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♪ Woohoo hoo ♪ (upbeat pop punk music) 00:00
♪ Woohoo hoo ♪ 00:08
♪ Debbie just hit the wall ♪ 00:19
♪ She never had it all ♪ 00:20
♪ One Prozac a day ♪ 00:23
♪ Husband's a CPA ♪ 00:25
♪ Her dreams went out the door ♪ 00:27
♪ When she turned 24 ♪ 00:28
♪ Only been with one man ♪ 00:30
♪ What happened to her plan ♪ 00:32
♪ She was gonna be an actress ♪ 00:35
♪ She was gonna be a star ♪ 00:37
♪ She was gonna shake her ass ♪ 00:39
♪ On the hood of Whitesnake's car ♪ 00:40
♪ Her yellow SUV is now the enemy ♪ 00:43
♪ Looks at her average life ♪ 00:46
♪ And nothin' has been alright ♪ 00:48
♪ Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna ♪ 00:52
♪ Way before Nirvana ♪ 00:54
♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪ 00:56
♪ And music still on MTV ♪ 00:58
♪ Her two kids in high school ♪ 01:00
♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪ 01:02
♪ 'Cause she's still preoccupied ♪ 01:04
♪ With 19, 19 ♪ 01:07
♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪ 01:09
♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪ 01:13
♪ She's seen all the classics ♪ 01:19
♪ She knows every line ♪ 01:21
♪ "Breakfast Club", "Pretty In Pink" ♪ 01:23
♪ Even "St. Elmo's Fire" ♪ 01:24
♪ She rocked out to Wham ♪ 01:27
♪ Not a big Limp Bizkit fan ♪ 01:28
♪ Thought she'd get a hand ♪ 01:31
♪ On a member of Duran Duran ♪ 01:32
♪ Where's the mini-skirt ♪ 01:35
♪ Made of snakeskin ♪ 01:37
♪ And who's the other guy ♪ 01:39
♪ That's singin' in Van Halen ♪ 01:40
♪ When did reality become TV ♪ 01:43
♪ What ever happened to sitcoms, game shows ♪ 01:47
♪ On the radio was ♪ 01:51
♪ Springsteen, Madonna ♪ 01:52
♪ Way before Nirvana ♪ 01:54
♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪ 01:56
♪ And music still on MTV ♪ 01:58
♪ Her two kids in high school ♪ 02:00
♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪ 02:02
♪ 'Cause she's still preoccupied ♪ 02:04
♪ With 19, 19 ♪ 02:07
♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪ 02:09
♪ She hates time, make it stop ♪ 02:19
♪ When did Motley Crue become classic rock ♪ 02:22
♪ Classic rock ♪ 02:25
♪ And when did Ozzy become an actor ♪ 02:27
♪ Please make this stop, stop, stop ♪ 02:31
♪ And bring back Springsteen, Madonna ♪ 02:37
♪ Way before Nirvana ♪ 02:39
♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪ 02:41
♪ And music still on MTV ♪ 02:43
♪ Her two kids in high school ♪ 02:45
♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪ 02:47
♪ 'Cause she's still preoccupied ♪ 02:49
♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪ 02:52
♪ Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna ♪ 02:53
♪ Way before Nirvana ♪ 02:55
♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪ 02:57
♪ And music still on MTV ♪ 02:59
♪ Her two kids in high school ♪ 03:01
♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪ 03:03
♪ But she's still preoccupied ♪ 03:05
♪ With 19, 19 ♪ 03:08
♪ 1985 ♪ 03:10
(microphone squealing) 03:12
- Honey, what in the heck are you doing? 03:21
(band members applauding) 03:25

1985

By
Bowling For Soup
Album
A Hangover You Don't Deserve
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Lyrics:

[English]

♪ Woohoo hoo ♪ (upbeat pop punk music)

