Arthur's Theme Song

 Source: English Exercises 

Author: Teacher Aimee from Israel

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 LISTEN TO THE SONG

  

  

   CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD:

Every day when you’re runningwalking down the street,

Everybody that you seemeet,

Has an original point of view.

And I say Hey! Hey!

What a wonderful kind of day

If we can learn to work and studyplay

And get along with each other.

You’ve got to listen to your heartbody

Listen to the beat,

Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street.  

Open up your eyesmouth, open up your ears.

Get together
And make things better
By sittingworking together.

It's a simple message,
And it comes from the househeart.
Believe in yourself,
For that's the place to endstart. 

 

And I say Hey! Hey!

What a beautifulwonderful kind of day

If we can learn to workstay and play                       

And be happyget along with each other. 

You’ve got to speaklisten to your heart

Listen to the beat,

Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street,

Open up your eyes, open up your earshands.
Get together
And make things greatbetter

By working together.

It's a simple wordmessage,

And it comes from the heart.
ThinkBelieve in yourself,
For that's the place to start.

 COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT WORD:

And I say Hey! Hey!

What a   kind of day

If we can learn to work and 

And get along with each other. 

Hey! What a wonderful kind of day

If we can learn to  and play

And  along with each other. 

Hey! What a wonderful kind of !

Hey! What a wonderful kind of day! Hey!

Video Killed The Radio Star

Language level: Advanced

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Standard: British accent

THE SONG

Video Killed The Radio Star

When television became popular in the 1950s, it was thought that this would spell the end for radio, but it survived this and many subsequent innovation.Yet in 1979 The Buggles released the huge hit "Video Killed the Radio Star." Co-written, sung and produced by studio wizard Trevor Horn, the singer reminisces about lying in Bed at night in 1952 (although Horn would then have been just three years old!), listening to what was then known as a "wireless." Despite his tender years, Horn was profoundly affected by what he heard.

Much has been written about the influence of the music video, but in the second verse Horn talks about how radio's influence has been ignored - the "second symphony" refers to the new wave of more electronic music, using technology to rewrite old ideas. (Ironically, the electronic synthesizer features heavily on the track, played by Hans Zimmer, who is now a film score composer). Some day in the future the singer will shamefully tell a new generation that video was the cause of the death of radio. The singer goes to an old radio studio to listen to old tapes on playback, and remembers the jingles, the short radio signature tunes - just like the "oo-a-oh" of the song. Radio was the first and the last, music started with radio, and will end with its demise. As he reflects, or looks around him as he drives his car, he realizes technology has come so far that is it impossible to rewind, or turn things back, and return to the golden age.

The song concludes with him surrendering to new technology of the VTR (Video Tape Recorder - now, 30 years later, it is itself obsolete!), and recognising the star on the screen as a one-time radio star.

"Video Killed The Radio Star" was also inspired by  the science fiction story "The Sound Sweep" by J.G. Ballard. The song took three long months to record and went to number one in 16 different countries. MTV, no doubt aware of the irony, chose it as their one millionth video to be screened. Trevor Horn became a career-reviving producer, working with Rod Stewart, Paul McCartney, Grace Jones and Tina Turner, amongst others.

He was also responsible for the success of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, a band who embraced the music video.