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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Elton John · 1974

Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me by Elton John (1974) — 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

  • To wander free
  • But losing everything is like the sun going down on me
  • I can't find, oh, the right romantic line

Sing the opening verse

  • I can't light no more of your darkness
  • All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
  • I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
don'tlifemyself

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I can'tno more of your darkness

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mtired and time stands still before me

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Frozen here on theof my life

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Too late to savefrom falling

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

But youmy meaning when I met you

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I can't find, oh, theromantic line

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I can't light no more of your darkness

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I can't find, oh, the right romantic line

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Frozen here on the ladder of my life

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Too late to save myself from falling

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

To wander free

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? light no more of your darkness

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I'm ? tired and time stands still before me

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Frozen here on the ? of my life

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

But you ? my meaning when I met you

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

I can't ? oh, the right romantic line

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

How many times do you hear the word "don't" in the whole song?

"don't"

Exercise 20

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

"life"

Exercise 21

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

  • I can't find, oh, the right romantic line
  • I can't light no more of your darkness
  • Too late to save myself from falling

Exercise 22

Who in your life would you dedicate "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

don'tlifemyselfalthough

Exercise 23

Compare "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

don'tlifemyselfalthough

Exercise 24

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", what would happen instead?

don'tlifemyselfalthough

Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • can't→
  • i'm→
  • don't→
  • it's→
  • i'd→

Exercise 26

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

don'tlifemyselfalthough

Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

don'tlifemyselfalthough

Exercise 28

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

don'tlifemyselfalthough

Exercise 29

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

don'tlifemyselfalthough

Exercise 30

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" was released in 1974. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

don'tlifemyselfalthough