I am not an ESL expert, but my wife teaches ESL at a local community college, and I must say, I don't see how playing/performing this music benefits a foreign student to learn English reading and writing and speaking. I plan on having my wife review this subject, however. From what she has told me in the past, songs about sexism would not play well with Middle eastern men, and many foreign students would be uncomfortable with the patriotic songs listed in your post. The message or humor from some of the other songs, like 'Alice's Restaurant' and 'Plz Don't Bury Me' would be lost because of obvious cultural difference. -btmp