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A1.1·rock·2:01

Song 2

Blur · 1997

Song 2 by Blur (1997) — 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

  • Wooooo hooooooo
  • When I feel heavy metal
  • Wooooo hooooooo
  • And I'm pins and I'm needles

Echo the hook

  • Wooooo hoooo
  • Wooooo hoooo
  • Wooooo hoooo
  • Wooooo hoooo

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

By ajet

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

When I feelmetal

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

All of the time, but I amsure

Exercise 4

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I got my head checked

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I'm pins and I'm needles

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Why I need you

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I got my head down

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

By a jumbo jet

Exercise 9

Choose the missing word:

I got my ? checked

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

By a ? jet

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

And I'm ? and I'm needles

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

Why I ? you

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

When I feel ? metal

Exercise 14

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

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

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

"wooooo"

Exercise 20

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

"hooooooo"

Exercise 21

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

  • I got my head checked
  • It's not my problem
  • Well, I lie and I'm easy

Exercise 22

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

wooooohooooooohooooeasy

Exercise 23

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

wooooohooooooohooooeasy

Exercise 24

"Song 2" was released in 1997. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

wooooohooooooohooooeasy

Exercise 25

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • wasn't
  • i'm
  • it's

Exercise 26

If you had to summarize "Song 2" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

wooooohooooooohooooeasy

Exercise 27

Compare "Song 2" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

wooooohooooooohooooeasy

Exercise 28

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Song 2" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

wooooohooooooohooooeasy

Exercise 29

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Song 2", what would happen instead?

wooooohooooooohooooeasy

Exercise 30

If you could ask Blur one question about "Song 2", what would it be and why?

wooooohooooooohooooeasy