Shakira and Rihanna remember
Photos courtesy of AP and RCA
In her latest single, “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” Shakira and her guest singer Rihanna sing about a guy that they can’t resist, even though they know he’s no good for them.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT SHAKIRA
Name: Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Nationality: Colombian
Style: Pop, Latin dance
Label: RCA, Columbia, Epic
Albums: Shakira (2014), Sale el Sol (2010), She Wolf (2009), Oral Fixation, Vol. 2 (2005), Fijacion Oral, Vol. 1 (2005), Laundry Service (2001), Donde Estan los Ladrones? (1998), Pies Descalzos (1995), Peligro (1993), Magia (1991)
In brief: Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, this 37-year-old singer-songwriter, dancer and model began dancing at school. Her debut album, Magia, was released in 1991. Shakira achieved international success with the release of her 2001 album, Laundry Service, which has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. The album featured the hit “Whenever, Wherever.” Since then, Shakira has continued to release a string of smash hits, including “Hips Don’t Lie,” “She Wolf” and “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).” The star has so far won two Grammy Awards, eight Latin Grammy Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards and 28 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Shakira was listed by Forbes as one of the world’s 100 most powerful women in 2013. Her new self-titled album was released in March this year. The album includes the popular single “Can’t Remember to Forget You,” which features guest singer Rihanna.
If you like Shakira, check out: Gloria Estefan, Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez
Website: www.shakira.com
“Can’t Remember to Forget You”
By Shakira
I left a note on my bedpost
Said not to repeat yesterday’s mistakes
What I tend to do when it comes to you
I see only the good, selective memory
The way you make me feel yeah
You got a hold on me
I’ve never met someone so different
Here we go
You’re part of me now
You’re part of me
So where you go
I follow, follow, follow
Chorus
Oh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you
Oh, oh
I keep forgetting I should let you go
But when you look at me
The only memory
Is us kissing in the moonlight
Oh, oh
I can’t remember to forget you
I go back again
Fall off the train
Land in his bed
Repeat yesterday’s mistakes
What I’m trying to say is not to forget
You see only the good
Selective memory
The way he makes me feel like
The way he makes me feel
I never seemed to act so stupid
Oh here we go
He’s a part of me now, he’s a part of me
So where he goes
I follow, follow, follow
(Chorus)
I rob and I kill to keep him with me
I do anything for that boy
I’d give my last dime to hold him tonight
I’d do anything for that boy
(Chorus)
Exercises
Find words used in the lyrics that are synonyms of the following words.
1. redo ……………………
2. errors ……………………
3. remembrance ……………………
4. silly ……………………
Vocabulary
- bedpost (n): one of the four vertical supports at the corners of a bed
selective (adj): affecting or concerned with only a small number of things from a larger group
