Danceteria – English Lyrics

• By: Madonna
• Album: Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part II

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the gritty, neon-lit landscape of 1980s New York City through 'Danceteria.' This song is a fantastic way to learn colloquial American English related to urban nightlife and storytelling, offering a glimpse into the formative years of a pop legend.

[English]

Talk about, talk about, talk about, talk

about, talk about, talk about. People

always talk about

us.

>> We get [music] off the train. 4 5 6 walk

to the club. Don't wait for Leave

this boy named Mark for going. He's my

best [music] friend. He's my boyfriend.

We see the line. It's way too long. Cut

to the front. There's how we all talk.

Waves us in. No [music] empty endless.

I'm not sure you'll understand this.

>> Leave that stage. Get into my car.

>> [music]

>> Drive to the disco. Have a drink at the

bar.

People they all

talked about

us. Yeah.

I don't care.

It's not [music] what I say. It's

not what I do.

It's how my

money

looks

>> [music]

>> to

you.

I just want to lose

myself in the groove.

>> Get over here.

>> Everybody get up and dance.

>> [music]

>> Everyone here is a work of art.

>> Everybody get up [music] and dance.

>> Everyone here [music] is a work of art.

>> Everybody get up and

dance.

>> [music]

>> Get on the elevator. I run into Dev

Hynes. Tickets to the third floor.

Walk us through the [music] dance floor.

Then I see Mark Gains is the DJ. He's a

DJ. Hide the cocaine.

>> [music]

>> Play my tape everybody. This is how we

start the party.

>> Waves in the place.

Bodies all around.

Temperature is rising and the sweat's

dripping down.

>> [music]

>> Everybody's watching now.

Oh yeah.

I don't care.

It's not what I say. is not what I do,

it's [music] how

my body

moves to

you.

I just [music] want to lose

myself in a groove.

>> Get over here.

>> Everybody get up and dance.

>> Everyone here is a [music] work of art.

>> Everybody get up and dance.

Everybody

>> [music]

>> Everyone here is a work of art.

>> Everybody get up and dance. [music]

>> This is how we start [music] the party.

There's Fab Five Freddy and Basquiat,

Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf. Everyone

came [music] from Sha-Pro-C, Sha-Pro-C

to the beat. There's Maripol and a guy

named Fab. See these guys spinning

[music] on their heads? There's Rock

Steady Crew and Crazy Legs. Puerto Rico

boys, they make me crazy.

They make me

crazy.

Now, [music] what should I do with David

Byrne? B-52s have money to burn. Lounge

Lizard has so much style. Lou Reed said,

"I could walk on the wild side." [music]

>> [singing]

>> Let's have some fun. [music] Let's have

a ball.

>> Everybody get up and dance.

>> [music]

>> Everybody get up and dance.

>> [music]

>> Everybody get up and dance.

>> [music]

>> Everyone here is a work of art. Everyone

here is a work of art. Work of art.

>> [music]

>> Work of art.

>> Everybody get up and dance.

>> Everyone here is a work of art.

Everyone here [music] is a work of art.

Work of art.

Work of art.

>> Everybody get and dance.

>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
dance /dæns/ A1	verb - to move rhythmically to music
groove /ɡruːv/ B2	noun - a rhythmic style of music that makes you want to dance
party /ˈpɑːrti/ A1	noun - a social gathering for pleasure
elevator /ˈelɪveɪtər/ A2	noun - a platform or cage for raising and lowering people
cocaine /koʊˈkeɪn/ B2	noun - an addictive drug
temperature /ˈtemprətʃər/ A2	noun - the degree of heat of an object or place
sweat /swet/ B1	noun - moisture exuded through the pores of the skin
rising /ˈraɪzɪŋ/ A2	adjective - moving upwards
dripping /ˈdrɪpɪŋ/ B1	verb - to fall in small drops
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mentally deranged or extremely enthusiastic
lounge /laʊndʒ/ B1	noun - a public room for relaxation
style /staɪl/ A2	noun - a particular way of doing something
wild /waɪld/ A2	adjective - living or growing in the natural environment
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a current medium of exchange
art /ɑːrt/ A1	noun - the expression of human creative skill

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm not sure you'll understand this.

  ➔ Future Simple (will)

  ➔ Using "will" to express a prediction or uncertainty about the listener's ability to grasp the situation in the future.

• It's not what I say, it's not what I do.

  ➔ Noun Clauses as subjects

  ➔ The phrases "what I say" and "what I do" act as noun clauses serving as the subject of the sentence.

• I just want to lose myself in the groove.

  ➔ Reflexive pronouns

  ➔ The pronoun "myself" is used reflexively to indicate that the action of losing is directed back at the subject, I.

• Everyone here is a work of art.

  ➔ Indefinite Pronouns (Everyone)

  ➔ "Everyone" is an indefinite pronoun that takes a singular verb "is", treating the group as a single collective unit.

• Hide the cocaine.

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The base form of the verb "hide" is used to give a direct command or instruction without an explicit subject.

• Temperature is rising and the sweat's dripping down.

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The structure "is + verb-ing" describes ongoing actions happening at the moment of speaking.

• Everyone came from Sha-Pro-C to the beat.

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ The verb "came" is the irregular past form of "come," indicating a completed action in the past.

• Lou Reed said, "I could walk on the wild side."

  ➔ Modal Verbs (could)

  ➔ "Could" is used here as a modal verb to express ability or possibility in a past or hypothetical context.