I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU - DOLLY PARTON

1.- History

Dolly Parton was born on 19-01-1946 in Tennessee, USA. She was a Country singer, songwriter and actress. Her first movie was 9 To 5. She hosted her own TV Show.

Dolly Parton passed away on 25-08-2026.

2.- Lyrics

If I should stay

I would only be in your way

So I'll go, but I know

I'll think of you each step of the way

(Chorus)

And I will always love you

I will always love you

Bitter-sweet memories

That's all I am taking with me

Goodbye, please don't cry

We both know that I'm not

What you need

(Repeat Chorus)

I hope life treats you kind

And I hope that you have all

That you ever dreamed of

And I wish you joy

And happiness

But above all of this

I wish you love

(Repeat Chorus)

3.- Vocabulary

- Stay = Permanecer, quedarse

- Step = Paso

- Bitter-sweet = Agridulce

- Memories = Recuerdos

- Treat = Tratar

- Ever = Alguna vez

- Joy = Alegría

- Hapiness = Felicidad

- Above all = Sobre todo

4.- Grammar

a) Verbos Modales

Ejemplos:

- If I should stay

- I would only be in your way

- So I'll (I will) go

b) Futuro Simple

Ejemplos:

- I'll think of you...

- I will always love you

c) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

That's all I am taking with me

5.- Videoclip

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS: DREAMS

En esta nueva lista de preguntas, hablamos de los "Sueños".

1.- Do you usually remember your dreams?

2.- What was your nicest dream that you can remember?

3.- How do you interpret a dream?

4.- Do you generally have pleasant dreams or nightmares?

5.- Have you ever had or heard of a dream that foretold the future?

6.- Do you believe that dreams can sometimes predict the future?

7.- What sayings about dreams do you know?

8.- Do your dreams ever affect your moods?

9.- Do you usually dream in black and white or in color?

10.- Have you ever dreamt in a language that you don't speak?

11.- Do you remember what you dream about in your sleep?

12.- Do you think that having dreams and aspirations is a waste of time?

ON THE BEACH - CHRIS REA

1.- Historia

El cantante y compositor británico, Chris Rea, nació el 4 de marzo de 1951 en Cleveland, Inglaterra. Fue artista Soft-Rock. Esta es una de las canciones que no obtuvo altas posiciones en las listas, pero que suele estar presente en la programación radial. Según Rea, es de inspiración española pues fue creada a partir de su viaje a la isla de Formentera, junto a su pareja. Sólo llegó a la casilla 57 en la lista oficial británica, pero al 9 en la lista Adult Contemporary de Billboard.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2025/12/chris-rea.html

2.- Lyrics

Between the eyes of love I call your name

Behind those guarded walls I used to go

Upon a summer wind there's a certain melody

Takes me back to the place that I know

(Chorus)

On the beach, yeah yeah

Down on the beach, yeah yeah

The secrets of the summer I will keep

The sands of time will blow a mystery

No-one but you and I

Underneath that moonlit sky

Take me back to the place that I know

(Repeat Chorus)

Forever in my dreams my heart will be

Hanging on to this sweet memory

A day of strange desire

And a night that burned like fire

Take me back to the place that I know

(Repeat Chorus)

3.- Vocabulary

- Between = Entre

- Behind = Detrás

- Guarded = Guard = Vigilado/a, protegido/a

- Walls = Paredes

- Upon = Encima

- Wind = Viento

- Keep = Mantener, permanecer, conservar

- Sand = Arena

- Blow = Soplar

- Underneath = Debajo de, por debajo

- Moonlit = Iluminado por la luna

- Forever = Por siempre

- Desire = Deseo

- Burned = Burn = Arder

4.- Gramática

a) Present Simple

Ejemplo:

- I call your name

b) Simple Past

Ejemplo.

- A night that burned like fire.

c) Future Will

Ejemplo:

- The secrets of the summer I will keep.

d) Used to

Ejemplo:

- Behind thoseguarded walls I used to go.

e) Phrasal Verb

- Hang on = Aferrarse

Ejemplo:

- Hanging on to this sweet memory.

