Uptown Girl
Billy Joel · 1983
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Oh, oh, oh, oh
- Oh, oh, oh, oh
- Oh, oh, oh, oh
- Oh, oh, oh, oh
Echo the hook
- With an uptown girl
- She's been living in her white-bred world
- As long as anyone with hot blood can
- And now she's looking for a downtown man
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's been living in her uptown world
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I bet her momma never told her why
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's been living in her white-bred world
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
That's what I am
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She wants from her time
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
She's been ? in her uptown world
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
She's been living in her ? world
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
She ? from her time
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
You ? I've seen her in her uptown world
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
But ? someday when my ship comes in
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "uptown" in the whole song?
"uptown"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "girl" in the whole song?
"girl"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- Oh, oh, oh, oh
- She's been living in her uptown world
- That's what I am
Exercise 25
"Uptown Girl" was released in 1983. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "Uptown Girl" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
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 28
Write the full form of each contraction:
she's→i'm→gonna→that's→i've→can't→
Exercise 29
If you could ask Billy Joel one question about "Uptown Girl", what would it be and why?
Exercise 30
Describe the mood of "Uptown Girl" in three adjectives. What part of the song makes you feel that way?