The U.S.A. in Songs (upper secondary 3º ESO  and adults)

The United States of America has undoubtedly been  the force behind the English language becoming the world´s "lingua franca" during the twentieth century. With the emergence of rock and roll in the fifties inspired by The Blues, Gospel and Country music and  the huge number of fantastic rock and pop artists that have appeared since then... a voyage through songs to discover the "all- American" soul is a fascinating prospect.

This concert journeys from East to West and North to South  across vast distances to delve into the idiosyncracies of the U.S. Naturally we'll find time to sample an Elvis Presley rock n roll hit, before we head further down south to Louisiana to join Chuck Berry "You never can tell". In New York the Mamas and Papas are California Dreaming while John Denver reminisces about West Virginia with his country-folk classic "Country roads". The Beach Boys take us to sunny easy living  (California girls) while John Mellencamp´s "Small town" takes us to another side of U.S. life. For some hard rock there's a song from R n B legend Stevie Ray Vaughn "Pride and joy". 

We´ll, of course, listen to plenty of female artists such as Beyoncé with her feisty song "Freedom", Lana del Rey reflects on the U.S. gun culture in her sad  "Looking for America", Miley Cyrus' girl power song "Flowers" and we'll listen to the world's biggest star, Taylor Swift, and her first number one hit "Our Song"..on the country music charts! and also "Thumbs" by Sabrina Carpenter, yet another big up and coming female star.

 A minimum level of  A2  English is required.