5.- Videoclip

SHAPE OF YOU - ED SHEERAN

1.- Historia

El británico Ed Sheeran, se consagra a nivel mundial con su segundo álbum. Lideró los rankings de países como Australia, Canadá, Alemania, USA y UK, entre otros. Los temas más exitosos fueron "Shape Of You", "Thinking Out Loud" y "Don't".

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2025/10/best-albums-2010-2019.html

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2.- Lyrics

The club isn't the best place to find a lover

So the bar is where I go

Me and my friends at the table doing shots

Drinking fast and then we talk slow

Come over and start up a conversation with just me

And trust me I'll give it a chance now

Take my hand, stop, put Van the Man on the jukebox

And then we start to dance, and now I'm singing like

(Chorus 1)

Girl, you know I want your love

Your love was handmade for somebody like me

Come on now, follow my lead

I may be crazy, don't mind me

Say, boy, let's not talk too much

Grab on my waist and put that body on me

Come on now, follow my lead

Come, come on now, follow my lead

(Chorus 2)

I'm in love with the shape of you

We push and pull like a magnet do

Although my heart is falling too

I'm in love with your body

And last night you were in my room

And now my bedsheets smell like you

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with your body

(Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I)

I'm in love with your body

(Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I)

I'm in love with your body

(Oh-I-oh-I-oh-I-oh-I)

I'm in love with your body

Every day discovering something brand new

I'm in love with the shape of you

One week in we let the story begin

We're going out on our first date

You and me are thrifty, so go all you can eat

Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate

We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour

And how your family is doing okay

And leave and get in a taxi, then kiss in the backseat

Tell the driver make the radio play, and I'm singing like

(Repeat Chorus 1)

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Come on, be my baby, come on

(x9)

(Repeat Chorus 2)

3.- Vocabulary

- Lover = Amante, amor

- Shots = Trago corto

- Trust = Confiar

- Chance = Oportunidad

- Jukebox = Rockola

- Handmade = Hecho a mano

- Grab = Tomar

- Waist = Cintura

- Shape = Forma

- Push = Presionar, empujar

- Pull = Tirar, jalar

- Magnet = Imán

- Bedsheets = Sábanas

- Discovering = Descubriendo

- Thrifty = Ahorrativo

- Backseat = Asiento de atrás

4.- Grammar

a) Present Simple

Ejemplo:

- The club isn't the best place to find a lover.

b) Future Will

Ejemplo:

- I'll give it a chance now.

c) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

- Now I'm singing like.

d) Simple Past Tense

Ejemplo:

- And last night you were in my room.

e) Commands

Ejemplo:

- Grab on my waist.

- Follow my lead.

f) Phrasal Verbs

Ejemplo:

- Start up = Empezar

- Come on = Vamos

- Go out = Salir

- Fill up = Llenar

- Get in = Ingresar. entrar

5.- Videoclip

c

THE LOGICAL SONG - SUPERTRAMP

1.- Historia

El grupo británico de Rock, Supertamp, se formó en Londres en 1969. Su nombre proviene de un libro del poeta W.H. Davies de 1938 titulado "The Autobiography Of A Supertramp".

El sexto álbum de la banda, "Breakfast In America", es el más importante de su discografía. Su primer sencillo "The Logical Song", es sólo una muestra de ello. Su letra habla acerca de las preguntas que toda persona hace acerca de su existencia. Fue premiada como Mejor Canción Lírica y Musicalmente por la Academia Británica de Autores y Compositores. En los rankings, fue número 1 en Canadá, 6 en USA y 7 en UK.

2.- Lyrics

When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful

A miracle, oh, it was beautiful, magical

And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily

Oh, joyfully, oh, playfully watching me

But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible

Logical, oh, responsible, practical

And then they showed me a world where I could be so dependable

Oh, clinical, oh, intellectual, cynical

There are times when all the world's asleep

The questions run too deep

For such a simple man

Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned?

