Song facts
This song was originally recorded by Sting, the singer and songwriter, who first became famous as part of the group The Police. If You Love Somebody Set Them Free was one of his first hits as a solo artist in 1985.
GLOSSARY
precious = special or expensive
got to = have to
whipping boy = a person that you are bad to
despise = hate
beast = animal
gilded = made of gold
tear…apart = break completely
conditioned to believe = always told to think something is true
riches = money
Song facts
Who Wants to Live Forever? was a hit for British rock group Queen in 1986. The song was also on the soundtrack of the movie Highlander and later the TV series.
GLOSSARY
builds our dreams = makes us hope for good things (строятся наши мечты)
slips away = goes away (ускользать, уходить не прощаясь; проноситься; не прощаясь)
it’s all decided = other people control our lives (все уже решено)
sweet = very nice (сладкий, милый, нежный)
set aside for us = especially for us (отложите для нас)
dares = is brave enough (сметь, посметь, рисковать)
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Read about Live Aid concerts. How were they connected with environmental issues? Were they a success?
Live Aid was a concert held on 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure as a charity to help the people of Ethiopia. Five Ethiopian provinces received record low rainfalls in those years, which led to drought and crop failure.
Promoted as a global event, the concert was held at the same time in Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom (attended by 72,000 people) and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States (attended by about 100,000 people). On the same day, concerts inspired by the initiative happened in other countries, such as Australia and Germany. Watched live by 1.9 billion people, it was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time. Such famous musicians as Mick Jagger and David Bowie, Pink Floyd and Queen, Madonna and Paul McCartney took part in the concerts. Phil Collins performed at both stadiums, flying from the UK to the US by Concorde.
Talking about the event in 2001, one of the organisers stated that while initially it had been hoped that Live Aid would raise £1 million, the final figure was £150 million. His effort highly recognised, Geldof received an honorary knighthood.
Ozzy Osbourne was one of the participants of the Live Aid concert in the USA. Listen to his song Dreamer. Watch the video and fill in the gaps.
Song facts
GLOSSARY
spend an evening = pass an evening (провести вечер)
chance = possibility (шанс, возможность)
won’t = will not (future) (не будет)
drop into = go into (случайно зайти, ввязаться, втянуться, приобретать привычку, заглянуть)
spoil = ruin, make something bad (испортить)
like = for example (как, например)
despise = hate (презирать)
lies = things that are not true (ложь)
heard = simple past of hear (слышал)
clever = intelligent (умный)
come through = be clear (проясниться)
Song facts
This song was originally recorded by the UK band Scouting For Girls. The band’s name comes from the fact that two of them met when they were in The Scouts, a national club where young boys learn things like camping, climbing, and outdoor sports. Blue As Your Eyes is a song from their 2010 album Everybody Wants To Be on TV.
GLOSSARY
falling apart = breaking (разваливается на части)
insane = crazy, mad (схожу с ума)
You’re scratched on my heart = It’s impossible to stop loving you (Ты нацарапана на моём сердце)
You’re etched on my brain = It’s impossible to stop thinking about you (Ты запечатлена в моей голове)
get a hold on you = understand you (я пытался понять тебя)
showed you my hand = told you my feelings (я сказал тебе о своих чувствах)
clear as the mud = unclear (Мне это непонятно)
beg me = ask me (умоляла меня)
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I falling apart? Is
this falling in love, am I going insane? you
etched on my brain I gave you my heart I'm
blue as your eyes, blue as your eyes you
begged me to stay you
wanted the same I
gave you my heart I'm
blue as your eyes, blue
as your eyes |
Я разваливаюсь на части? я отдал тебе свое сердце. я грустный, как твои голубые
глаза, грустный, как твои голубые глаза ты умоляла меня остаться. ты хотела оставить всё, как есть. я отдал тебе свое сердце. я грустный, как твои голубые
глаза, грустный, как твои голубые глаза |
Song facts
Please Don’t Go was a number 1 hit in the US in 1979 for American group KC and the Sunshine Band. The song was also a hit for three other bands between 1992 and 2008.
GLOSSARY
babe = baby (a name for a person you love)
gonna = going to (future)
miss = feel sad after a person goes (скучать)
the minute = at the same time (в ту самую минуту)
dream come true = very happy moment (мечты сбываются)
blessed = lucky (благословенный, повезло)
wonderful = very good (чудесный)
Song facts
This song was originally made famous by the Sugababes in 2005. Ugly was a hit single for the Sugababes in many countries in 2005 and 2006. The band recorded the song after negative comments about them in British newspapers. Sugababes used a line from this song as the name of their fourth album, Taller in More Ways.
Glossary
my confidence was up = I felt good about myself
comfortable with my own style = I liked the way I looked
we get judged by what we do = our actions are important, not our appearance
so are you = you are, too
unfair = not treating people equally
ashamed = feeling bad about things you have done
grew taller ... in more ways = became a better person
realize how it affects somebody = see the results of your actions
you bet = you can be sure
envy = feeling jealous of another person
Song facts
This song was originally made famous by the English rock group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) in 1980. All Over the World was a hit song in many countries and it was on the soundtracks of the movies Xanadu in 1980 and the science fiction comedy Paul in 2011.
GLOSSARY
everybody = all people
gotta tell you = want to say
gonna = going to (future)
got = simple past of get
came = simple past of come
heard = simple past of hear
voices calling = people speaking
everywhere = all places
movin’ to the beat = dancing
c’est la vie = French for “That’s life!”
Shard End = part of Birmingham, UK
shine til the daylight = have fun all night
This song was originally recorded by EMF, an alternative dance band from England who became famous at the beginning of the 90s. Their first single “Unbelievable” reached number 3 in the UK singles chart and number 1 in the US.
