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A2.2·jazz·2:35

I Put a Spell on You

Nina Simone · 1965

I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone (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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🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • I put a spell on you
  • Beause you're mine
  • Duh-duh-duh-duh-duh-n-duh-duh-uah
  • You better stop the things you do

Echo the hook

  • Yeah, yeah
  • I put a spell on you
  • Because you're mine
you'reminespell

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I put aon you

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Youstop the things you do

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

You know I can'tit

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

I love youhigh and wide

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mright now

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I put a spell on you

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You better stop the things you do

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

No, I ain't lying

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know better, daddy

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause you put me down

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

I put a ? on you

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

You ? stop the things you do

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

You ? I can't stand it

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

I love you ? high and wide

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

If you don't ? me

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

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

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

"you're"

Exercise 22

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

"mine"

Exercise 23

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

  • I love you
  • I put a spell on you
  • You know better, daddy

Exercise 24

"I Put a Spell on You" 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.

you'reminespellbetter

Exercise 25

Imagine you are making a short film with "I Put a Spell on You" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

you'reminespellbetter

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.

you'reminespellbetter

Exercise 27

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • you're→
  • can't→
  • don't→
  • i'm→

Exercise 28

If you could ask Nina Simone one question about "I Put a Spell on You", what would it be and why?

you'reminespellbetter

Exercise 29

Describe the mood of "I Put a Spell on You" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

you'reminespellbetter

Exercise 30

Rewrite the chorus of "I Put a Spell on You" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

you'reminespellbetter