The purpose of this pedagogical article is to suggest the effective use of songs in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) or English as a second language (ESL) classes, including the benefits, challenges, criteria, lesson planning, and guidelines, so that teachers can design tasks using songs to improve their learners' listening ability. After describing the current EFL/ESL context, a personal teaching experience is shared, specifically teaching listening to a group of thirty undergraduate students through songs. Then difficulties using songs and a list of various factors involved in selecting songs are discussed. Finally, some classroom activities accompanied by a sample lesson plan and some practical suggestions for developing the skill are included.