Feels So Good
Chuck Mangione · 1977
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- There's no place for me to hide
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:
The thoughts of all the time I cried
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Because I needed just to hear
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You said "hello"
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Feel so good when I'm with you
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
With you it feels like it should feel
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
There's no ? for me to hide
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
And ? this pain
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
"Let's make love ? the way"
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I'll ? really love you
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I ? believe you love me too
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
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- That special something
- There's no place for me to hide
- Your name is music to my heart
Exercise 23
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Feel so good when I'm with you
- The thoughts of all the time I cried
- You said "hello"
Exercise 24
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Feels So Good" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 25
If you could ask Chuck Mangione one question about "Feels So Good", what would it be and why?
Exercise 26
Rewrite the chorus of "Feels So Good" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 27
Write the full form of each contraction:
there's→let's→i'll→i'm→can't→
Exercise 28
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Feels So Good", what would happen instead?
Exercise 29
"Feels So Good" was released in 1977. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "Feels So Good" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?