I know it sounds absurd

Please tell me who I am

I said, now, watch what you say, they'll be calling you a radical

A liberal, oh, fanatical, criminal

Oh, won't you sign up your name? We'd like to feel you're acceptable

Respectable, oh, presentable, a vegetable

Oh, take, take, take it, yeah

But at night, when all the world's asleep

The questions run so deep

For such a simple man

Won't you please (oh, won't you tell me)

Please tell me what we've learned? (Can you hear me?)

I know it sounds absurd (oh, won't you tell me)

Please tell me who I am

Who I am, who I am, who I am

3.- Vocabulary

- Seemed = Seem = Parecer

- Wonderful = Maravilloso/a

- Miracle = Milagro

- Send away = Enviar algo o alguien con algún propósito

- Dependable = Fiable, digno de confianza

- Cynical = Malpensado, despiadado, egoísta

- Asleep = Dormido/a

- Sign up = Matricularse, hacerse socio/a

4.- Grammar

a) Simple Past Tense

Ejemplo:

- When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful.

b) Simple Present Tense

Ejemplo:

- There are times when all the world's asleep.

c) Future Will

Ejemplo:

- Won't you sign up your name?

d) Futuro Continuo

Ejemplo:

- They'll be calling you a radical.

e) Would

Ejemplo:

- We'd like to feel you're acceptable.

f) Sufijo _ly

Ejemplo:

- Happily

- Joyfully

- Playfully

5.- Videoclip

BIG IN JAPAN - ALPHAVILLE

1.- Historia

El trío masculino Alphaville, se creó en la ciudad de Berlin, Alemania a inicios de los 80s. Sus dos mayores éxitos fueron: "Big In Japan" y "Forever Young".

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2025/07/germany-austria-part-1.html

2.- Lyrics

Winter's cityside

Crystal bits of snowflakes

All around my head and in the wind

I had no illusions

That I'd ever find a glimpse

Of summer's heatwaves in your eyes

(Chorus 1)

You did what you did to me

Now it's history, I see

Here's my comeback on the road again

Things will happen while they can

I will wait here for my man tonight

It's easy when you're big in Japan

(Chorus 2)

Oh, when you're big in Japan, tonight

Big in Japan, be tight

Big in Japan

Oh, the eastern sea's so blue

(Chorus 3)

Big in Japan, alright

Pay, then I'll sleep by your side

Things are easy when you're big in Japan

Oh, when you're big in Japan

Neon on my naked skin

Passing silhouettes

Of strange illuminated mannequins

Shall I stay here at the zoo?

Or should I go and change my point of view

For other ugly scenes?

(Repeat Chorus 1)

(Repeat Chorus 2)

(Repeat Chorus 3)

Tonight

Big in Japan, be tight

Big in Japan

Oh, the eastern sea's so blue

(Repeat Chorus 2)

(Repeat Chorus 3)

3.- Vocabulary

- Cityside = Lado de la ciudad

- Snowflakes = Copos de nieve

- Glimpse = Visión momentánea

- Heatwave = Ola de calor

- Comeback = Regreso

- Eastern = Referente al este

- Naked = Desnudo(a)

- Silhouettes = Siluetas

4.- Grammar

a) Pasado Simple

Ejemplos:

- I had no illusions.

- You did what you did to me.

b) Futuro Simple (Will)

Ejemplos:

- Things will happen while they can.

- I will wait here for my man tonight.

c) Modal Verbs (Shall - Should)

Ejemplos:

- Shall I stay here at the zoo?

