Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys · 1966
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations
- A happenin' with her
- Gotta keep those lovin' good vibrations
- A happenin' with her
Echo the hook
- I'm pickin' up good vibrations
- She's giving me the excitations
- I'm pickin' up good vibrations (ooh bop, bop, good vibrations)
- She's giving me the excitations (ooh bop, bop, excitations)
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, I love the colorful clothes she wears
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I'm pickin' up good vibrations
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's somehow closer now
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
When I look in her eyes
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Close my eyes
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I, I love the ? clothes she wears
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I'm ? up good vibrations
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
She's ? closer now
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I'm pickin' up ? vibrations
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
A ? with her
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 "good" in the whole song?
"good"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "vibrations" in the whole song?
"vibrations"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- (Ah, my, my, what elations)
- I, I love the colorful clothes she wears
- Softly smile, I know she must be kind
Exercise 25
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 26
"Good Vibrations" was released in 1966. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 27
Imagine you are making a short film with "Good Vibrations" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'm→she's→don't→gotta→
Exercise 29
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Good Vibrations" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 30
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Good Vibrations", what would happen instead?