Adele meets her ex
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In her latest single, “When We Were Young,” Adele meets her ex-boyfriend again. She feels bad that they broke up so long ago and wonders if there's any way they can get back together.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at synonyms of words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT ADELE
Name: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins
Nationality: British
Style: Pop, soul
Albums: 25 (2015), 21 (2011), 19 (2008)
Label: XL, Columbia
In brief: This talented 27-year-old singer-songwriter graduated from BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology in 2006. Adele’s first album, 19, was released in 2008 and featured the hits “Make You Feel My Love,” “Chasing Pavements” and “Hometown Glory.” Her second album, 21, was phenomenally successful and featured the No.1 hits “Rolling in the Deep,” “Set Fire to the Rain” and “Someone Like You.” The album has so far sold more than 30 million copies. Adele received six Grammy Awards in 2012, including for Album of the Year. Adele’s latest album, 25, reached No.1 on many music charts around the globe, including the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums charts. The new album features the international hits “Hello” and “When We Were Young.”
If you like Adele, check out: Alicia Keys, Sam Smith and Amy Winehouse.
Website: www.adele.com
“When We Were Young”
By Adele
Everybody loves the things you do
From the way you talk
To the way you move
Everybody here is watching you
'Cause you feel like home
You're like a dream come true
But if by chance you're here alone
Can I have a moment before I go
'Cause I've been by myself
All night long
Hoping you're someone
I used to know
You look like a movie
You sound like a song
My god his reminds me of
When we were young
Chorus
Let me photograph you in this light
In case it is the last time
That we might be exactly
Like we were before we realised
We were sad of getting old
It made us restless
It was just like a movie
It was just like a song
I was so scared to face my fears
'Cause nobody told me
That you'd be here
And I swear you moved overseas
That's what you said
When you left me
You still look like a movie
You still sound like a song
My god, this reminds me
Of when we were young
(Chorus)
It's hard to win me back
Everything just takes me back
To when you were there
To when you were there
And a part of me keeps holding on
Just in case it hasn't gone
I guess I still care
Do you still care
(Chorus)
Exercises
Rearrange each of the following groups of letters to form synonyms of the word young.
1.L-U-F-O-Y-H-U-T …………….
2. N-E-L-I-E-V-J-U …………….
3. C-H-L-D-I-L-I-E-K …………….
4. N-I-R-O-U-J …………….
Vocabulary
- restless (adj): unhappy to stay still or be happy where you are because you are bored and need a change
phenomenally (adv): in a very great or impressive way