- Or should I go and change my point of view

5.- Videoclip

THE BREAK UP SONG (THEY DON'T WRITE 'EM) - GREG KIHN BAND

1.- Historia

La banda norteamericana conocida como The Greg Kihn Band, fue formada por el músico norteamericano Gregory Stanley Kihn en 1976. Al principio, les costó seis álbumes aparecer en las listas musicales. Este fue su segundo single en Billboard (el primero llegó al casillero 105) y el primero en estar entre los 15 primeros de dicha lista.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-greg-kihn-band-top-5.html

2.- Lyrics

We had broken up for good

just an hour before

Now I'm staring at the bodies

as there's dancin' cross the floor

And then the band slowed the tempo

and the music gets me down

It was the same old song

with the melancholy sound

(Chorus)

They don't write 'em like that anymore

They just don't write 'em like that anymore

We'd been living together

for a million years

But now I feel so strange

(out of the atmospheres)

And then the jukebox plays

a song I used to know

Now I'm staring at the bodies

as they dancin' so slow

(Chorus) (x1)

Now I wind up

staring at an empty glass

Cause it's so easy to say

that you'll forget your past

(Chorus) (x2)

3.- Vocabulary

- Staring = Stare = Mirar fijamente

- Old song = Canción antigua

- Melancholy = Melancolía

- Strange = Extraño

- Jukebox = Tocadiscos automático

4.- Grammar

a) Past Perfect

Ejemplo:

- We had broken up for good.

b) Present Continuous

Ejemplo:

- I'm staring at the bodies.

c) Presente Simple

Ejemplo:

- They don't write 'em like that anymore.

d) Pasado Simple

Ejemplo:

- It was the same old song.

e) Futuro Simple (Will)

Ejemplo:

- You'll forget your past.

f) Phrasal Verbs

- Break up = Romper una relación amorosa.

- Get down = Deprimir

- Wind up = Acabar, terminar

5.- Videoclip

CARS - GARY NUMAN

 

1.- Historia

Gary Numan es un músico y productor británico que tuvo en "Cars", su mayor éxito. Sucedió entre 1979 y 1980. Se trata de una canción con una letra simple y en su mayoría instrumental. Este tema es catalogado como uno de los más importantes del New Wave.

2.- Lyrics

Here in my car

I feel safest of all

I can lock all my doors

It's the only way to live

In cars

Here in my car

I can only receive

I can listen to you

It keeps me stable for days

In cars

Here in my car

Where the image breaks down

Will you visit me please

If I open my door

In cars?

Here in my car

I know I've started to think

About leaving tonight

Although nothing seems right

In cars

3.- Vocabulario

- Feel = Sentir

- Lock = Cerrar

- Way = Forma

- Live = Vivir

- Receive = Recibir

- Listen = Escuchar

- Keep = Mantener

- Stable = Estable

- Image = Imágen

- Visit = Visitar

- Open = Abrir

- Know = Saber

- Start = Empezar

- Think = Pensar

- Leaving = Partir, salir

- Although = Aunque

- Seem = Parecer

- Right = Correcto, bien

4.- Grammar

a) Presente Simple

- It's the only way to live

- It keeps me stable for days

b) Presente Perfecto

- I've started to think

c) Futuro (Pregunta Sí/No)

- Will you visit me please?

d) Condicional If

- If I open my door

e) Superlativo

- Safest = Safe + est

5.- Videoclip

MY SWEET LORD - GEORGE HARRISON

 1.- Historia

George Harrison nace el 25 de febrero de 1943 en Liverpool, Inglaterra. Antes de unirse a John Lennon y Paul McCartney, formó su primer grupo llamado The Rebels. Luego se une a The Quarrymen, nombre predecesor de The Beatles, con quienes tiene una corta pero fructífera carrera en la década de los 60's. En los 70's organiza conciertos a beneficio de Bangladesh. En los 80's se une a Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan y Jeff Lynne para formar The Traveling Wilburys. Fue también productor de cine. Algunos de sus éxitos en solitario son "When We Was Fab", "My Sweet Lord", "Give Me Love", "Got My Mind Set On You" y "All Those Years Ago". En 2001, fallece a causa de un cáncer de pulmón.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/

2.- Lyrics

(Chorus1)

My sweet Lord

Hmm my Lord

Hmm my Lord

I really want to see you

I really want to be with you

I really want to see you Lord

But it takes so long my Lord

(Repeat Chorus 1)

I really want to know you

I really want to go with you

I really want to show you Lord

That it won't take long...

