Boy band grows up
In their latest single, “Night Changes,” One Direction sing about how things change as time passes by and you grow up. Despite the inevitable changes, they hope their relationships will stay strong.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT ONE DIRECTION
Name: One Direction
Nationality: British and Irish
Style: Pop
Albums: Four (2014), Midnight Memories (2013), Take Me Home (2012), Up All Night (2011)
Label: Columbia, Syco
In brief: This boy band is composed of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. The group was among the top three finalists in the seventh series of The UK X Factor TV show. After the contest, the group signed with the Syco label. One Direction rose to fame after releasing their debut single, “What Makes You Beautiful,” which reached No. 1 on the UK and Irish singles charts. Their debut album sold almost half a million copies within the first five weeks of release. Their 2012 album, Take Me Home, topped many music charts around the world, including the US Billboard and the UK Albums charts. One Direction’s 2013 album, Midnight Memories, featured the international hits “Story of My Life,” “Best Song Ever” and “You and I.” The group’s recently released new album, Four, features the pop hits “Steal My Girl” and “Night Changes.”
If you like One Direction, check out: Justin Bieber, Westlife and Take That.
Website: www.onedirectionmusic.com
“Night Changes”
By One Direction
Going out tonight
Changes into something red
Her mother doesn’t like
That kind of dress
Everything she never had
She’s showing off
Driving too fast
Moon is breaking through her hair
She said it was something
That she won’t forget
Having no regrets
Is all that she really wants
Chorus
We’re only getting older baby
And I’ve been thinking about you lately
Does it ever drive you crazy
Just how fast the night changes
Everything that you’ve ever dreamed of
Disappearing when you wake up
But there’s nothing to be afraid of
Even when the night changes
It will never change me and you
Chasing her tonight
Doubts are running around her head
He’s waiting
Hides behind his cigarette
Heart is beating loud
She doesn’t want it to stop
Moving too fast
Moon is lighting up her skin
She’s falling
Doesn’t even know it yet
Having no regrets
Is all that she really wants
(Chorus)
Going out tonight
Changes into something red
Her mother doesn’t like
That kind of dress
Reminds her of the missing piece
Of innocence she lost
(Chorus)
Exercises
Find words used in the lyrics that are synonyms of the following words.
1. fancy ………………
2. truly ………………
3. discontinue ………………
4. attire ………………
Vocabulary
- regret (n): a feeling of sadness or disappointment that you have because of something that has happened or something that you have done or not done
innocence (n): lack of knowledge and experience of the world, especially of evil or unpleasant things
inevitable (adj): that you cannot avoid or prevent
