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Mr. Brightside

The Killers · 2003

Mr. Brightside by The Killers (2003) — 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 never
  • I never
  • I never
  • I never

Echo the hook

  • Chest now
  • He takes off her dress now
  • Let me go

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Gotta,be down because I want it all

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Heoff her dress now

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Turninginto the sea

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

But it's just theI pay

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Open up myeyes

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Now I'm fallingand she's calling a cab

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

He takes off her dress now

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But it's just the price I pay

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

'Cause I just can't look, it's killing me

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Turning saints into the sea

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Choking on your alibis

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Gotta, ? be down because I want it all

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

He ? off her dress now

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Swimming ? sick lullabies

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Open up my ? eyes

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

He takes off her ? now

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

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 22

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

"kiss"

Exercise 23

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

"she's"

Exercise 24

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

  • And taking control
  • But it's just the price I pay
  • He takes off her dress now

Exercise 25

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

  • 'Cause I'm Mr. Brightside
  • Let me go
  • Turning saints into the sea

Exercise 26

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

kissshe'sit'scalling

Exercise 27

"Mr. Brightside" was released in 2003. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

kissshe'sit'scalling

Exercise 28

Imagine you are making a short film with "Mr. Brightside" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?

kissshe'sit'scalling

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i've
  • gotta
  • i'm
  • she's
  • he's
  • they're

Exercise 30

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Mr. Brightside" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

kissshe'sit'scalling