(Chorus 2)

My Lord (Hallelujah)

My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Really want to see you

Really want to see you

Really want to see you Lord

Really want to see you Lord

But it takes so long my Lord (Hallelujah)

My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)

Hmm my Lord (Hallelujah)

My, my Lord Hallelujah)

My, my, my Lord (Hallelujah)

I really want to know you (Hallelujah)

I really want to go with you (Hallelujah)

I really want to show you Lord

That it won't take long my Lord

My Lord (Hallelujah, Hallelujah)

My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)

My, my Lord (Hallelujah)

Hmm my Lord (Hare Krishna)

My, my, my Lord (Hare Krishna)

My sweet Lord (Hare Krishna)

Oooh Lord (Hare Hare)

I really want to see you (Hare Rama)

Really want to be with you (Hare Rama)

I really want to see you Lord

But it takes so long (Hallelujah)

My Lord (Hallelujah)

My, my, my Lord (Hare Krishna)

My sweet Lord (Hare Krishna)

My sweet Lord (Krishna Krishna)

My sweet Lord (Hare Hare)

*Estrofa en sánscrito (lengua de la India)*

Gurur Brahma

Gurur Vishnu

Gurur Devo

Maheshwara

Gurur Sakshat

Parambrahma

Tasmi Shri

Guruve Namah

*Nota.- Algunas palabras entre paréntesis también pertenecen al sánscrito.

3.- Vocabulary

- Sweet = Dulce, encantador/a

- Lord = Señor

- See = Ver

- Know = Conocer

- Go = Ir

- Show = Mostrar, demostrar

- Hallelujah = Aleluya

4.- Grammar

a) Presente Simple.- Se encuentra en casi toda la canción.

Ejemplos:

- I really want to see you.

- But it takes so long my Lord.

b) Futuro Simple ("Will")

- That it won't take long my Lord.

c) Uso de "Really"

Se utiliza "Really" para enfatizar una frase o idea.

Ejemplos:

- I really want to be with you.

- I really want to know you.

d) Expresiones: "Tomar /Llevar /Pasar tiempo"

Se encuentra en frases como:

- But it takes so long my Lord. = Pero toma tanto tiempo mi Señor.

- That it won't take long my Lord. = Pero no llevará tiempo mi Señor.

e) Pronunciación de "I want to"

Notamos que George Harrison pronuncia "I wanna" o "Wanna" en lugar de "I want to" o "want to". Esto sucede en muchas canciones.

5.- Videoclip

NICK KAMEN - I PROMISED MYSELF

1.- Historia

Nick Kamen fue un modelo y cantante británico que saltó a la fama a mediados de los 80s. Aunque su mayor éxito en UK fue su single debut "Each Time You Break My Heart", en el resto del mundo es más conocido por "I Promised Myself". Nick Kamen falleció el pasado 4 de mayo a la edad de 59 años.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2021/05/nick-kamen-top-5.html

2.- Lyrics

(Chorus 1)

I promised myself

I promised I'll wait for you

The midnight hour

I know you'll shine on through

I promised myself

I promised the world to you

I gave you flowers

You made my dreams come true

-----------------------------------

How many of us out there

Feel the need

To run and look for shelter?

I promised myself

That I'd say a prayer for you

A brand new tomorrow

Where all you wish comes true

I promised myself

That I'd make it up to you

My sister and brother

Know I'm in love with you

---------------------------------

(Chorus 2)

How many of us out there

Feel the pain of losing

what was once theirs?

God I know

what people say about her

No mistake,

who can live without love?

(Repeat Chorus 2)

(Repeat Chorus 1)

(Chorus 3)

In the midnight hour

I will wait for you

I will wait for you

I will wait for you

(Repeat Chorus 3)

3.- Vocabulary

- Myself = A mí mismo.

- Wait = Esperar

- Midnight = Medianoche

- Shine = Brillar

- Through = A través

- World = Mundo

- True = Verdad, cierto

- Need = Necesitar (Verbo), Necesidad (Sustantivo).

- Shelter = Refugio, abrigo.

