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A2.1·pop · rock·3:37

Hey, Soul Sister

Train · 2009

Hey, Soul Sister by Train (2009) — 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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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • Hey, soul sister
  • Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo
  • The way you move ain't fair, you know
  • Hey, soul sister

Echo the hook

  • Hey-hey, hey-hey
  • Hey-hey, hey-hey
  • Your lipstick stains
  • On the front lobe of my left side brains
soulsisterain't

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

On thelobe of my left side brains

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I knew Iforget you

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

A game show lovewe can't deny

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

And I'mgonna wanna blow your mind

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

SoI'm so thug

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

You see, I can benow finally

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I knew I wouldn't forget you

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

The way you move ain't fair, you know

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

A game show love connection we can't deny

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'm always gonna wanna blow your mind

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Watching you is the only drug I need

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

On the ? lobe of my left side brains

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

The way you ? ain't fair, you know

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I ? in you, like a virgin, you're Madonna

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

The way you move ? fair, you know

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

You're the only one I'm ? of

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 "soul" in the whole song?

"soul"

Exercise 23

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

"sister"

Exercise 24

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

  • A game show love connection we can't deny
  • You're the only one I'm dreaming of
  • Your lipstick stains

Exercise 25

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

  • Ain't that Mr. Mister on the radio, stereo
  • I knew I wouldn't forget you
  • You see, I can be myself now finally

Exercise 26

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

soulsisterain'ttonight

Exercise 27

Compare "Hey, Soul Sister" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

soulsisterain'ttonight

Exercise 28

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Hey, Soul Sister", what would happen instead?

soulsisterain'ttonight

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • wouldn't→
  • you're→
  • who's→
  • don't→
  • wanna→
  • i'm→

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.

soulsisterain'ttonight