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[music] 00:14
>> Kiss me hard before you go. 00:17
>> [music] 00:20
>> Summertime sadness. [singing] 00:21
I just wanted [music] you [singing] to 00:26
know 00:27
that baby, 00:30
you're the best. 00:31
I got my red dress on tonight, 00:33
dancing in the dark [music] in the pale 00:37
moonlight. 00:40
Done my hair up real big, [music] beauty 00:42
queen style. 00:44
High heels off, I'm feeling alive. 00:46
>> [music] 00:49
>> Oh my god, I feel it [music] in the air, 00:51
telephone wires above us sizzling like a 00:55
snake. And honey, I'm on fire. I feel it 00:59
everywhere. 01:03
>> [music] 01:04
>> Nothing scares me anymore. 01:04
>> 2 3 4 01:07
>> Kiss me hard before you go. 01:08
Summertime [music] sadness. 01:13
I just wanted you to know 01:17
>> [music] 01:21
>> that baby, 01:21
you're the best. 01:23
I got that summertime, summertime 01:26
[music] 01:28
sadness. 01:29
So so summertime, summertime [music] 01:30
sadness. 01:33
Got that summertime, summertime sadness. 01:35
[music] 01:38
Oh oh oh. 01:39
I'm feeling electric [music] 01:42
tonight, 01:44
cruising down the coast, going about 99. 01:46
Got my bad baby [music] by my heavenly 01:50
side. I I if I go, 01:53
I'll die happy tonight. 01:56
Oh 02:00
>> [music] 02:01
>> my god, I feel it in the air, telephone 02:01
wires. Above us sizzling like a snake. 02:04
And they all 02:08
>> [music] 02:09
>> on fire. I feel it everywhere. Nothing 02:09
scares me anymore. [music] 02:13
2 3 4 Kiss me hard before you go. 02:16
Summertime [music] 02:21
sadness 02:22
I just wanted you to know. 02:26
The baby you the best. 02:30
I got that summertime, summertime 02:34
[music] 02:37
sadness. 02:37
>> [singing] 02:38
>> Su- Su- summertime, summertime sadness. 02:39
>> [music] 02:43
>> Got that summertime, summertime sadness. 02:43
Oh oh. 02:48
>> [music] 02:52
>> Think I'll miss you forever. 02:52
Like the stars miss the sun in the 02:55
morning sky. 02:58
Later's better than never. 03:00
Even if you're gone, I'm going to 03:04
>> [music] 03:07
>> try. 03:11
I got that summertime, 03:13
[music and singing] summertime sadness. 03:15
Su- Su- summertime, summertime [music] 03:18
sadness. [singing] 03:20
Got that summertime, summertime sadness. 03:22
Oh oh. 03:27
>> [music] 03:28
>> Kiss me hard before you go. 03:30
Summertime [music] sadness 03:34
I just wanted you to know. 03:38
The baby 03:43
>> [music] 03:44
>> I got that summertime, summertime 03:47
sadness. 03:50
>> [music] 03:51
>> S- s- summertime, summertime sadness. 03:52
>> [music] 03:56
>> Got that summertime, summertime sadness. 03:56
>> [music] 04:01
[music] 04:07
[music] 04:16
[music] 04:25
>> Kiss me hard [music] before you go. 04:29
Summertime sadness. 04:33
>> [music] 04:37
>> I just wanted you to know 04:38
that baby, [music] you're the 04:42
best. 04:44
>> I've got my red dress on [music] 04:45
tonight. 04:48
Dancing in the dark in the pale 04:49
moonlight. [music] 04:52
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen 04:54
style. 04:57
High heels off. I'm feeling alive. 04:58
Oh 05:03
>> [music] 05:04
>> my god, I feel it in the air, telephone 05:04
wires above [music] us sizzling like a 05:08
snake. Honey, I'm 05:11
on fire. I [music] feel it everywhere. 05:13
Nothing scares me anymore. [singing] 05:16
>> Two, three, four. 05:19
>> [music] 05:20
>> Kiss me hard before you go. 05:21
Summertime [music] sadness. 05:25
I just wanted you to know 05:29
that baby, 05:33
you're the best. 05:35
I've got that summertime, summertime 05:38
sadness. 05:41
>> [music and singing] 05:41
>> S- s- summertime, summertime sadness. 05:43
>> [music] 05:47
>> Got summertime sadness. 05:47
Oh, oh. 05:50
I'm feeling electric [music] 05:54
tonight. 05:56
Cruising down the coast, going about 05:58
[music] 99. 06:00
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. 06:02
[music] 06:06
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight. 06:06
Oh 06:12
my god, 06:13
>> [music] 06:14
>> I'm feeling it in the air, telephone 06:14
wires above. 06:16
>> [music] 06:18
>> Our souls are aligned like a snake. And 06:18
me, I'm 06:20
on fire. I feel it everywhere. [music] 06:21
Nothing scares me 06:24
anymore. 06:27
>> Two, three, four. 06:28
>> Kiss me hard [music] before you go. 06:29
Summertime sadness. 06:33
I just wanted you [music] to know. 06:38
That baby, you're the 06:42
I got that summertime, summertime 06:46
sadness. [music and singing] 06:49
So, so, summertime, summertime sadness. 06:51
