Just Dance
Lady Gaga · 2008
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Da-da-doo-doot-n, just dance
- Spin that record, babe
- Da-da-doo-doot-n, just dance
- Gonna be okay
Sing it again — final chorus
- Da-da-doo-doot-n, just dance
- Gonna be okay
- Da-da-da-dance, dance, dance
- Just j-j-just dance
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've had a little bit too much, much
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I can't remember, but it's alright, alright
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And we're all gettin' hosed tonight
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Gaga oh-oh, eh
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Can't find my drink or man
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I've had a ? bit too much, much
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
What's ? on on the floor?
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Control your ? babe
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
So ? women without a flaw
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
Half psychotic, ? hypnotic, got my blueprint, electronic
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 "dance" in the whole song?
"dance"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "doot" in the whole song?
"doot"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Da-da-doo-doot-n, just dance
- Gaga (oh-oh, eh)
- What's going on on the floor?
Exercise 25
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 26
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 27
"Just Dance" was released in 2008. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
i've→can't→what's→it's→gonna→we're→
Exercise 29
If you had to summarize "Just Dance" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 30
Compare "Just Dance" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?