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Hi, I’m Sarah. Welcome to The Daily English Show.
One of my favourite online video producers is DCLugi. His videos are so clever and funny and he’s, he’s just ridiculously talented basically.
And the song we’re studying today is one of his – it’s a parody of the song Yesterday by the Beatles. What he’s done is change all the words in the song to phrases which mean the same thing – and he sings it to the same tune – and he says some funny stuff at the start and at the end about how it’s a really original song.
So I think this is a great song to study with – you can compare the two different songs and you can see two different ways of saying the same thing – excellent for English study.
For example, instead of yesterday he says: the day before today.
Instead of far away, he says: quite a distance from me.
Instead of suddenly, he says: without any real warning.
And instead of now I need a place to hide away, now I can require a geographical location where I can basically keep out of sight.
STICK NEWS
Kia Ora, in Stick News today a roadside toilet stop almost killed a tourist in Australia when a snake bit the end of his penis.
A man was travelling in Queensland, Australia near a town called Laura, when nature called. While relieving himself on the side of the road, a deadly snake emerged from the bush and lunged at his manhood.
The brown snake bit the man’s trouser snake then hastily retreated leaving the victim vomiting and with stomach pain.
According to newspaper reports paramedics wrapped the penis in plastic sheeting and took the man to a nearby hospital where he spent a night recovering.
An ambulance spokesperson said the man was extremely fortunate to be alive but also “shocked and embarrassed” about where he had been bitten.
And that was Stick News for Friday the 30th of May.
Kia Ora.
Word Of The Day
Today’s word is manhood.
Manhood is one of the words that people use to avoid saying penis.
There are many other words like this, such as: member, willy, shlong, thing, one eyed snake, trouser snake.
conversations with sarah
#458 Where is being held?
Step 1: Repeat James’s lines.
Step 2: Read James’s lines and talk to Sarah.
James The G8 summit’s going to be held in Hokkadio soon, isn’t it?
Sarah Yeah, it’s at the start of July.
James Are you going to go and check it out?
Sarah Yeah, sure - just rock on up and join in the meetings, why not?
James Where is it being held?
Sarah It’s in Toyako.
James Is that anywhere near you?
Sarah Yeah, it’s pretty close. It’s about an hour’s drive, I think.
The Day Before Today
by DCLugi
So this is a song that I guess I’ve been working on for maybe, maybe five years or so now and it’s one of those songs that kept coming back to me and just staying, you, you know, you don’t put me away, you have to complete me because this is an important song. This might in fact, I mean this might in fact be your defining song. So I don’t mean to be too heavy, but this is, you know, that kind of song. And as with any song that you come up with originally, it’s influenced by you know other songs, past songs that you’ve heard. But I think this one in unique enough that it stands out as um, you know, ah, an important song for, for me specifically. So, it’s called The Day Before Today.
The day before today,
all the issues I was contending with seemed quite a distance from me.
Now from what I can tell they have no intention of going anywhere.
Oh, I’ve invested all my faith
in the day before today.
Without any real warning
I’m less than 50 percent of the human male I was previously.
There’s an area where direct light from a light source cannot reach due to the obstruction of an object hanging over me.
Oh the day before today,
arrived without any real warning.
For what apparent reason this girl I was seeing felt it necessary to exit,
I’m without knowledge on this matter.
This girl that I was seeing
would not elaborate.
I vocally expressed something other than she wanted to hear.
Now I’m just a big pile of yearning for the day before today.
The day before today,
that mysterious feeling which draws us all together
was such an uncomplicated task to achieve.
Now I can require a geographical location where I can basically keep out of sight.
Oh, I’ve invested all my faith in the day before today.
Yeah, now hearing it, it does sounds similar to, um, classic Tupac. Right because it’s like ... But I guess we steal from the greats, so I’m OK with that.
Yesterday
The Beatles
Yesterday
all my troubles seemed so far away
Now it looks as though they're here to stay
Oh I believe in yesterday
Suddenly
I'm not half the man I used to be
there's a shadow hanging over me
Oh yesterday came suddenly
Why she had to go
I don't know
she wouldn't say
I said something wrong
Now I long for yesterday
Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh I believe in yesterday
Why she had to go
I don't know
She wouldn't say
I said something wrong
Now I long for
Yesterday
Yesterday
Love was such an easy game to play
Now I need a place to hide away
Oh, I believe in yesterday
Mm mm mm mm ... yesterday.
links
DCLugi site YouTube super deluxe
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artist: BrunoXe
album: aprendiendo desde 2004
track: Mandrake
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artist at Jamendo
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artist: DJ iPep's
album: Home Mix 2007
track: Game Toy
from: EVREUX, France
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artist at Jamendo
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artist: AdHoc
album: Toutes directions
track: Sumbala
from: Annecy, France
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artist at Jamendo
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artist: San Sebastian
track: Happy Sad
artist site
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artist: ioeo
album: Groovetracks
track: groovetracks ending
from: Saint Raphael, France
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artist at Jamendo
artist site
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artist: Nokom electro
album: Nokom
track: Bonnobaize
from: grenoble/lyon, France
artist at Jamendo
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