what songs and readings about music should i teach my esl class?

I teach ESL, and the theme next week for my listening/speaking/reading class is music. I have some ideas ("Dock of the Bay", an ILMesque debate about hip-hop, students making top ten lists), but am wondering if anyone here has any. Specifically, does anyone know of any interesting articles about music without too many big words or obscure references? And is anyone here also an esl teacher and been in this situation?