In these extraordinary times, in which we are currently living it is more important than ever to adjust the sails of what we teach and how we teach it, allowing for discussion of societal, cultural social and personal issues. This talk focused on how songs provide the ideal medium to explore issues that are more controversial in nature in the ELT classroom. Examples are taken from my current book Teaching Tracks: Top Ten and my forthcoming 20 song book, Twenty Twenty Vision – A Vision for the 2020s.