English Songs

English is a West Germanic language that is spoken in many parts of the world. It was originated in Anglo-Saxon England and it is spread to different regions of the world because of military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire. Traditional music of the British Isles is mainly evolved in Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are English folk musicians who are highly respected and have given some remarkable composition to the English folk music.

During the medieval age, the English Music was widespread and comprised of Church music, popular and folk music. Later on Reformation has affected the Religious and Church music to a great extent. At the times of the Shakespearean era, there was a lot of variety in English music that is capable of portraying different emotions. This era is marked by the lots of plays and each play whether it is comedy or tragedy, used music extensively throughout. It involved creating the music either at the back of the stage or on the stage itself.

Many composers have composed remarkable songs by using English music chants for creating more complex works. For example the composer William Bryd had compiled the complex piece Mass for Four Voices. New genres of popular music like the brass bands and the Music hall had become popular during the industrialization age.

Songs are chartbusters and frequently downloaded over the net are Blowing in the Wind,San Francisco, where Have All The Flowers Gone, Earth Song, Another Day in Paradise, Dreaming my dreams, On My Own, Casablanca, Sealed With A Kiss, Am I That Easy to Forget, A Whole New World, Beauty And Beast, My Heart Will Go On, Say You Say Me, Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree, when A Man Loves A Women, etc.

Some of the famous English singers are Usher Lyric, Avril Lavigne, Tindersticks, Eminem, Robbie Williams, Hoobastank, JOJO, Kamelot,  Rasmus,  Slipknot, Britney Spears, Jamelia, Metallica, Keane, Bob Dylan,  Bob Marley, Alicia Keys, Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson, etc. Lots of MP3, songs and videos are available on the internet nowadays which has resulted in the access to English songs all over the world.  There are many sites which provide rich collection of English Songs MP3, videos and songs that can be easily downloaded.