQvHCv4w⁠  For more content, visit ⁠the ⁠⁠Singing Languages website⁠⁠. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/season-2-episode-2 ⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠ @singinglanguages.

In this episode, Heather is feeling nervous about an upcoming project. It is something new that she hasn’t done before, and she’s working in a place she has never been before. Luckily, Ece has the perfect song for the occasion.  In this episode, we’re going to be using Shakira’s 2016 hit song, “Try Everything,” to talk about phrasal verbs. What are phrasal verbs? We encourage you to check out this episode and find out!  Official YouTube Video⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO48Cnl66w For more content, visit ⁠the ⁠Singing Languages website⁠. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/season-2-episode-1 Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ @singinglanguages.

We always encourage our listeners to not be afraid to make mistakes. Making a mistake is a great chance to learn. But sometimes, all we can do when we make a mistake is laugh. We write scripts and practice before we record, but we still make mistakes. All we do is stop, laugh and then start again. Ece has saved her favorite mistakes, or “bloopers,” from Season One of the podcast. While we’re waiting for Season Two, we thought you might enjoy listening to our blooper reel.  For more content, visit ⁠the ⁠Singing Languages website⁠. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/season-1-bloopers Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ @singinglanguages.

Welcome to the final episode in Season One of the English as a Singing Language podcast. When we got this crazy idea, we had no idea if we would be able to actually create even one episode. Here we are, one year later, and we’ve released a total of 17 episodes. There are songs from different artists, decades and styles. We’ve talked about pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary. What makes the whole process most enjoyable for us is you, our listeners. We hope you have enjoyed the podcast and you have learned some new English skills along the way. We want to thank you for giving us the best time of our lives!! And don’t worry, we’re already hard at work on Season Two!! ⁠Official YouTube Video⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO48Cnl66w For more content, visit ⁠the ⁠Singing Languages website⁠. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/episode-16 Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ @singinglanguages.

Ece is doing some online shopping and she’s feeling a little frustrated. This leads to a discussion about the importance of things that money just can’t buy. Can money buy you love? No, no, no, nooooooooo! In this episode, we’re listening to the Beatles 1964 hit song, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” and we’re focusing on real conditionals in grammar. If you don’t love this song, we will be very surprised! ⁠Official YouTube Video - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBB_QOZNEdc⁠ For more content, visit ⁠the Singing Languages website. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/episode-15 Follow us on ⁠Instagram⁠ @singinglanguages.

It’s finally spring where we are, and we are so excited to see the bird in a nest, the nest on a branch and the green grass growing all around!! And what do all of these things have in common? They all have at least one consonant cluster. We’re going way, way back in time to the 1800s for this song! It’s a traditional folk song called, “The Green Grass Grows all Around,” and it’s great practice for those tricky consonant clusters. Join us for this episode to learn a song that you will be singing for days! Official YouTube Video of Barney Version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBB_QOZNEdc Official YouTube Video of Jewel Version - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI4-230geDs For more content, visit the Singing Languages website. https://singinglanguages.wixsite.com/home/post/episode-14 Follow us on Instagram @singinglanguages.