Andrea Jesse's Favorite Songs

This blog is meant for English language learners (ESL / EFL students). Listen to the songs and read along with the lyrics. The practice will help you with your listening, reading and pronunciation skills. There are over 200 songs for you to enjoy. Refer to the table of contents in the right column to find the song of your choice (click on the song name).

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

247. Ordinary (Alex Warren)

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025

246. Going to California (Led Zeppelin)

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Wednesday, May 7, 2025

245. God Needs the Devil (Jonah Kagen)

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

244. I Won't Give Up (Jason Mraz)

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

243. Crying (Aerosmith)

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242. Stargazing (Myles Smith)

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Sunday, April 27, 2025

241. Déjà Vu (Olivia Rodrigo)

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240. Vampire (Olivia Rodrigo)

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Saturday, April 5, 2025

239. Down by the Water (Ocie Elliott)

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

238. Good Luck Babe (Chappell Roan)

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Wednesday, February 5, 2025

237. Messy (Lola Young)

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

236. Pink Pony Club (Chappell Roan)

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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

231. As / Always (Stevie Wonder)

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023

230. Everybody Hurts (REM)

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Saturday, September 24, 2022

229. Down (Marian Hill)

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Thursday, September 16, 2021

228. You Were Meant For Me (Jewel)

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Table of Contents (click on song name)

227. Someone You Loved (Lewis Capaldi)

226. Drift Away (Dobie Gray)

225. Cardigan (Taylor Swift)

224. Adore You (Harry Styles)

223. Try (Pink)

222. I Feel it Coming (The Weeknd)

221. Blinding Light (The Weeknd)

220. Watermelon Sugar (Harry Styles)

219. Blue Mind (Alexi Murdoch)

218. Stardust (Willie Nelson)

217. The Cave (Mumford & Sons)

216. Mull of Kintyre (McCartney)

215. Flaws (Bastille)

214. Perfect (Ed Sheeran & Beyonce)

213. Just Give Me a Reason (Pink)

212. Please Don’t Leave Me (Pink)

211. 500 Miles (Timberlake & Mulligan)

210. Annie’s Song (John Denver)

209. At Seventeen (Janis Ian)

208. Scarborough Fair (Simon & Garfunkel)

207. Love is a Stranger (Eurythmics)

206. Grow as we Go (Ben Platt)

205. Lights Down Low (Max Schneider & Gnash)

204. If you Don't Know me by Now (Simply Red)

203. Stay (Alessia Cara)

202. The Truth is a Cave (The Oh Hellos)

201. Who Knew (Pink)

200. Perfect (Pink)

199. Walls (Kings of Leon)

198. Use Somebody (Kings of Leon)

197. Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones)

196. Hello My Old Heart (The Oh Hellos)

195. Scars to your Beautiful (Alessia Cara)

194. Live in the Moment (Portugal. The Man)

193. Too Good at Goodbyes (Sam Smith)

192. Ave Maria (Celine Dion)

191. Let it Snow (Christmas Song)

190. Jingle Bell Rock (Christmas Song)

189. Never Had (Oscar Isaac)

188. Feel it Still (Portugal. The Man)

187. Fare Thee Well (Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford)

186. I Wish I knew You When I Was Young (The Revivalists)

185. Just Say You Won’t Let Go (James Arthur)

184. Glory Box (Portishead)

183. If You're Going to San Francisco

182. Love on the Brain (Rihanna)

181. Bobby McGee (Janis Joplin)

180. Hand Clap (Fitz & the Tantrums)

179. Love Minus Zero (Dylan)

178. Cheap Thrills (Sia)

177. Santeria (Sublime)

176. I Will Wait (Mumford 7 Sons)

175. Rather Be (Clean Bandit)

174. Into You (Ariana Grande)

173. Dangerous Woman (Ariana Grande)

172. Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye)

171. Cake By the Ocean (DNCE)

170. Same Old Love (Selena Gomez)

169. Good for You (Selena Gomez)

168. Send My Love (Adele)

167. Earned It (The Weeknd)

166. 7 Years (Lukas Graham)

165. Close (Nick Jonas & Tove Lo)

164. Love Yourself (Justin Bieber)

163. Toxic (Britney Spears)

162. Listen to the Man (George Ezra)

161. Ho Hey (Lumineers)

160. Hold Back the River (James Bay)

159. Let it Go (James Bay)

158. Like I'm Going to Lose You (Meghan Trainor)

157. Photograph (Ed Sheeran)

156. How Soon is now? (The Smiths)

155. When I See You Again (Charlie Puth)

154. These Boots Were Made for Walking (Nancy Sinatra)

153. You Don't Own Me (Lesley Gore)

152. Elastic Heart (Sia)

151. Renegades (X Ambassador)

150. Sugar (Maroon 5)

149. Mad World (Gary Jules)

148. Lay Me Down (Sam Smith)

147. It's All Over Now (The Stones)

146. Blame it on Me (George Ezra)

145. Can't Help Falling in Love (Ingrid M.)

144. Be OK (Ingrid M.)

143. You and I (Ingrid M.)

142. The Way I am (Ingrid M.)

141. Sympathy for the Devil (The Stones)

140. Hotel California (The Eagles)

139. Angie (The Rolling Stones)

138. Drive (The Cars)

137. Drive My Car (The Beatles)

136. Brandy (Looking Glass)

135. Ex's & Oh's (Elle King)

134. Budapest (George Ezra)

133. I'm Not the Only One (Sam Smith)

132. Cherry Wine (Hozier)

131. Riptide (Vance Joy)

130. Stolen Dance (Milky Chance)

129. Real Love (Tom Odell)

128. Take Me to Church (Hozier)

127. Wicked Game (Chris Isaak)

126. Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers)

