We will start each class with a song of some sort, loosely related to the topics to be discussed that day. See (and listen to) the full playlist on YouTube.
- “Romance” (Pianochocolate)
- week 1a: “A Fine Romance” (Ella Fitzgerald)
- week 1b: “Give the Anarchist a Cigarette” (Chumbawumba)
- week 2a: “Memories” (Maroon 5)
- week 2b: “Glory Days” (Bruce Springsteen)
- week 3a: “Mi Buenos Aires querido” (Carlos Gardel)
- week 3b: “Anthem” (Leonard Cohen)
- week 4a: “Once in a Lifetime” (Talking Heads)
- week 4b: “It’s the End of the World” (REM)
- week 5a: “The Boys of Summer” (Don Henley)
- week 5b: “Spanish Bombs” (The Clash)
- week 6a: “Martinik Leve” (Mizik Bo Kail)
- week 6b: “Carnaval de Tambobamba” (José María Arguedas)
- week 7a: “Corrandes d’exili” (Silvia Pérez Cruz)
- week 7b: “Jean-Luc” (Els Amics de les Arts)
- week 8a: “Una furtiva lagrima” (Enrico Caruso)
- week 8b: “Why Don’t We Start from Here?” (Lucy Spraggan)
- week 9a: “What is Love?” (Howard Jones)
- week 9b: “Andrii Popa” (Transsylvania Phoenix)
- week 10a: “Mr Siegal” (Tom Waits)
- week 10b: “Brindis por Pierrot” (Jaime Roos)
- week 11a: “Banda Maravilha” (Banda Maravilha)
- week 11b: “Who Wants to Live Forever?” (Queen)
- week 12a: “New York, I Love You but You’re Bringing Me Down” (LCD Soundsystem)
- week 12b: “Datemi un martello” (Rita Pavone)
- week 13: “Walls Come Tumbling Down!” (The Style Council)