An appallingly bad song, but hugely popular in France. Revolver only have to look at themselves to understand why French pop music has hadn’t a fraction of the success of anglo-saxon pop and rock. My learners are often shocked to learn that no-one in the UK or the States has heard of Johnny Halliday! The [...]
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this is a good song for beginners! Learn it by heart. You say yes, I say no. You say stop and I say go go go, oh no. You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say [...]
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Welcome to your life There’s no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you Acting on your best behavior Turn your back on Mother Nature Everybody wants to rule the world It’s my own design It’s my own remorse Help me to decide Help me make the Most of freedom and of pleasure [...]
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I was never a fan of Duran Duran during the eighties when they were at their most popular. But this song really moves me because it reminds me that pop groups have their moment and then fade away, just like the youths that adore them. This song for me is about the end of my [...]
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The song starts at 2:24, fast forward if you don’t want to watch the intro. Please note that ‘we don’t need no…’ is not correct English, but quite common in some places. Correct: ‘we don’t need any…’ We don’t need no education We dont need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers [...]
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Bono sings a little off-key in a few places, but they’re still a fabulous group – one of my all-time favourites! Although they haven’t changed much in the last 25 years, what I love about U2 is their energy, the Edge’s unique guitar playing and Bono’s voice – a magical combination! Magnificent Oh, oh, magnificent [...]
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I just learned that the chorus says ‘simple thing’. I always thought he said, ‘sympathy’! I walked across an empty land I knew the pathway like the back of my hand I felt the earth beneath my feet Sat by the river and it made me complete Oh simple thing where have you gone I’m [...]
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Il s’agit des effets de drogues, probablement! On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood [...]
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When I was a teenager the only thing I liked about this song was the guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen. As a white boy in middle England, I was never likely to be able to dance like MJ!
Rest in peace, Michael Jackson, people like you weren’t made for this world.
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Une bonne façon de pratiquer l’expression, ‘you gotta’ (tu dois, il faut que tu…). Bien qu’un peu familier en anglais, elle est très répandue chez les anglophones: you gotta understand it if you wanna speak English!
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La chanson légendaire de Queen, avec paroles et traduction. Regardez le clip, lisez les paroles, faites l’exercice de compréhension.
Is this the real life -
Is this just fantasy -
Caught in a landslide -
No escape from reality -
Open your eyes
Look up to the skies and see -
I’m just a poor boy, I need no sympathy -
Because I’m easy come, easy go,
Little high, little low,
Anyway the wind blows, doesn’t really matter to me -
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One of the first songs to express concern about exploitation of the Earth’s resources. Out where the river broke The bloodwood and the desert oak Holden wrecks and boiling diesels Steam in forty five degrees The time has come To say fair’s fair To pay the rent To pay our share The time has come [...]
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