125. Where or When (Peggy Lee)

124. Stay With Me (Sam Smith)

123. All of my Love (Led Zeppelin)

122. Come With Me Now (Kongos)

121. Little Talks (Of Monsters and Men)

120. Best Day of My Life (American Authors)

119. Bastille (Pompeii)

118. Do I Wanna Know (Arctic Monkeys)

117. Come a Little Closer (Cage the Elephant)

116. As Tears Go By (Marianne Faithfull)

115. All of Me (John Legend)

114. Love Don't Die (The Fray)

113. I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen)

112. Stay (Rihanna)

111. Wake Me Up (Avicii)

110. Brave (Sara Bareilles)

109. Let Her Go (Passenger)

108. Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus)

107. Say Something (Christina Aguilera & Great Big World)

106. Counting Stars (One Republic)

105. Wild Thing (Tone Loc)

104. The Fox (by Ylvis)

103. Hey Ya (by Outkast)

102. Get Lucky (by Draft Punk)

101. Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke)

100. Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman)

99. Grey Room (Damien Rice)

98. All My Days (Alexi Murdoch)

97. What the World Needs Now (Jackie De Shannon)

96. One More Night (Maroon 5)

95. Falling Slowly (Glen & Marketa)

94. Rhythm of Love (Plain White T's)

93. All I Want for Christmas (Mariah Carey)

92. If it Wasn't for You (Various Cruelties)

91. Maggie May (Rod Stewart)

90. You Are So Beautiful (Joe Cocker)

89. One Less Bell to Answer (The 5th Dimension)

88. Mercy, Mercy Me (Marvin Gaye)

87. Up on the Roof (The Drifters)

86. Kiss and Say Goodbye (Manhattan)

85. One Headlight (The Wallflowers)

84. A Message (Coldplay)

83. The Scientist (Coldplay)

82. Someone Like You (Adele)

81. Everybody's Changing (Keane)

80. Collide (Howie Day)

79. Famous Blue Raincoat (Leonard Cohen)

78. Forget You (Cee Lo Green)

77. Moves Like Jagger (Maroon 5)

76. I'm Yours (Jason Mraz)

75. Say Hey (Michael Franti)

74. Powerful Stuff (Sean Hayes)

73. Beautiful (Christina Aguilera)

72. Somewhere Only We Know (Keane)

71. She Will Be Loved (Maroon 5)

70. Only Girl (Rihanna)

69. At Last (Etta James)

68. Rolling in the Deep (Adele)

67. I'm Like a Bird (Nelly Furtado)

66. Drops of Jupiter (Train)

65. Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Judy Garland)

64. Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)

63. This Love (Maroon 5)

62. How to Save a Life (The Fray)

61. Mambo No. 5 (Lou Bega)

60. I'm a Lover (Meredith Brooks)

59. 1, 2, 3, 4 (Plain White T's)

58. Hey There Delilah (Plain White T's)

57. Hey Soul Sister (Train)

56. Alison (Elvis Costello)

55. I Left My Heart in San Francisco (Tony Bennett)

54. Fly Me to the Moon (Tony Bennett)

53. Teach (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young)

52. Fade into You (Mazzy Star)

51. Under the Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

50. Get Me Away From Here (Belle & Sebastian)

49. The Prettiest Thing (Norah Jones)

48. Chasing Pirates (Norah Jones)

47. Turn Me On (Norah Jones)

46. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones)

45. Sunrise (Norah Jones)

44. The First Cut is the Deepest (Sheryl Crow)

43. Don't Forget Me (Macy Gray)

42. Space Oddity (David Bowie)

41. Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)

40. Something (The Beatles)

39. Because (The Beatles)

38. Across the Universe (The Beatles)

37. Gravity (John Mayer)

36. Heartbreak Warfare (John Mayer)

35. Why Georgia (John Mayer)

34. Comfortable (John Mayer)

33. Yellow (Coldplay)

32. Holding Back the Years (Simply Red)

31. Where I Go (Natalie Merchant)

30. Hallelujah (Bon Jovi)

29. One (U2)

28. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For (U2)

27. What's Up? (4 Non-Blondes)

26. Hold On (REM)

25. I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

24. Let's Stay Together (Al Green)

23. How Can I Tell You (Cat Stevens)

22. Wild World (Cat Stevens)

21. No Surprises (Radiohead)

20. High and Dry (Radiohead)

19. Creep (Radiohead)

18. White Flag (Dido)

17. Thank You (Dido)

16. Baby, Can I Hold You Tonight? (Tracy Chapman)

15. Mr. Jones (Counting Crows)

14. Round Here (Counting Crows)

13. No Rain (Blind Melon)

12. Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon (The Kinks)

11. Lola (The Kinks)

10. Where Are You Going? (Dave Matthews)

9. Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

8. Fix You (Coldplay)

7. I Try (Macy Gray)

6. Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)

5. Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)

4. Daughters (John Mayer)

3. Crash into Me (Dave Matthews Band)

2. You're Beautiful (James Blunt)

1. Father and Son (Cat Stevens)

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