Songs for Specific Purposes (SSP)

Once a week we have played songs according to the following categories and the list could be enlarged with the students´contributions:

1) SPELLING :    Y,M.C.A., L.O.L.A., G.L.O.R.I.A., D.I.V.O.R.C.E., R.E.S.P.E.C.T., D.I.S.C.O., G.U.Y.,..

2) HOURS : TWO IN THE MORNING, 3 A.M.,  FOUR IN THE MORNING, FIVE O´CLOCK, SEVEN A.M...

3) WEEKDAYS: MONDAY, MONDAY; TUESDAY GONE, WEDNESDAY NIGHT,THURSDAY SONG, FRIDAY ON MY MIND, SATURDAY I´M IN LOVE. 

4) MONTHS: JANUARY SONG, APRIL LOVE, MAY DAY, JUNE AFTERNOON, JULY FLAME, AUGUST RUSH, ...

5) GHOSTS:  GHOSTSBUSTERS, GHOSTS THAT WE KNEW, GHOSTS OF GIRLFRIENDS PAST, GHOSTRIDERS IN THE SKY, GHOSTS,...

6) MOON: MOONDANCE, MOONSHADOW, MOON RIVER, MONKBERRY MOON DELIGHT, MOONLIGHT SHADOW, MAN ON THE MOON,..

7) WIND: COLOURS OF THE WIND, WINDS OF CHANGE, I TALK TO THE WIND, WHAT COLOUR IS THE WIND?, WINDS OF MARCH,...

8) BITS OF SPANISH: TOES, LA ISLA BONITA, ROMANCE IN DURANGO,SPANISH BOMBS, ADDICTED TO YOU, LIVING LA VIDA...

9) COLOURS: BLUE VELVET, BROWN SUEDE SHOES, THE GREEN DOOR, A WHITER SHADE OF PALE, BLACK DOG, PURPLE RAIN,..

10) NUMBERS: 9 TO FIVE, 3 LITTLE BIRDS, 7/11, 8 DAYS A WEEK, 100 MILES, 500 MILES, 9 MILLION BICYCLES,..

11) MURDER BALLADS: DELILAH, LILY OF THE WEST, TOM DOOLEY,..

12) TRAGEDIES: IN THE GHETTO, GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, TEEN IDLE, A DAY IN THE LIFE, A SIGHT FOR SORE EYES, CHANDELIER,..

13) FILM MUSIC: ROCKY, STAR WARS, GABRIEL´S OBOE, PINK PANTHER,..

14) "IF":  IF I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU, IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO YOU, IF YOU ARE HAPPY, IF I WERE A RICH MAN, IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER, IF I COULD, IF I COUD ONLY FLY,..

15) ADS & JINGLES:  GIVE A LITTLE BIT, KNOCKING ON HEAVEN´S DOOR, WE ARE YOUNG, EVERYTHING YOU DIDN´T DO, ARGUMENT WITH  MYSELF,..

16) PASSIVE VOICE : COULD YOU BE LOVED? SWEET DREAMS, SHE WILL BE LOVED, UNWRITTEN,  FEEL, DON´T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD,..

17) PRESENT PERFECT: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE RAIN?, I STILL HAVEN´T FOUND WHAT I´M LOOKING FOR, WE´VE ONLY JUST BEGUN,..

18) LA, LA, LA or NA,NA,NA: HEY JUDE, SHE´S GOT THE LOOK, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, PRETTY YOUNG THING, TELL ME,LIVE IS LIFE,..

19) WHISTLING: WHISTLE, JEALOUS GUY, SITTING ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY, LOVE LETTERSS IN THE SAND,HI HO HI HO, TWO OF US,..

20) PLACE NAMES: AMARILLO, TOKYO SKYLINE, AMSTERDAM, BARCELONA,BOSTON, BERLIN, CHICAGO, DUBLIN, KAT MANDU,..

21) WOMEN´S NAMES: DEAR CLAUDIA, ANGIE, ANNIE´S SONG, BILLIE JEAN, OH CAROL, SWEET CAROLINE, EMILY, LUCILLE, SANTA LUCIA,..

22) MEN´S NAMES: JOHN BROWN, JEREMY, STAN, DANNY, FERNANDO,ARTHUR, DANIEL, DENNIS, HEY JOE, JACKIE WILSON,..

23) MONEY: MONEY FOR NOTHING, MONEY TALKS, MONEY ON MY MIND, ALL FOR THE MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, MONEY,..

24) NO, NO,NO: REHAB,  NO NO SONG, , NO, NO LINE, NO ONE, NO WOMN, NO CRY, SHOULD´VE SAID NO, 

25) COPIED SONGS /PLAGIARISM: SAM SMITH´S STAY WITH ME v. TOM PETTY´S WON´T BACK DOWN. COLD PLAY´S VIVA LA VIDA v JOE SATRIANI´S IF I COULD FLY; GEORGE HARRISON´S MY SWEET LORD v HE´S SO FINE, MUDDY WATERS´YOU NEED LOVE v. LED ZEPPELIN´S A WHOLE LOTTA LOVE,..

(We´ve done half, could you continue by adding songs to the different categories?)

26) ECOLOGY  & NATURE 

27) POLITICAL SONGS

28) WAR SONGS

29)  PEACE SONGS

30) TRAIN 

31) EARTH 

32) RELIGIOUS & GOSPEL

33) CHRISTMAS

34) RAIN

35) QUESTION SONGS

36) T.P.R. SONGS

37) FUNERAL SONGS

38) PLACES AND COUNTRIES
39) GAY & LESBIAN LOVE
40) PLANE  & FLYING SONGS 
41) NURSERY RHYMES
42) HUMOROUS  & FUN SONGS 
43) PATRIOTIC SONGS AND ANTHEMS
44) SPIRITUAL HYMNS
45) PARTY & DRINKING SONGS TO SING ALONG
46) OPERA 
47) SILLY SONGS
48) BABE, BABY SONGS
49)BEACH/SEASIDE SONGS
50) FOOTBALL & SPORTS SONGS
51) FITNESS & WORKOUT
52) HOLIDAY:  SUMMER,..

TRY TO FIND THE COMPOSERS OF THE SONGS ABOVE MAKE YOUR OWN  SONG LIST WITH THE  DIFFERENT CATEGORIES FOR EACH WEEK OF THE YEAR.