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- I've always wanted to be a singer. 00:00

(uptempo music) 00:01

I'm ready, I've been practicing. 00:03

(uptempo music) 00:05

Can't really quit my job at the Dairy Queen right now. 00:07

(uptempo music) 00:09

(audience cheering) 00:12

I have to sing. 00:17

America, (chuckles) here I come. 00:19

♪ Someday I'm gonna be famous ♪ 00:21

♪ Do I have talent, well, no ♪ 00:25

♪ These days you don't really need it ♪ 00:29

♪ Thanks to reality shows ♪ 00:33

♪ Can't wait to date a supermodel ♪ 00:37

♪ Can't wait to sue my dad ♪ 00:41

♪ Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari ♪ 00:44

♪ On my way to rehab ♪ 00:48

♪ 'Cause when you're a celebrity ♪ 00:51

♪ It's adios reality ♪ 00:55

♪ You can act just like a fool ♪ 00:58

♪ People think you're cool ♪ 01:01

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪ 01:02

♪ I can throw a major fit ♪ 01:06

♪ When my latte isn't just how I like it ♪ 01:10

♪ When they say I've gone insane ♪ 01:14

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪ 01:16

♪ And the pressures that go with ♪ 01:18

♪ Being a celebrity ♪ 01:21

- Is this soy? 01:24

I asked for a soy. 01:26

- Oh, no, you didn't soy, sir. 01:27

- Excuse me? Did I order, did I order soy? 01:29

- I think you did. - Hey, hey, 01:32

give a man a drink. 01:34

- ♪ I'll get to cry to Barbara Walters ♪ 01:35

♪ When things don't go my way ♪ 01:39

- This is not a soy latte! 01:40

This is milk product. 01:41

- ♪ And I'll get community service ♪ 01:43

♪ No matter which law I break ♪ 01:46

♪ I'll make the supermarket tabloids ♪ 01:50

♪ They'll write some awful stuff ♪ 01:54

- Taste that, well, taste that, taste that. 01:56

- ♪ But the more they run my name down ♪ 01:59

♪ The more my price goes up ♪ 02:02

♪ 'Cause when you're a celebrity ♪ 02:04

♪ It's adios reality ♪ 02:08

♪ No matter what you do ♪ 02:12

♪ People think you're cool ♪ 02:14

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪ 02:16

- Do you taste soy? 02:17

- Do you taste soy ? (manager gurgling) 02:19

- ♪ I can fall in and out of love ♪ 02:20

♪ Have marriages that barely last a month ♪ 02:24

♪ When they go down the drain ♪ 02:28

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪ 02:30

♪ And say it's just so tough ♪ 02:32

♪ Being a celebrity ♪ 02:35

- Um, I found somebody here who's a country musician. 02:36

- She's gonna pick me, there's just no doubt in my mind. 02:39

We had such chemistry. 02:41

- Brad? Just no chemistry. 02:42

- ♪ So let's hitch up the wagons and head out west ♪ 02:44

♪ To the land of the fun and the sun ♪ 02:48

♪ We'll be real world Bachelor, Jackass millionaires ♪ 02:51

♪ Hey, hey, Hollywood ♪ 02:56

♪ Here we come ♪ 02:59

- Just something that sparkles about him. 03:02

- Chicks dig rhinestones. 03:03

- Can I get a mocha soy latte? 03:05

- ♪ Yeah when you're a celebrity ♪ 03:08

♪ It's adios reality ♪ 03:12

♪ No matter what you do ♪ 03:16

♪ People think you're cool ♪ 03:18

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪ 03:20

- Oh, oh! (gasps) 03:24

♪ I can throw a major fit ♪ 03:25

♪ When my latte isn't just how I like it ♪ 03:27

♪ When they say I've gone insane ♪ 03:31

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪ 03:33

♪ And the pressures that go with ♪ 03:35

♪ Being a celebrity ♪ 03:38

- I want to show you how ridiculous this hat looks. 03:40

- ♪ Yeah celebrity ♪ 03:43

- You're right 03:46

♪ Oh, oh ♪ 03:48

Oh where's my coffee? 03:51

- Hey! Hey! 03:52

What are you doing in my car? 03:54

- Um, (stammers) I was just, uh, 03:55

- Get out of my car. - Okay. 03:57

- It's a valuable car. - It's, it's really nice. 03:58

- You put 200 miles on my car! 04:03

- Second, second gear st-sticks a little bit. 04:04

- You got it into second gear? - Yeah. 04:06

- How'd you do that? 04:08

(music ends) 04:18

- Caca. 04:23

- Uh. 04:24

- (Beep) 04:25

- Oh. 04:26

- Performance is (beep). 04:27

I like the, uh, the end of the song. 04:28

- You mean the guitar part where it goes high? 04:31

- No, the end of the song, I like it. The end. 04:33

- You mean- 04:37

- No. You know when the song ends? 04:38

- Yeah. - And you come to a stop? 04:39

I love that. 04:42

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Brad Paisley

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Lyrics:

[English]

- I've always wanted to be a singer.

(uptempo music)

I'm ready, I've been practicing.

(uptempo music)

Can't really quit my job at the Dairy Queen right now.

(uptempo music)

(audience cheering)

I have to sing.

America, (chuckles) here I come.