- Prayer = Oración

- Brand new = Completamente nuevo.

- Wish = Deseo

- Make it up = Hacer las paces.

- Losing = Perder

- Mistake = Equivocación, error.

4.- Grammar

a) Pasado Simple

Ejemplos:

- I promised myself.

- I gave you flowers.

- You made my dreams come true.

b) Futuro Simple (Will)

Ejemplos:

- I'll wait for you.

- You'll shine on through.

c) Contracción con Would

Ejemplos:

- I'd say a prayer for you. (I + would)

- I'd make it up to you. (I + would)

5.- Videoclip

THANK GOD IT'S CHRISTMAS - QUEEN

 

1.- Historia

"Thank God it's Christmas" es la única canción de Navidad del grupo británico QUEEN. Originalmente grabado en 1984, este tema fue compuesto por el guitarrista BRIAN MAY y el batería JOHN TAYLOR.

Fuente: https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2009/06/christmas-song.html

 2.- Lyrics

Oh, my love

We've had our share of tears

Oh, my friends

We've had our hopes and fears

Oh, my friends

It's been a long hard year

But now it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

The moon and stars seem awful cold and bright

Let's hope the snow will make this Christmas right

My friend the world

Will share this special night

Because it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

For

One

Night

Thank God it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

Can it be Christmas?

Let it be Christmas

Every day

Oh, my love

We live in troubled days

Oh, my friend

We have the strangest ways

All my friends

On this one day of days

Thank God it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

For

One

Day

Thank God it's Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

Ooh, yeah

Thank God it's Christmas

Yes, yes, yes, yes it's Christmas

Thank God it's Christmas

For

One

Day

3.- Vocabulary

- God = Dios

- Tears = Lágrimas

- Fears = Miedos, temores

- Awful = Horrible

- Let = Permitir

- Troubled = Conflictivo, turbulento

4.- Grammar

a) Present Perfect Tense

- We've had our share of tears.

- It's been a long hard year.

b) Future Simple

- The snow will make this Christmas right.

- My friend the world will share this special night.

c) Simple Present

- We live in troubled days.

- We have the strangest ways.

5.- Videoclip

LADY - KENNY ROGERS

1.- Historia

Esta canción fue compuesta y producida por el músico y compositor de R and B, Lionel Richie. Se trata de un tema que evoca su éxito "Three Times A Lady" de 1978. Llegó al primer lugar en 4 listas Billboard. En la de Singles, por ejemplo, lo hizo el 15 de noviembre de 1980 y se mantuvo allí durante 6 semanas.

Fuente : https://the-music-history.blogspot.com/2020/03/kenny-rogers.html


2.- Lyrics

Lady

I'm your knight in shining armour

And I love you

You have made me what I am and

I am yours

My love

There's so many ways I want to say

I love you

Let me hold you in my arms

Forever more

You have gone

And made me such a fool

I'm so lost in your love

And girl

We belong together

Won't you believe

In my song

Lady

For so many years I thought

I'd never find you

You have come into my life

And made me whole

Forever

Let me wake to see you

Each and every morning

Let me hear you whisper

Softly in my ear

In my eyes

I see no one else but you

There's no other love like our love

Oh yes girl

I'll always want you near me

I'm waiting for you for so long

Lady

Your love's the only love I need

And beside me

Is where I want you to be

Cause my love

There's something I want you to know

You're the love of my life

You're my lady

3.- Vocabulario

- Knight = Caballero
- Armour = Armadura
- Hold = Coger, agarrar
- Fool = Tonto/a
- Lost = Perdido/a
- Belong = Pertenecer
- Whole = Entero, todo
- Let = Permitir
- Wake = Despertar
- Whisper = Susurrar (Verbo), Susurro (Sustantivo)
- Near = Cerca
- Beside = Al lado
- Cause = Because = Porque

4.- Gramática

a) Presente Simple

Ejemplos:

- I'm your knight.

- I love you.

b) Pasado Simple

Ejemplo:

- I thought.

c) Presente Continuo

Ejemplo:

- I'm waiting for you

d) Futuro Simple (Will)

Ejemplos:

- Won't you believe?

