Show 1251 Friday 23 July
Hi, I’m Sarah, welcome to The Daily English Show.
Today we’re studying the song that is the most viewed video ever on YouTube:
This song’s about a guy who is upset because his girlfriend has broken up with him.
For you, I would have done whatever
And I just can't believe, we ain't together
Before the chorus it goes:
My first love broke my heart for the first time
And I was like baby, baby, baby
Like is an interesting slang word, it has many functions.
It can be a filler word, similar to um.
For example:
Justin Bieber is, like, such a great artist. If he, like, came to New Zealand I’d so go to his concert. Even if, like, I had to, like, queue overnight or for, like, days I’d totally do it because, like, it’d so be worth it.
But the way he is using it in the song, I think, is for a reported speech, it means said.
For example, instead of saying: He said, “I love you” and she said, “Really?”
You can say: He was like, “I love you” and she was like, “Really?”
So, in the song, when he sings:
My first love broke my heart for the first time,
And I was like baby, baby, baby
It means: And I said baby, baby, baby.
STICK NEWS
Kia ora in Stick News today an Australian burglar was trapped inside a roof for 8 hours after he slipped as he was trying to leave.
On Tuesday night a guy in Perth broke into a garden centre.
The AAP reported as he was trying to leave, the burglar slipped and the roof partially collapsed, pinning him between the roof and wall cavity.
A staff member found him at about 11 O’clock the next morning.
It took fire and rescue officers an hour to free him.
And that was Stick News for Friday the 23rd of July.
Kia ora.
Steal some roses for me too, bro!
Sure!
CRACK!
slip!
AHHH!
The building maintenance guy doesn't seem to be moving...
Building maintenance...?
!
So you tried to steal some flowers and got stuck in the roof... LOL!
I was stealing money not flowers!
Word of the Day
Today’s word is item.
An item could be a thing on a list, or an object, or a piece of news.
It’s also slang for a couple.
In today’s song Justin Bieber wants to clarify with the girl whether or not they’re actually a couple. He says:
Are we an item?
Girl quit playing
We’re just friends
What are you saying?
friday joke
Hello, is this tech support?
Yes, it is. How can I help?
The cup holder on my computer broke. I just got some coffee and put it in the cup holder and then it broke, and now there’s coffee everywhere! I want a replacement!
Um, I wasn’t aware that our company sold computers with cup holders. Can you please describe it to me?
conversations with sarah
#799 What do you think of it?
Step 1: Repeat Pat’s lines.
Step 2: Read Pat’s lines and talk to Sarah.
Pat Have you watched all the Outrageous Fortune DVDs yet?
Sarah Yeah, I’ve finished them. And now I’m watching the latest series online.
Pat What do you think of it?
Sarah It’s good … but it’s just not as good with ads in the middle of it ... and having to wait a week to watch the next episode.
Pat Why don’t you just wait for the DVD then?
Sarah Yeah, but it’s too hard to avoid the spoilers. They pop in random unrelated articles and tweets and conversation …
Baby by Justin Bieber - LYRICS
Ohh wooaah (3x)
You know you love me, I know you care
Just shout whenever, and I'll be there
You want my love, you want my heart
And we will never ever, ever be apart
Are we an item? Girl quit playing
We’re just friends, what are you saying?
Said there’s another, look right in my eyes
My first love broke my heart for the first time,
And I was like
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you’d always be mine, mine
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you’d always be mine, mine (oh oh)
For you, I would have done whatever
And I just can't believe, we ain't together
And I wanna play it cool, But I'm losin' you
I'll buy you anything, I'll buy you any ring
And I’m in pieces, baby fix me
And just shake me til' you wake me from this bad dream
I’m going down, down, down, down
And I just can’t believe my first love would be around.
And I'm like
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you’d always be mine, mine
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you’d always be mine, mine
Luda
When I was 13, I had my first love
There was nobody that compared to my baby
And nobody came between us or could ever come above
She had me goin' crazy
Oh I was starstruck
She woke me up daily
Don't need no Starbucks
She made my heart pound,
And skip a beat when I see her in the street and
At school on the playground
But I really wanna see her on the weekend
She know she got me gazin'
Coz she was so amazin'
And now my heart is breakin'
But I just keep on sayin'...
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you’d always be mine, mine
Baby, baby, baby oh
Like baby, baby, baby no
Like baby, baby, baby oh
I thought you’d always be mine, mine
(I'm gone)
Yeah, yeah, yeah (6x)
(Now I’m all gone, now I’m all gone, now I’m all gone)
Gone, gone, gone, (gone)
I'm gone.
links
like - urban dictionary
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