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Thunder Road

Bruce Springsteen · 1975

Thunder Road by Bruce Springsteen (1975) — 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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  • The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways
roadyou'rethunder

Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

Thedoor slams, Mary's dress sways

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Soscared and you're thinking

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

Waste yourpraying in vain

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Toin these wings on some wheels

Exercise 5

Fill the blank in this line:

From yourporch to my front seat

Exercise 6

Fill the blank in this line:

Yourgown lies in rags at their feet

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Hey, that's me and I want you only

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

You know just what I'm here for

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

That maybe we ain't that young anymore

Exercise 10

Translate this line to Portuguese:

Well now, I'm no hero, that's understood

Exercise 11

Translate this line to Portuguese:

They haunt this dusty beach road

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

The ? door slams, Mary's dress sways

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

That ? we ain't that young anymore

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

Hey, what ? can we do now?

Exercise 15

Choose the missing word:

We're ? out tonight to case the promised land

Exercise 16

Choose the missing word:

In the ? frames of burned out Chevrolets

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 "road" in the whole song?

"road"

Exercise 23

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

"you're"

Exercise 24

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

  • Oh, Thunder Road, oh, Thunder Road
  • The screen door slams, Mary's dress sways
  • Waste your summer praying in vain

Exercise 25

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

  • Except roll down the window
  • Oh, Thunder Road, sit tight
  • Roy Orbison's singing for the lonely

Exercise 26

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

roadyou'rethunderain't

Exercise 27

"Thunder Road" was released in 1975. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

roadyou'rethunderain't

Exercise 28

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

roadyou'rethunderain't

Exercise 29

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • that's→
  • don't→
  • can't→
  • i'm→
  • you're→
  • there's→

Exercise 30

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

roadyou'rethunderain't