- I'll always want you near me.

e) Presente Perfecto

Ejemplos:

- You have made me.

- You have gone.

- You have come.

f) Would

- I'd (I would) never find you.


5.- Videoclip

ADELE - SOMEONE LIKE YOU

1.- Historia

La cantante y compositora londinense Adele, inició su carrera en la segunda mitad de los 2000's. En 2007 lanza su primer álbum "19", del cual destacó "Chasing Pavements". Su éxito internacional llegó en 2010 con "Rolling In The Deep". A este le siguieron "Someone Like You", "Skyfall" (tema del film del mismo nombre del agente James Bond 007) y más recientemente "Hello".

Fuente : Music History


2.- Lyrics

I.-

I heard that you're settled down

That you found a girl

And you're married now

I heard that your dreams came true

Guess she gave you things

I didn't give to you

Old friend

Why are you so shy?

Ain't like you to hold back

Or hide from the light?

(Chorus A)

I hate to turn up out of the blue

Uninvited

But I couldn't stay away

I couldn't fight it

I had hoped you'd see my face

And that you'd be reminded

That for me, it isn't over

(Chorus B)

Never mind

I'll find someone like you

I wish nothing

But the best for you, too

"Don't forget me", I beg

"I'll remember", you said

(Chorus C)

Sometimes it lasts in love

But sometimes it hurts instead

(Repeat C)

II.-

You know how the time flies

Only yesterday

Was the time of our lives

We were born and raised

In a summer haze

Bound by the surprise

of our glory days

(Chorus A)

(Chorus B)

(Chorus C) (x 2)

III.-

Nothing compares

No worries or cares

Regrets and mistakes

They're memories made

Who would have known

How bitter-sweet this would taste?

(Chorus B)

(Chorus C)

(Chorus B)

(Chorus C) (x 2)

3.- Vocabulary

- Guess = Adivinar, imaginar algo.

- Hide = Esconder(se)

- Fight = Pelear, luchar (Verbo); Pelea, lucha (Sustantivo)

- Remind = Recordarle algo a alguien.

- Never mind = No importa.

- Wish = Desear (Verbo); Deseo (Sustantivo)

- Beg = Suplicar, mendigar

- Last = Durar

- Instead = En lugar de

- Raise = Crecer

- Haze = Neblina

- Bound = En dirección a

- Regret = Remordimiento

- Bitter-sweet = Agridulce


4.- Grammar

a) Phrasal Verbs

- Settle down = Asentarse, sentar cabeza.

- Hold back = Vacilar, pensárselo

- Turn up = Aparecer

- Stay away = Permanecer lejos

b) Expresiones

- Out of the blue = Cuando menos te lo esperas.

- Born and raised = Nacido y crecido. También "Born and bred".

c) Ain't

Es el equivalente a la conjugación del verbo "To Be". En este caso reemplaza a "It isn't".

d) Tiempos verbales

Present Simple

- I hate to turn up...

- Sometimes it lasts in love.

Past Simple

- I heard that ...

- She gave you things

- I didn't give to you

- Only yesterday was the time of our lives.

Past Perfect

- I had hoped...

Future Will

- I'll find someone like you

- I'll remember.


5.- Videoclip

NO, NOT

A veces, los alumnos dudan entre las formas negativas NO y NOT. Esperamos que el siguiente artículo aclare sus dudas.

1.- NO

a)

Colocamos esta forma negativa antes de una "Noun Phrase". Ejemplo :

- No milk today.

- There's no address on this envelope.

- No more lonely nights.

b)

También se usa en avisos y/o carteles. Ejemplo :

- No smoking!

- No entry!


2.- NOT

a)

Se utiliza antes de cualquier tipo de frase. Ejemplo :

- Not suitable for children under 3 years old.

- Not in the summer.

b)

También se usa con los verbos auxiliares y modales. Ejemplo :

- It is not true / It isn't true.

- Are you ready or not?

- You can't go in there. / You can not go in there.

