Bye Bye Love
The Everly Brothers · 1957
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Sing with the chorus
- Bye-bye love
- Bye-bye happiness
- Hello loneliness
- I think I'm gonna cry
Sing it again — final chorus
- Bye-bye love
- Bye-bye sweet caress
- Hello emptiness
- I feel like I could die
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 think I'm gonna cry
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She sure looks happy, I sure am blue
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'm through with romance, I'm through with love
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And here's the reason that I'm so free
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Bye-bye my love, goodbye
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? I'm gonna cry
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
There ? my baby with someone new
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
She was my ? 'til he stepped in
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I think I'm ? cry
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I'm through with ? the stars above
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 "goodbye" in the whole song?
"goodbye"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "hello" in the whole song?
"hello"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- And here's the reason that I'm so free
- Goodbye to romance that might've been
- I think I'm gonna cry
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Bye-bye sweet caress
- I feel like I could die
- My lovin' baby is through with me
Exercise 26
"Bye Bye Love" was released in 1957. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
Imagine you are making a short film with "Bye Bye Love" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 28
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 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→gonna→
Exercise 30
If you could ask The Everly Brothers one question about "Bye Bye Love", what would it be and why?