Got that summertime, [music] 06:55
summertime sadness. Oh, oh. 06:57
Think [music] of me still forever. 07:04
Like the stars miss the sun [music] in 07:07
the morning sky. 07:10
Latest better than ever. 07:12
>> [music] 07:15
>> Even if you're gone, I'm going to try. 07:16
>> [music] 07:20
>> Try. 07:23
I got [singing] that 07:25
summertime [music] sadness. 07:27
So, so, summertime, summertime sadness. 07:30
Got that summertime, [music] 07:34
summertime sadness. [singing] 07:36
Oh, oh. 07:38
Oh. 07:40
>> [music] 07:40
>> Kiss me before you go. 07:42
Summertime sadness. 07:46
>> [music] 07:49
>> I just wanted you to know 07:51
that baby, [music] you're the 07:55
I got [music] that summertime, 07:59
summertime sadness. 08:01
That that summertime, summertime [music] 08:04
sadness. 08:07
Got that summertime, summertime [music] 08:08
sadness. 08:11
Oh. 08:13
>> [music] 08:17
[music] 08:21
[music] 08:36
>> Kiss me hard before [singing] 08:41
you go. 08:43
>> [music] 08:45
>> Summertime sadness. 08:45
>> [music] 08:49
>> I just wanted [singing] you to know 08:50
that [music] baby, 08:54
you're the best. 08:56
I got my red dress [music] on tonight. 08:57
Dancing in the dark in the pale 09:02
moonlight. 09:04
Done my hair up real big, [music] beauty 09:06
queen style. 09:08
High heels off, 09:10
I'm feeling alive. 09:12
Oh my [music] god, I feel it in the air, 09:15
telephone wires [singing] above. All 09:19
sizzling like a [music] snake 09:22
I'm fire, I feel it everywhere. Nothing 09:25
scares [music] me anymore. [singing] 09:28
>> Two, three, four. 09:31
>> Kiss me hard before [music] you go. 09:33
Summertime sadness. 09:37
>> [music] 09:41
>> I just wanted you to know 09:41
that baby, you're 09:45
>> [music] 09:46
>> the best. 09:47
I got that summertime, summertime 09:50
[music] 09:52
[singing] sadness. 09:53
So so summertime, summertime sadness. 09:55
[music] 09:58
Got that summertime, summertime 09:59
[singing] 10:01
sadness. 10:02
I'm feeling electric tonight. 10:06
Cruising down the coast going [music] 10:10
about 99. 10:12
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. 10:14
[music] 10:18
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight. 10:18
Oh [music] my god, I feel it in the air, 10:24
telephone wires 10:28
>> [music] 10:29
>> above us sizzling like a snake. Honey, 10:29
I'm 10:33
on fire. I feel it everywhere. [music] 10:33
Nothing scares me anymore. 10:36
1 2 3 10:40
4, kiss [music] me hard before [singing] 10:41
you go. 10:43
Summertime sadness. 10:45
I just wanted you to know 10:50
that baby, [music] you're 10:54
the best. 10:56
I got that summertime, [music] 10:59
summertime sadness. 11:00
So so summertime, summertime [music] 11:03
sadness. [singing] 11:06
Got that summertime, summertime sadness. 11:07
>> [music] 11:12
>> Think I'll miss [music] you forever. 11:16
Like the stars miss the sun in the 11:19
morning [music and singing] sky. 11:22
Later's better than never. 11:25
Even if [music] you're gone, And I'm 11:28
going to try. 11:30
Try. 11:35
>> [music] 11:36
>> I got that [singing] Summertime 11:37
Summertime Sadness. 11:39
Su- Su- Summertime Summertime [singing] 11:42
Sadness. 11:44
Got [music] that Summertime Summertime 11:46
Sadness. [singing] 11:49
>> [music] 11:51
>> Kiss me hard before you go. 11:54
Summertime [music] 11:58
Sadness. 11:59
I just wanted you [music] to know. 12:03
That baby, you're the best. 12:07
>> [music] 12:09
>> I got that Summertime Summertime 12:11
Sadness. 12:14
Su- Su- Summertime Summertime [music] 12:16
Sadness. 12:19
Got that Summertime Summertime [music] 12:20
Sadness. 12:23
>> [music] 12:29
[music] 12:33
[music] 12:40
[music] 12:54
[music] 13:17
[music] 13:27
[music] 13:34
[music] 13:58
[music] 14:03
[music] 15:05
[music] 15:18
[music and bell] 15:24
>> Kiss me hard [music] before [singing] 15:28
you go. 15:30
Summertime sadness. [music] 15:32
I just wanted you [singing] to know 15:37
that baby, 15:41
>> [music] 15:41
>> you're the best. 15:43
>> I got my red dress [music and singing] 15:45
on tonight. 15:47
Dancing in the dark in the 15:49
pale moonlight. 15:51
>> [music] 15:53
>> Done my hair up real big, beauty queen 15:53
style. 15:56
High heels off, 15:57
I'm feeling [music] alive. 15:59
Oh my god, I feel [music] it in the air, 16:02
telephone wires above. Us sizzling like 16:06
a snake, honey, [music] I'm 16:10
on fire. I feel it everywhere. Nothing 16:12
scares me anymore. [music] 16:15
>> 2 3 4 16:18
>> Kiss me hard before you go. 16:20
Summertime [music] sadness. 16:24
