Songs to Learn English – Wishes
How can songs help you learn English? Read this blog post!
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Wishes about the Present
Released in 1986 by the American pop group
Theme: Work
Released in 1998 by the American Indie group
Theme: Wishes
Then Again by Alan Smith Robertson
Released by an EFL teacher on YouTube
Theme: Wishes
I Wish I Didn’t Miss You by Angie Stone
Released in 2001 by the American R&B/Soul singer
Theme: Memories of a relationship
Released in 2001 by the American rock band
Theme: Love
Note: Also 2nd conditional; ‘ain’t’ = isn’t, aren’t, am not in Standard English
Released in 1999 by the Swedish pop duo
Theme: Love
Released in 2015 by the American pop duo
Theme: Music, money
Released in 1996 by the American singer-songwriter
Theme: Hopes
Wishes about the Future
I Wish It Would Rain Down by Phil Collins
Released in 1989 by the British pop singer.
Theme:
I Wish You Would by Taylor Swift
Released in 1989 by the American pop singer
Theme: End of a relationship
Wishes about the Past
Released in 2021 by the American Country Singer
Theme: Love