♪ Someday I'm gonna be famous ♪

♪ Do I have talent, well, no ♪

♪ These days you don't really need it ♪

♪ Thanks to reality shows ♪

♪ Can't wait to date a supermodel ♪

♪ Can't wait to sue my dad ♪

♪ Can't wait to wreck a Ferrari ♪

♪ On my way to rehab ♪

♪ 'Cause when you're a celebrity ♪

♪ It's adios reality ♪

♪ You can act just like a fool ♪

♪ People think you're cool ♪

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪

♪ I can throw a major fit ♪

♪ When my latte isn't just how I like it ♪

♪ When they say I've gone insane ♪

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪

♪ And the pressures that go with ♪

♪ Being a celebrity ♪

- Is this soy?

I asked for a soy.

- Oh, no, you didn't soy, sir.

- Excuse me? Did I order, did I order soy?

- I think you did. - Hey, hey,

give a man a drink.

- ♪ I'll get to cry to Barbara Walters ♪

♪ When things don't go my way ♪

- This is not a soy latte!

This is milk product.

- ♪ And I'll get community service ♪

♪ No matter which law I break ♪

♪ I'll make the supermarket tabloids ♪

♪ They'll write some awful stuff ♪

- Taste that, well, taste that, taste that.

- ♪ But the more they run my name down ♪

♪ The more my price goes up ♪

♪ 'Cause when you're a celebrity ♪

♪ It's adios reality ♪

♪ No matter what you do ♪

♪ People think you're cool ♪

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪

- Do you taste soy?

- Do you taste soy ? (manager gurgling)

- ♪ I can fall in and out of love ♪

♪ Have marriages that barely last a month ♪

♪ When they go down the drain ♪

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪

♪ And say it's just so tough ♪

♪ Being a celebrity ♪

- Um, I found somebody here who's a country musician.

- She's gonna pick me, there's just no doubt in my mind.

We had such chemistry.

- Brad? Just no chemistry.

- ♪ So let's hitch up the wagons and head out west ♪

♪ To the land of the fun and the sun ♪

♪ We'll be real world Bachelor, Jackass millionaires ♪

♪ Hey, hey, Hollywood ♪

♪ Here we come ♪

- Just something that sparkles about him.

- Chicks dig rhinestones.

- Can I get a mocha soy latte?

- ♪ Yeah when you're a celebrity ♪

♪ It's adios reality ♪

♪ No matter what you do ♪

♪ People think you're cool ♪

♪ Just 'cause you're on TV ♪

- Oh, oh! (gasps)

♪ I can throw a major fit ♪

♪ When my latte isn't just how I like it ♪

♪ When they say I've gone insane ♪

♪ I'll blame it on the fame ♪

♪ And the pressures that go with ♪

♪ Being a celebrity ♪

- I want to show you how ridiculous this hat looks.

- ♪ Yeah celebrity ♪

- You're right

♪ Oh, oh ♪

Oh where's my coffee?

- Hey! Hey!

What are you doing in my car?

- Um, (stammers) I was just, uh,

- Get out of my car. - Okay.

- It's a valuable car. - It's, it's really nice.

- You put 200 miles on my car!

- Second, second gear st-sticks a little bit.

- You got it into second gear? - Yeah.

- How'd you do that?

(music ends)

- Caca.

- Uh.

- (Beep)

- Oh.

- Performance is (beep).

I like the, uh, the end of the song.

- You mean the guitar part where it goes high?

- No, the end of the song, I like it. The end.

- You mean-

- No. You know when the song ends?

- Yeah. - And you come to a stop?

I love that.

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
celebrity /sɛlɪˈbrɪti/ B2	noun - a famous person, especially in entertainment
practice /ˈpræk.tɪs/ B1	verb - to perform an activity repeatedly to improve skill
famous /ˈfeɪ.məs/ B1	adjective - known about by many people
talent /ˈtæl.ənt/ B2	noun - a natural ability to do something well
reality /riˈæl.ə.ti/ B2	noun - the state of things as they actually exist
show /ʃoʊ/ A2	noun - a performance or program on TV or stage
dream /driːm/ B1	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or feelings during sleep
talented /ˈtæl.ən.tɪd/ B2	adjective - possessing a natural ability to do something well
fame /feɪm/ B2	noun - the state of being known by many people
act /ækt/ B2	verb - to behave in a specified way noun - a part of a play or performance
fit /fɪt/ A2	verb - to be of the right size or shape
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - not mentally healthy; crazy

Grammar:

Someday I'm gonna be famous.

➔ Future intention using 'gonna'.

➔ The phrase "I'm gonna" indicates a plan or intention for the future.
These days you don't really need it.

➔ Present simple for general truths.

➔ The phrase "you don't really need it" expresses a general truth about current times.
I'll blame it on the fame.

➔ Future simple for promises or decisions.

➔ The phrase "I'll blame it" indicates a decision made in the future.
It's adios reality.

➔ Colloquial expression for saying goodbye.

➔ The phrase "adios reality" suggests leaving behind the real world.
People think you're cool.

➔ Present simple for opinions.

➔ The phrase "People think" expresses a general opinion about someone.
I can throw a major fit.

➔ Modal verb 'can' for ability.

➔ The phrase "I can throw" indicates the ability to express emotions dramatically.
I'll get community service.

➔ Future simple for predictions.

➔ The phrase "I'll get" indicates a future outcome based on current actions.