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Only the Lonely

Roy Orbison · 1960

Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison (1960) — 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

  • Only the lonely
  • Only the lonely
  • Only the lonely
  • Know the way I feel tonight

Sing it again — final chorus

  • Only the lonely
  • Only the lonely
  • Only the lonely
  • Know the heartaches I've been through
lonelyknowthere

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Know thisain't right

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Know theI've been through

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Butthe chance

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

If yourheart breaks

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Know the way I feel tonight

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Know the heartaches I've been through

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You gotta take

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Know this feeling ain't right

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

There goes my heart

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

Know the way I ? tonight

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

Know this ? ain't right

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

There ? my baby

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

Know the ? I've been through

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

But ? the chance

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

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

"lonely"

Exercise 21

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

"know"

Exercise 22

"Only the Lonely" was released in 1960. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 23

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

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Exercise 24

The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.

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Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • they're→
  • i've→
  • that's→
  • gotta→

Exercise 26

If you could ask Roy Orbison one question about "Only the Lonely", what would it be and why?

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Exercise 27

Describe the mood of "Only the Lonely" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?

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Exercise 28

Rewrite the chorus of "Only the Lonely" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).

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Exercise 29

Who in your life would you dedicate "Only the Lonely" to, and what line captures what you want to say to them?

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Exercise 30

If you had to summarize "Only the Lonely" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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