IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE - ROXETTE

1.- Historia

A finales de los 80's, un estudiante norteamericano viaja de intercambio a Suecia. Es allí donde conoce y asiste a los conciertos de un dúo llamado Roxette. Durante unas vacaciones de Navidad, este estudiante llamado Dean Cushman, compra el cd "Look Sharp" y se lo lleva a USA, donde logra que una emisora local lo programase. Este fué el punto de partida de la historia de Roxette, primero en USA y después en el resto del mundo. Per Gessle y Marie Friediksson, se unieron (musicalmente hablando) en 1986. "The Look" fue su primer single a nivel internacional. Pero no el único. "Dressed For Success", "Listen To Your Heart", "Dangerous", "It Must Have Been Love", "Joyride", "Spending My Time", "How Do You Do" y "Sleeping In My Car", también ocuparon puestos similares en los 5 continentes.

Fuente : Music History


2.- Lyrics

(Chorus A)

It must have been love
but it's over now


Lay a whisper on my pillow
Leave the Winter on the ground
I wake up lonely, this air of silence
In the bedroom and all around

Touch me now
I close my eyes
and dream away


(Chorus B)

It must have been love
But it's over now
It must have been good
But I lost it somehow
It must have been love
But it's over now
From the moment we touched
Till the time had run out


Make believing
We're together
But I'm sheltered
By your heart
But in and outside
I turn to water
Like a teardrop in your palm

And i'ts a hard Winter's day
I dream away


(Chorus C)

It must have been love
But it's over now
It was all that I wanted
Now I'm leaving without
It must have been love
But it's over now
It's where the water flows
It's where the wind blows

Repeat Chorus B

Repeat Chorus C


3.- Vocabulary

- Over = Acabado/a, Terminado/a
- Lay = Poner, tender
- Whisper = Susurro
- Pillow = Almohada
- Ground = Suelo
- Lost = Lose = Perder
- Somehow = De alguna manera
- Touch = Acariciar, tocar
- Till = Hasta
- Shelter = Abrigo, cobijo (Noun); Abrigar, cobijar (Verb)
- Water = Regar, hacerse agua (Verb); Agua (Noun)
- Teardrop = Lágrima
- Flow = Fluir (Verb); Flujo (Noun)
- Blow = Soplar (Verb); Golpe (Noun)


4.- Grammar

a) Tenses

- Present Simple

I wake up lonely.

I close my eyes.

- Simple Past Tense

I lost it somehow.

It was all that I wanted.

- Must have

Utilizamos esta combinación cuando deducimos o nos referimos a una suposición. También puede ser una reacción a alguna noticia.

It must have been love.

En la canción se refiere a algo imaginario, no seguro del todo.

- Phrasal Verbs

* Wake up = Despertar(se)

* Dream away = Pasarse algo soñando

* Run out = Agotarse, acabarse


5.- Videoclip

ABBA - I HAVE A DREAM

1.- Historia

Desde 1974, ABBA (el nombre es un acrónimo de las iniciales de los nombres de los integrantes), cosechó éxitos como "Sos", "Fernando", "Dancing Queen", "Take A Chance On Me", "Voulez Vous", "Chiquitita", "The Winner Takes It All", entre muchos otros. Este grupo sueco se hizo tan famoso, que existe un musical que además lleva por título una de sus canciones, "Mamma Mia". ABBA se disolvió en 1982.

Fuente : https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2014/06/eurovision.html

2.- Lyrics

(Intro)
I have a dream
a song to sing
to help me cope
with anything
If you see the wonder
of a fairy tale
you can take the future
even if you fail

(Chorus)
I believe in angels
something good
in everything I see
I believe in angels
when I know the time
is right for me
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream

I have a dream of fantasy
to help me through reality

And my destination
makes it worth the while
pushing through the darkness
still another mile


3.- Vocabulario

- Dream = Sueño

- Cope with = Hacer frente (a algo o alguien)

- Wonder = Maravilla (noun); Preguntar(se) (Verb).

- Fairy tale = Cuento de hadas.

- Fail = Fallar, errar.

- Stream = Río, arroyo, torrente.

- Help through = Ayudar

- Destination = Destino

- Worth = Valioso

- Worth the while = Valer la pena.

- Mile = Milla

- Pushing through = Apurar, agilizar.


4.- Gramática

A.- En su mayoría, la letra se encuentra en Presente Simple. Por ello y por su forma interpretativa, es muy fácil de entender y pronunciar.

Ejemplos:

- I have a dream.

- I believe in angels.

- And my destination makes it worth the while (tercera persona = "_s" al final del verbo).

B.- También encontramos la forma del Futuro Simple con "Will".

- I'll cross the stream.

C.- Finalmente, encontramos el Primer Condicional.

- If you see the wonder of a fairy tale, you can take the future even if you fail.


5.- Videoclip

AVICII - WAKE ME UP

1.- History

Avicii was a swedish DJ born in Stockholm in 1989. His real name was Tim Bergling. He started in the music industry as a producer in the mid-2000s. His first hit was "Levels" a song from 2010. Other important songs are : "Silhouettes", "I Could Be The One", "Wake Me Up", "Hey Brother" and "Waiting For Love". Avicii died on 20th April, 2018.


2.- Lyrics

Feeling my way
through the darkness
Guided by a beating heart
I can't tell
where the journey will end
But I know where to start

They tell me
I'm too young to understand
They say I'm caught up in a dream
Well, life will pass me by
if I don't open up my eyes
Well, that's fine by me


(CHORUS) (x 2)

So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older
All this time I was finding myself
And I didn't know I was lost


I tried carrying
the weight of the world
But I only have two hands
Hope I get the chance
to travel the world
But I don't have any plans

Wish that I could stay
forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game
made for everyone
And love is the prize

Repeat chorus

I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost
I didn't know I was lost


3.- Vocabulary

- Darkness = Oscuridad

- Journey = Viaje

- Caught up = Catch up = Estar atascado en algo.

- Pass by = Pasar

- Wake up = Despertar(se)

- Afraid = Temer, Temor.

- Prize = Premio


4.- Grammar

a) First Conditional

- Life will pass me by if I don't open up my eyes.

b) Wish

- Wish that I could stay forever this young.

c) Where / When (adverbio y/o conjunción)

- I can't tell where the journey will end
But I know where to start.

- So wake me up when it's all over
When I'm wiser and I'm older.


5.- Videoclip