♪ Woohoo hoo ♪

♪ Debbie just hit the wall ♪

♪ She never had it all ♪

♪ One Prozac a day ♪

♪ Husband's a CPA ♪

♪ Her dreams went out the door ♪

♪ When she turned 24 ♪

♪ Only been with one man ♪

♪ What happened to her plan ♪

♪ She was gonna be an actress ♪

♪ She was gonna be a star ♪

♪ She was gonna shake her ass ♪

♪ On the hood of Whitesnake's car ♪

♪ Her yellow SUV is now the enemy ♪

♪ Looks at her average life ♪

♪ And nothin' has been alright ♪

♪ Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna ♪

♪ Way before Nirvana ♪

♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪

♪ And music still on MTV ♪

♪ Her two kids in high school ♪

♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪

♪ 'Cause she's still preoccupied ♪

♪ With 19, 19 ♪

♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪

♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪

♪ She's seen all the classics ♪

♪ She knows every line ♪

♪ "Breakfast Club", "Pretty In Pink" ♪

♪ Even "St. Elmo's Fire" ♪

♪ She rocked out to Wham ♪

♪ Not a big Limp Bizkit fan ♪

♪ Thought she'd get a hand ♪

♪ On a member of Duran Duran ♪

♪ Where's the mini-skirt ♪

♪ Made of snakeskin ♪

♪ And who's the other guy ♪

♪ That's singin' in Van Halen ♪

♪ When did reality become TV ♪

♪ What ever happened to sitcoms, game shows ♪

♪ On the radio was ♪

♪ Springsteen, Madonna ♪

♪ Way before Nirvana ♪

♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪

♪ And music still on MTV ♪

♪ Her two kids in high school ♪

♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪

♪ 'Cause she's still preoccupied ♪

♪ With 19, 19 ♪

♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪

♪ She hates time, make it stop ♪

♪ When did Motley Crue become classic rock ♪

♪ Classic rock ♪

♪ And when did Ozzy become an actor ♪

♪ Please make this stop, stop, stop ♪

♪ And bring back Springsteen, Madonna ♪

♪ Way before Nirvana ♪

♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪

♪ And music still on MTV ♪

♪ Her two kids in high school ♪

♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪

♪ 'Cause she's still preoccupied ♪

♪ 1985 ♪ ♪ Woohoo hoo ♪

♪ Since Bruce Springsteen, Madonna ♪

♪ Way before Nirvana ♪

♪ There was U2 and Blondie ♪

♪ And music still on MTV ♪

♪ Her two kids in high school ♪

♪ They tell her that she's uncool ♪

♪ But she's still preoccupied ♪

♪ With 19, 19 ♪

♪ 1985 ♪

(microphone squealing)

- Honey, what in the heck are you doing?

(band members applauding)

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

hit

/hɪt/

A2
  • verb
  • - to strike something

dream

/driːm/

B1
  • noun
  • - a series of images or thoughts during sleep
  • verb
  • - to imagine or hope for something in the future

star

/stɑːr/

A2
  • noun
  • - a luminous point in the night sky

shake

/ʃeɪk/

B1
  • verb
  • - to move with quick, short movements

car

/kɑːr/

A1
  • noun
  • - a vehicle for transporting passengers

hope

/hoʊp/

B1
  • noun
  • - a feeling of expectation and desire
  • verb
  • - to want something to happen or be true

music

/ˈmjuː.zɪk/

A2
  • noun
  • - art of arranged sound

high

/haɪ/

A2
  • adjective
  • - situated at a great height

preoccupied

/priːˈɒkˌjuːpaɪd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - absorbed in thought or concern

classics

/ˈklæsɪks/

B2
  • noun
  • - famous or considered exemplary works of art or literature

fire

/ˈfaɪər/

A2
  • noun
  • - combustion to produce heat and light

radio

/ˈreɪ.diˌoʊ/

A1
  • noun
  • - device for wireless communication

since

/sɪns/

A2

stop

/stɑːp/

A2
  • verb
  • - to cease movement or activity

Grammar

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