- He won't be late. / He will not be late.

NOTA .- En ocasiones, separar NOT del verbo auxiliar o modal hace que la frase suene algo ruda o fuerte.


3.- Expresiones con NO

Algunas de las expresiones más comunes con NO, son :

- No problem = No hay problema / Sin problema.

- No idea = Ni idea.

- No good = No es bueno.


4.- Expresiones con NOT

Algunos ejemplos son :

- Not so! = ¡No es así!

- Of course not! = ¡Por supuesto que no!

- Certainly not = ¡Claro que no!

- Not at all! = ¡De nada!


5.- Recomendaciones

- Aprender a usar NOT con los verbos auxiliares y modales. Los otros tipos de verbos NO se pueden utilizar igual.

- I can't go. ✔

- I go not / I gon't. ❌

- Evitar usar NO en lugar de NOT. Así se evita la confusión.

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE

1.- Definition

Este tiempo verbal se utiliza para mencionar posibles eventos que empiezan en el pasado y culminan en el futuro.


2.- Form

Se forma de la siguiente manera:

a) Affirmative

SUBJECT + WILL / SHALL + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

b) Negative

SUBJECT + WON'T / SHAN'T + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE

c) Interrogative

WILL / SHALL + SUBJECT + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE


3.- Examples

a) Affirmative

I will have worked.

b) Negative

He won't have worked.

c) Interrogative

Will they have worked?


4.- Notes

a) El verbo HAVE no cambia en ningún caso, es decir, es igual para todos los sujetos.

b) El pasado participio de los verbos irregulares se utiliza en los tiempos perfectos.

c) El verbo auxiliar en negativo WON'T / SHAN'T rara vez se utiliza en la forma interrogativa.

TOM PETTY - I WON'T BACK DOWN

1.- Historia

Inspirado en el ROCK 'N' ROLL de los 60's, Tom Petty, un músico y compositor nacido en Florida, se une a Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison y Jeff Lynne para formar THE TRAVELLING WILBURYS. Antes, en 1975, forma su grupo THE HEARTBRAKERS. Un año más tarde, su primer álbum es bien recibido por la critica musical. Tanto en solitario, como al lado de Mike Campbell un miembro del grupo, crea obras como "Breakdown", "Listen To Your Heart", "Don't Do Me Like That", "I Won't Back Down", "Runnin' Down A Dream" y "Free Fallin'". Ha colaborado con David Stewart, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne y Del Shannon.

Fuente :

http://the-music-history.blogspot.com.es/



2.- Lyrics

Well I won't back down
no I won't back down
You could stand me up
at the gates of hell
But I won't back down

Gonna stand my ground
won't be turned around
And I'll keep this world
from draggin' me down
Gonna stand my ground
and I won't back down

a)
I won't back down
Hey baby
there ain't no easy way out
I won't back down
Hey I will stand my ground
And I won't back down

Well I know what's right
I got just one life
In a world that keeps
on pushin' me around
But I'll stand my ground
and I won't back down

Repeat a) (twice)

No, I won't back down


3.- Vocabulary

- Gate = Puerta

- Hell = Infierno

- Way out = Salida

- Right = Lo correcto


4.- Grammar


a) Phrasal Verbs

- Back down = Retractarse

- Stand up = Dejar esperando ( Coloquial = Plantado).

- Turn around = Hacer cambiar de opinión.

- Keep (away) from = Alejar(se) de.

- Drag down = Desanimar

- Keep on = Continuar

- Push around = Mandar, mangonear.


b) Locución

- Stand somebody's ground = Mantener(se) firme.


c) Future Tense - WILL

Observamos el futuro con WILL en sus formas :

* Afirmativa

- I will stand my ground. / I'll stand my ground.

- I'll keep this world from draggin' me down.

* Negativa

- I won't back down

NOTA .- Won't = Will + Not

d) Gonna, Ain't

Recordemos que estas dos NO son palabras reales del inglés.

- Gonna = Going to

- Ain't = Am, is, are


5.- Videoclip