Boogie Wonderland
Earth, Wind & Fire · 1979
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Dance, boogie wonderland
- Dance, boogie wonderland
- Midnight creeps so slowly into hearts
- Of men who need more than they get
Echo the hook
- (All the records are playing)
- (And my heart keeps saying)
- (Boogie wonderland, wonderland)
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:
Of men who need more than they get
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You dance and shake the hurt
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Dance, boogie wonderland
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Daylight deals a bad hand
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Sound fly through the night
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Midnight ? so slowly into hearts
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
To a ? who has laid too many bets
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
You say your ? though you don't care
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
(All the love in the ? can't be gone)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
(And my ? keeps saying)
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
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "wonderland" in the whole song?
"wonderland"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "boogie" in the whole song?
"boogie"
Exercise 24
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 25
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 26
"Boogie Wonderland" was released in 1979. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
Write the full form of each contraction:
don't→can't→
Exercise 28
If you had to summarize "Boogie Wonderland" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 29
Compare "Boogie Wonderland" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
Exercise 30
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Boogie Wonderland" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.