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A2.2·rock·4:11

Everlong

Foo Fighters · 1997

Everlong by Foo Fighters (1997) — 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

  • She sang
  • Breathe out
  • So I can breathe you in
  • Hold you in

Sing it again — final chorus

  • She sang
  • And I wonder

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I'vehere for you

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Imyself into

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Youit to be

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Ifcould ever feel this real forever

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

The onlyI'll ever ask of you

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

I knowalways been there

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I've waited here for you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You wanted it to be

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So I can breathe you in

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I know you've always been there

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And waste away with me

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I've ? here for you

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

And ? away with me

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

If ? could ever feel this real forever

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

So I can ? you in

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

If everything could ? feel this real forever

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 "ever" in the whole song?

"ever"

Exercise 23

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

"head"

Exercise 24

Describe the mood of "Everlong" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

everheadsangwonder

Exercise 25

Who in your life would you dedicate "Everlong" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

everheadsangwonder

Exercise 26

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

everheadsangwonder

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've
  • i'm
  • i'll
  • gotta
  • you've

Exercise 28

Imagine you are making a short film with "Everlong" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

everheadsangwonder

Exercise 29

Rewrite the chorus of "Everlong" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

everheadsangwonder

Exercise 30

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

everheadsangwonder