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A2.2·rock·4:19

Psycho Killer

Talking Heads · 1977

Psycho Killer by Talking Heads (1977) — 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

  • Psycho Killer
  • Qu'est-ce que c'est?
  • Fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, better
  • Run, run, run, run, run, run, run away, oh-oh-oh

Echo the hook

  • Ay-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya, ooh
  • You start a conversation, you can't even finish it
  • You're talking a lot, but you're not saying anything
  • When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed
psychokillerqu'est

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

I'mand nervous and I can't relax

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

I can't'cause my bed's on fire

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Youa conversation, you can't even finish it

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

You'rea lot, but you're not saying anything

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

Cea dit, ce soir-là

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Je mevers la gloire, okay

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I hate people when they're not polite

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Fa-fa-fa-fa, fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa, better

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Ce que j'ai fait, ce soir-là

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

I ? seem to face up to the facts

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

I can't ? 'cause my bed's on fire

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

You ? a conversation, you can't even finish it

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

Ce que j'ai ? ce soir-là

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

Je me ? vers la gloire, okay

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 "psycho" in the whole song?

"psycho"

Exercise 23

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

"killer"

Exercise 24

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

  • I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax
  • Réalisant mon espoir
  • Say something once, why say it again?

Exercise 25

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

  • I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire
  • Je me lance vers la gloire, okay
  • Qu'est-ce que c'est?

Exercise 26

"Psycho Killer" was released in 1977. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

psychokillerqu'estc'est

Exercise 27

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

psychokillerqu'estc'est

Exercise 28

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

psychokillerqu'estc'est

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • can't→
  • i'm→
  • don't→
  • you're→
  • they're→

Exercise 30

If you could ask Talking Heads one question about "Psycho Killer", what would it be and why?

psychokillerqu'estc'est