No One
Alicia Keys · 2007
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- No one, no one, no one
- Can get in the way of what I'm feelin'
- No one, no one, no one
- Can get in the way of what I feel for you
Echo the hook
- Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
- Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
- Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
- Oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
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 just want you close
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
You can be sure
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I don't worry 'cause
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
But all I know is
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
This I know for certain
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I just ? you close
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
Through the ? and nights
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
But all I ? is
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
You will ? be around
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
To ? something like what we have
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 "feel" in the whole song?
"feel"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- But all I know is
- I just want you close
- No one, no one, no one
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
"No One" was released in 2007. 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:
don't→gonna→i'm→
Exercise 29
If you had to summarize "No One" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?
Exercise 30
Compare "No One" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?