Song 2
Blur · 1997
🎤 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:
Exercise 2
Fill the blank in this line:
Exercise 3
Fill the blank in this line:
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:
Exercise 15
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 16
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
Put the words in the right 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.
Exercise 23
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
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.
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?
Exercise 27
Compare "Song 2" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?
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.
Exercise 29
If you could change the ending of the story told in "Song 2", what would happen instead?
Exercise 30
If you could ask Blur one question about "Song 2", what would it be and why?