Silly Love Songs
Lyrics:
[English]
You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songs
But I look around me and I see it isn't so
Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
And what's wrong with that?
I'd like to know
'Cause here I go again
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
(I love you) I can't explain, the feeling's plain to me
Now can't you see?
(I love you) ah, she gave me more, she gave it all to me
Now can't you see?
What's wrong with that?
I need to know
'Cause here I go again
I love you
I love you
Love doesn't come in a minute
Sometimes it doesn't come at all
I only know that when I'm in it
It isn't silly, love isn't silly
Love isn't silly at all (yeah, yeah)
How can I tell you about my loved one?
How can I tell you about my loved one?
(I love you) how can I tell you about my loved one?
(I love you) how can I tell you about my loved one?
I love you
I love you
I love you (I can't explain, the feeling's plain to me, say, can't you see?)
I love you (ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say, can't you see?)
I love you (I can't explain, the feeling's plain to me, say, can't you see?)
(How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you (ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say, can't you see?)
(How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you (I can't explain, the feeling's plain to me, say, can't you see?)
(How can I tell you about my loved one?)
I love you (ah, he gave me more, he gave it all to me, say, can't you see?)
(How can I tell you about my loved one?)
You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songs
But look around me and I see it isn't so, oh no
Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
And what's wrong with that?
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Vocabulary in this song:
Vocabulary | Meanings |
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love /lʌv/ A1 |
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songs /sɒŋz/ A1 |
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people /ˈpiːpl/ A1 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A1 |
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wrong /rɒŋ/ A2 |
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explain /ɪkˈspleɪn/ B1 |
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feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1 |
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tell /tel/ A1 |
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loved /lʌvd/ B1 |
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minute /ˈmɪnɪt/ A1 |
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plain /pleɪn/ B2 |
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enough /ɪˈnʌf/ A2 |
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silly /ˈsɪli/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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You'd think that people would've had enough of silly love songs
➔ Conditional Sentence Type 3 (Mixed)
➔ This sentence uses a mixed conditional. "You'd think" implies a present unreal situation. "people would've had" refers to a past action that didn't happen because of that situation. It's a shortened form of "You would think if people had had enough..."
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But I look around me and I see it isn't so
➔ Present Simple Tense, Indirect Speech (Implied)
➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to describe a current observation. "I see it isn't so" is an example of indirect speech, implying the speaker is reporting a state of affairs, "it" is some other statement.
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Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs
➔ Infinitive of Purpose
➔ The infinitive "to fill" expresses the purpose of the people's desire. They "want" something in order "to fill" the world with love songs.
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And what's wrong with that?
➔ Interrogative Sentence, Ellipsis
➔ This is a rhetorical question using ellipsis. The full form could be "And what is wrong with doing that/filling the world with silly love songs?" The phrase "doing that/filling the world with silly love songs" is omitted for brevity.
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Love doesn't come in a minute
➔ Present Simple Tense (for general truth)
➔ The present simple is used here to state a general truth about love. It expresses a timeless quality: love *generally* doesn't happen quickly.
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Sometimes it doesn't come at all
➔ Present Simple Tense, Adverb of Frequency
➔ The sentence uses the present simple to express a general truth. "Sometimes" is an adverb of frequency, indicating how often the event occurs. The phrase "at all" emphasises the negative.
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I only know that when I'm in it
➔ Subordinate Clause (with "when")
➔ This sentence uses a subordinate clause introduced by "when". The clause "when I'm in it" provides context or a condition for the speaker's knowledge.
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