Friday I'm in Love
The Cure · 1992
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- It's Friday, I'm in love
- Monday, you can fall apart
- Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart
- Oh, Thursday doesn't even start
Sing it again — final chorus
- It's Friday, I'm in love
- Monday, you can hold your head
- Tuesday, Wednesday, stay in bed
- Or Thursday, watch the walls instead
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:
I don't care if Monday's blue
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
It's Friday, I'm in love
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I don't care if Monday's black
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You can never get enough
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Tuesday, Wednesday, break my heart
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I ? care if Monday's blue
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Monday, you can ? apart
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I don't care if ? black
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Tuesday, Wednesday, ? in bed
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
And just ? at the sound
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
How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?
"it's"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "friday" in the whole song?
"friday"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Always take a big bite
- I don't care if Monday's blue
- It's Friday, I'm in love
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- And Sunday always comes too late
- It's such a gorgeous sight
- Tuesday's grey and Wednesday too
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Friday I'm in Love" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
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.
Exercise 28
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
don't→it's→i'm→doesn't→
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "Friday I'm in Love" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).