The following song would be interesting to use in the classroom as it has two forms of the informal affirmative command, 1 form of a negative informal command, two forms of the present subjunctive, and one form of the past subjunctive. The textbook I used when I was teaching beginning Spanish, Dos Mundos, actually introduces commands and the present subjunctive around the same time. I wish I had come across this song then! I remember my students having difficulties distinguishing the two forms in terms of use (mostly-- What is the subjunctive? Is it a command?), as negative informal and formal commands have the same conjugation as the subjunctive. Contextualize this with banda music from Mexico!
OLVÍDAME - Juan Alvarez y su Norteño Banda
Olvídame sí ya no me quieres
Olvídame no dañes mi corazón
ya te enfade me ves, me rechazas
pa' que seguir fingiendo ya no hay amor
Te pido un beso y me das la espalda
quiero abrazarte y desapareces
inventas pleitos para marcharte
Sigo rogándote y más te creces
Olvídame, ignórame
acepto reclamos si amor algún día te ha hecho falta,
cambié mis modales para que me amaras,
fallo la estrategia de mi te burlabas,
llorando mis quejas tú me lastimabas.
Olvídame, ignórame
acepto derrota me marcho perdí la batalla
no quiero que sigas riéndote en mi cara,
llorando te pido aunque sufra mi alma,
Olvídame, Olvídame, Olvídame
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