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Every Rose Has Its Thorn

Poison · 1988

Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison (1988) — 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

  • Every rose has its thorn
  • Just like every night has its dawn
  • Just like every cowboy sings his sad, sad song
  • Every rose has its thorn

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Every rose has its thorn
  • Though it's been a while now
  • I can still feel so much pain
  • Like the knife that cuts you the wound heals
everyrosethorn

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Was itI said or something I did?

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Though Inot to hurt you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Just like everysings his sad, sad song

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Just like everyhas its dawn

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Like thethat cuts you the wound heals

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

And now I hear yousomebody new

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Though I tried not to hurt you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But I guess that's why they say

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Has he ever felt like this

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

If I'd know what to say

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And now I hear you found somebody new

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Was it ? I said or something I did?

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Every ? has its thorn

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Has he ? felt like this

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Though it's been a ? now

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Instead of ? love

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 "every" in the whole song?

"every"

Exercise 23

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

"rose"

Exercise 24

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

  • But I wonder does he know
  • Did my words not come out right?
  • If I'd know what to say

Exercise 25

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

  • Every rose has its thorn
  • Though I tried not to hurt you
  • We both made our separate ways

Exercise 26

Imagine you are making a short film with "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

everyrosethornnight

Exercise 27

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

everyrosethornnight

Exercise 28

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

everyrosethornnight

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • that's→
  • you'd→
  • it's→
  • i'd→

Exercise 30

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

everyrosethornnight