1.- History
Michael Jackson was born in Indiana, USA on 29th August 1958. He was the main singer in The Jackson 5. It was a family group formed by Jackson and his brothers. They achieved great success in the 60s. Michael Jackson went solo in the 70s and composed, sang and recorded 10 albums. Some of his best songs are: "Ben", "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough", "Rock With You", "Billie Jean", "Beat It", "Thriller", "Bad" and "Black Or White".
"Thriller" includes sounds used in horror films.
2.- Lyrics
It's close to midnight
And something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight
You see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream
But terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze
As horror looks you right between the eyes
You're paralyzed
(Chorus)
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And no one's gonna save you from the beast about to strike
You know it's thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
You hear the door slam
And realize there's nowhere left to run
You feel the cold hand
And wonder if you'll ever see the sun
You close your eyes
And hope that this is just imagination
Girl, but all the while
You hear a creature creepin' up behind
You're out of time
(Chorus 2)
'Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girl
Thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight
Night creatures call
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade
There's no escaping the jaws of the alien this time (they're open wide)
This is the end of your life
They're out to get you
There's demons closin' in on every side
They will possess you
Unless you change that number on your dial
Now is the time
For you and I to cuddle close together
All through the night
I'll save you from the terror on the screen
I'll make you see
(Chorus 3)
That this is thriller, thriller night
'Cause I can thrill you more than any ghoul would ever dare try
Thriller, thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, thriller
Chiller, thriller here tonight
(Repeat Chorus 3)
I'm gonna thrill you tonight
(Rap 1)
Darkness falls across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorize y'all's neighborhood
And whosoever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside a corpse's shell
(Rap 2)
The foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing in to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller
3.- Vocabulary
- Midnight = Medianoche
- Evil = Demonio
- Lurking = Acechando
- Dark = Oscuridad
- Moonlight = Luz de luna
- Sight = Visión
- Scream = Gritar
- Freeze = Congelar
- Paralyzed = Paralizado
- Thriller = Emocionante
- Beast = Bestia
- Strike = Golpear
- Fighting = Peleando
- Killer = Asesino
- Slam = Cerrar algo de golpe, dar un portazo
- Creeping up = Aumentar algo
- Chance = Oportunidad
- Creatures = Criaturas
- Masquerade = Mascarada
- Jaws = Fauces
- Alien = Extraño, extraterrestre
- Possess = Poseer
- Cuddle = Abrazar
- Thrill = Emocionar, emoción
- Dare = Atrever(se)
- Darkness = Oscuridad
- Fall = Caer
- Land = Tierra
- Crawl = Arrastrarse
- Blood = Sangre
- Neighborhood = Vecindario, barrio
- Whosoever = Cualquiera que
- Soul = Alma
- Hounds = Perros
- Hell = Infierno
- Corpse = Cadáver
- Shell = Caparazón, cáscara
- Foul = Sucio
-Stench = Hedor, mal olor
- Grizzly = Canoso
- Ghoul = Demonio
- Tomb = Tumba
- Seal = Sellar
- Doom = Condena
- Alive = Vivo
- Shiver = Temblar
- Mere = Simple
4.- Grammar
a) Simple Present
- It's close to midnight
b) Present Continuous
- And something evil's lurking in the dark
c) Future Will
- I'll save you from the terror on the screen
d) Gonna
- Gonna = Going to
e) Superlative
- The foulest stench is in the air
5.- Videoclip
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