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A1.2·rock·3:32

Call Me

Blondie · 1980

Call Me by Blondie (1980) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Call me, call me any, anytime
  • Call me (call me) I'll arrive
  • You can call me any day or night
  • Call me

Echo the hook

  • Call me (call me) my love
  • Call me, call me any, anytime
  • Call me (call me) for a ride
  • Call me, call me for some overtime

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Color me yourbaby

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Cover me withbaby

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

I'llget enough

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

When you'rewe can share the wine

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Appelle-moi monappelle-moi

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Anytime, anyplace,any day

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I know who you are

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Call me call me I'll arrive

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'll never get enough

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

When you're ready we can share the wine

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Color me your color, baby

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Color me your ? baby

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Call me ? me) on the line

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I'll ? get enough

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

When you're ? we can share the wine

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Anytime, ? anywhere, any way

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 21

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

How many times do you hear the word "call" in the whole song?

"call"

Exercise 23

How many times do you hear the word "color" in the whole song?

"color"

Exercise 24

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • Anytime, anyplace, anywhere, any day
  • Color me your color, baby
  • Roll me in designer sheets

Exercise 25

And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:

  • Call me (call me) for a ride
  • Call me (call me) I'll arrive
  • Color me your car

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Call Me" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

callcoloranytimeknow

Exercise 27

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Call Me" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

callcoloranytimeknow

Exercise 28

If you could ask Blondie one question about "Call Me", what would it be and why?

callcoloranytimeknow

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're
  • i'll
  • don't

Exercise 30

Compare "Call Me" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

callcoloranytimeknow