I Gotta Feeling
Black Eyed Peas · 2009
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- That tonight's gonna be a good night
- That tonight's gonna be a good night
- That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
- A feeling
Sing it again — final chorus
- That tonight's gonna be a good night
- That tonight's gonna be a good, good night
- Tonight's the night, let's live it up
- I got my money, let's spend it up (a fee-)
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 got a feeling
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Let's paint the town, we'll shut it down
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Easy come, easy go, now we on top
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
That tonight's gonna be a good night
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
A feeling woo-hoo
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
That ? gonna be a good night
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Tonight's the ? let's live it up
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Fill up my cup, ? tov
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Fill up my cup ? mazel tov (l'chaim)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Monday, ? Wednesday and Thursday (do it)
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 "let's" in the whole song?
"let's"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Fill up my cup (drink), mazel tov (l'chaim)
- I got a feeling
- That tonight's gonna be a good night
Exercise 25
"I Gotta Feeling" was released in 2009. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "I Gotta Feeling" 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
Write the full form of each contraction:
gonna→let's→we'll→wanna→gotta→i'm→
Exercise 29
If you could ask Black Eyed Peas one question about "I Gotta Feeling", what would it be and why?
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "I Gotta Feeling" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?