I'm So Excited
The Pointer Sisters · 1982
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Sing with the chorus
- I want to squeeze you, please you
- I just can't get enough
- And if you move real slow, I'll let it go
- I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it
Sing the opening verse
- Tonight's the night we're gonna make it happen
- Tonight we'll put all other things aside
- Give in this time and show me some affection
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:
Tonight's the night we're gonna make it happen
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
We're goin' for those pleasures in the night
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Wrap myself around you
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I just can't get enough
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Let's get excited, we just can't hide it
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
Tonight's the ? we're gonna make it happen
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
We're ? for those pleasures in the night
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
I want to ? you, please you
Exercise 15
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And we ? even think about tomorrow
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Honey ? myself around you
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 "know" in the whole song?
"know"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "want" in the whole song?
"want"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I just can't get enough
- I want to squeeze you, please you
- Tonight's the night we're gonna make it happen
Exercise 25
What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "I'm So Excited" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
If you could ask The Pointer Sisters one question about "I'm So Excited", what would it be and why?
Exercise 27
Rewrite the chorus of "I'm So Excited" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
we're→gonna→we'll→can't→i'll→i'm→
Exercise 29
If you could change the ending of the story told in "I'm So Excited", what would happen instead?
Exercise 30
"I'm So Excited" was released in 1982. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.