Daft Punk - Instant Crush

Dear students, dear followers, dear English learners,

It's been a while that I haven't had the time to feed this blog and I'm sorry. Life is quite hectic and it's sometimes difficult to accomplish everything we would like to. 

But tonight I felt like I could take a couple of minutes to share a song and its meaning with you : Daft Punk with their song "Instant Crush"

Here's what you should do:

1) Listen to the song and try to get an idea of what they're saying (it's difficult and that's perfectly normal)

2) Listen to the song again and try to fill in the blanks in the lyrics below.

3) Check your answers here.

4) Check the vocabulary here - but of course interpretation is up to you!

4) Listen again and sing along!

I didn't want to be the one to __________

I thought of everything I'd never __________

A little __________ with you is all that I get

That’s all we need because it's all we can __________

One thing I never see the same when your 'round

I don’t believe in him—his lips on the __________

I wanna take you to that place in the “Roche”

But no one gives us any __________ anymore

He ask me once if I'd look in on his __________

You made an __________ for it, then you ran off

I got this picture of us kids in my __________

And all I hear is the last__________that you said

[Pre Chorus]

"I listened to your problems

Now listen to __________"

I didn't want to anymore, oh oh oh

[Chorus]

And we will never be __________ again

'Cause it doesn't __________ every day

Kinda counted on you being a f__________

Can I give it up or give it __________

Now I thought about what I wanna say

But I never really __________ where to go

So I chained myself to a __________

'Cause I know it unlocks like a __________

Some more again

[Verse 2]

It didn't matter what they __________ to see

He thought he saw someone that __________ just like me

The summer __________ that just never dies

We worked too long and hard to give it no __________

He sees right through me, it's so easy with __________

Cracks in the road that I would try and __________

He runs his scissor at the seem in the wall

He cannot break it down or else he would __________

One thousand lonely __________ hiding in the cold

Take it, I don't wanna sing anymore

[Pre Chorus]

"I listened to your problems

Now listen to __________"

I didn't want to anymore, oh oh oh

[Chorus]

I don't understand, don't get __________

I'm not with you

We’re swimming around,

It's all I do, when I'm with you

[Chorus]

REM - Losing my religion

This week, with my afternoon students (pre-intermediate), we were talking about songs and artists we liked and one of them mentioned REM, which reminded me of this great song I wanted to share with you today.

For those of you who don't know REM, they are an American band from Georgia created in 1980 by 4 artists: Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry. Their music was labeled as "alternative rock" and they were one of the firsts in that genre. Today, we are going to study the song "Losing my religion", which is one of my favorite ones.

1) Listen to the song

2) Read the lyrics and listen at the same time to find the missing words.

3) Check your answers here.

4) Check the vocabulary here: REM Losing my religion.pdf

5) Play the song again and sing at the same time. If you don't know why you have to sing, check my previous post on the subject here.

6) Comment with your answer to this question: What is the song about?

Life is ________________
It's ________________
And you, you are not me
The lengths that I will go to
The ________________ in your eyes
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

That's me in the ________________
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion________________ to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said ________________

I thought that I heard you ________________
I thought that I heard you ________________
I think I thought I saw you ________________

Every whisper
Of every waking hour 
I'm choosing my ________________
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt lost and blinded fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up

Consider this
The hint of the________________
Consider this
The slip that brought me
To my knees failed
What if all these ________________
Come flailing around
Now I've said too much

I thought that I heard you ________________
I thought that I heard you ________________
I think I thought I saw you ________________

But that was just a ________________
That was just a ________________

That's me in the ________________
That's me in the spotlight
Losing my religion________________ to keep up with you
And I don't know if I can do it
Oh no I've said too much
I haven't said ________________

I thought that I heard you ________________
I thought that I heard you ________________
I think I thought I saw you ________________

But that was just a dream, try, cry, why, try
That was just a dream, just a dream, just a dream
Dream

Adele - Running in the deep

For my first article in the "music" section, I couldn't not start with Adele!

1) Read the lyrics and see where the gaps are

2) Listen to the music

3) Listen again and try to fill the gaps

4) Listen again to check

5) Check your answers here.

6) Check the meaning of key phrases here.

6) Listen one last time and sing along with the lyrics.

FAQ

Do I have to sing? 

Yes, it's an absolute obligation

How will you know, you can't see me.

Oh, but I can...

Why?

Now, that's the interesting part. Not only is it fun, but it's actually important for your pronunciation and rhythm. It doesn't matter if you have a nice singing voice or the voice of an old and terrible witch. What matters is that as you sing, your pronounce words the way you believe they are pronounced and at the same time, you hear them the way they should be pronounced. So that's a perfect way for your brain to pick up any pronunciation mistake you make, on your own, without me telling you. Isn't that amazing? 

I don't like Adele

I don't believe you. But if it's true then just wait for my next musical article. If you think I have horrible musical tastes, you can suggest songs to me via my contact form :)

Lyrics

There's a fire starting in my heart,
Reaching a fever pitch and it's __________ me out the dark.
Finally, I can see you  __________ clear,
Go ahead and sell me out and I'll lay your ship bare,

See how I'll leave with __________piece of you,
Don't underestimate the __________ that I will do.

There's a fire starting in my heart,
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark.

The scars of your love __________me of us,
They keep me thinking that we __________ had it all.

The scars of your love, they __________ me breathless,
I can't help feeling,

We could have had it all,
Rolling in the deep,
You had my heart __________ your hand,
And you played it to the beat.

Baby, I have no __________ to be told,
But I've heard one on you and I'm gonna __________ your head burn,
Think of me in the depths of your despair,
Making a home down there as mine sure won't be shared?

The scars of your love __________me of us,
They keep me thinking that we __________ had it all.
The scars of your love, they __________ me breathless,
I can't help feeling,

We could have had it all,
Rolling in the deep.
You had my heart __________ your hand,
And you played it to the beat.

Throw your soul through __________ open door,
Count your blessings to __________ what you look for.
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold,
You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown.

We could have had it all,
We could have had it all.
It all, it all, it all.

We could have had it all,
Rolling in the deep.
You had my heart __________ of your hand,
And you played it to the beat.