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A1.1·funk · soul·2:28

I Got You (I Feel Good)

James Brown · 1965

I Got You (I Feel Good) by James Brown (1965) — 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

  • I feel good
  • I knew that I would, now
  • I feel good
  • I knew that I would, now

Echo the hook

  • So nice, so nice, I got you
  • When I hold you in my arms
  • I know that I can do no wrong
  • And when I hold you in my arms
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I feel nice, likeand spice

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

So good, so good,I got you

Exercise 3

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I feel good

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So good, so good, I got you

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

So nice, so nice, I got you

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I know that I can do no wrong

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

My love won't do you no harm

Exercise 8

Choose the missing word:

I ? that I would, now

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

I ? nice, like sugar and spice

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

When I ? you in my arms

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

My love ? do you no harm

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I know that I ? do no wrong

Exercise 13

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

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

"good"

Exercise 19

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

"nice"

Exercise 20

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

  • I feel good
  • I know that I can do no wrong
  • My love can't do me no harm

Exercise 21

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

  • I knew that I would, now
  • So nice, so nice, I got you
  • So nice, so nice, well I got you

Exercise 22

Who in your life would you dedicate "I Got You (I Feel Good)" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 23

Compare "I Got You (I Feel Good)" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 24

If you could change the ending of the story told in "I Got You (I Feel Good)", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • won't→
  • can't→

Exercise 26

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

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Exercise 27

If you had to summarize "I Got You (I Feel Good)" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 28

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

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Exercise 29

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "I Got You (I Feel Good)" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 30

"I Got You (I Feel Good)" was released in 1965. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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