All About That Bass
Meghan Trainor · 2014
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- (Shoo-wop-wop, sha-ooh-wop-wop)
- She says, "Boys like a little more booty to hold at night"
- (That booty, booty, uh, that booty, booty)
- And, no, I won't be no stick-figure silicone Barbie doll
Sing it again — final chorus
- (Shoo-wop-wop, sha-ooh-wop-wop)
- So, if that's what's you're into then go ahead and move along
- Because you know I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble
- I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass, no treble
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'm all about that bass, 'bout that bass
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Like I'm supposed to do
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I see the magazines workin' that Photoshop
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
'Cause every inch of you is perfect
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You know you love this bass, ayy, haha
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I'm all about that ? 'bout that bass
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Like I'm ? to do
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I see the ? workin' that Photoshop
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
'Cause ? inch of you is perfect
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I'm all about that bass, ? that bass
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "bass" in the whole song?
"bass"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "bout" in the whole song?
"bout"
Exercise 24
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- (That booty, booty, uh, that booty, booty)
- Bass, bass, bass (bass)
- From the bottom to the top
Exercise 25
Who in your life would you dedicate "All About That Bass" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?
Exercise 26
Compare "All About That Bass" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 27
If you could change the ending of the story told in "All About That Bass", what would happen instead?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→it's→don't→won't→that's→what's→
Exercise 29
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 30
If you had to summarize "All About That Bass" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?