I just wanted you to know 16:28
that baby, 16:32
you're the best. 16:34
>> I got that summertime summertime 16:37
sadness. [music] 16:40
Got that summertime summertime sadness. 16:42
Got that summertime summertime sadness. 16:46
[music] 16:49
I'm feeling [music] electric 16:53
tonight. 16:56
Cruising down the [music] coast, 16:57
[singing] going about 99. 16:59
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side. 17:01
[music] 17:05
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight. 17:05
Oh my god, I feel it [music] in the air, 17:11
telephone wires above. Us sizzling like 17:14
a [music] snake, honey, I'm on me on on 17:18
fire. I feel it everywhere. Nothing 17:21
scares [music] me anymore. 17:24
>> 1 2 3 4 Kiss me [singing] out before you 17:27
go. 17:30
Summertime [music] sadness 17:32
>> I just wanted you to know. 17:37
>> Baby, you're the 17:41
>> I got that summertime summertime [music] 17:46
sadness. 17:49
Su- su- summertime summertime sadness. 17:50
>> [music] 17:54
>> Got that summertime summertime sadness. 17:54
>> [music] 18:01
>> Think of me through forever 18:03
like the stars miss the sun in the 18:06
morning [music] sky. 18:09
Later's better than never. 18:12
Even if you're gone, [music] 18:15
I'm going to try. Try. Try. 18:17
>> [music] 18:23
>> I got that summertime [singing] 18:24
summertime sadness. 18:26
Su- su- summertime summertime sadness. 18:29
[singing] 18:32
[music] 18:32
Got that summertime summertime sadness. 18:33
>> [music] 18:39
>> Kiss me out before you go. 18:41
Summertime [music] 18:45
sadness 18:46
>> I just [music] wanted you to know. 18:50
>> Baby, you're the 18:54
>> [music] 18:55
>> I got that summertime summertime 18:58
sadness. [music] 19:01
Su- su- summertime summertime sadness. 19:03
Got that summertime [music] summertime 19:07
sadness. 19:10
side of 19:12
>> [music] 19:17

Summertime Sadness – English Lyrics

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[English]
[music]
>> Kiss me hard before you go.
>> [music]
>> Summertime sadness. [singing]
I just wanted [music] you [singing] to
know
that baby,
you're the best.
I got my red dress on tonight,
dancing in the dark [music] in the pale
moonlight.
Done my hair up real big, [music] beauty
queen style.
High heels off, I'm feeling alive.
>> [music]
>> Oh my god, I feel it [music] in the air,
telephone wires above us sizzling like a
snake. And honey, I'm on fire. I feel it
everywhere.
>> [music]
>> Nothing scares me anymore.
>> 2 3 4
>> Kiss me hard before you go.
Summertime [music] sadness.
I just wanted you to know
>> [music]
>> that baby,
you're the best.
I got that summertime, summertime
[music]
sadness.
So so summertime, summertime [music]
sadness.
Got that summertime, summertime sadness.
[music]
Oh oh oh.
I'm feeling electric [music]
tonight,
cruising down the coast, going about 99.
Got my bad baby [music] by my heavenly
side. I I if I go,
I'll die happy tonight.
Oh
>> [music]
>> my god, I feel it in the air, telephone
wires. Above us sizzling like a snake.
And they all
>> [music]
>> on fire. I feel it everywhere. Nothing
scares me anymore. [music]
2 3 4 Kiss me hard before you go.
Summertime [music]
sadness
I just wanted you to know.
The baby you the best.
I got that summertime, summertime
[music]
sadness.
>> [singing]
>> Su- Su- summertime, summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> Got that summertime, summertime sadness.
Oh oh.
>> [music]
>> Think I'll miss you forever.
Like the stars miss the sun in the
morning sky.
Later's better than never.
Even if you're gone, I'm going to
>> [music]
>> try.
I got that summertime,
[music and singing] summertime sadness.
Su- Su- summertime, summertime [music]
sadness. [singing]
Got that summertime, summertime sadness.
Oh oh.
>> [music]
>> Kiss me hard before you go.
Summertime [music] sadness
I just wanted you to know.
The baby
>> [music]
>> I got that summertime, summertime
sadness.
>> [music]
>> S- s- summertime, summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> Got that summertime, summertime sadness.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
>> Kiss me hard [music] before you go.
Summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> I just wanted you to know
that baby, [music] you're the
best.
>> I've got my red dress on [music]
tonight.
Dancing in the dark in the pale
moonlight. [music]
Done my hair up real big, beauty queen
style.
High heels off. I'm feeling alive.
Oh
>> [music]
>> my god, I feel it in the air, telephone
wires above [music] us sizzling like a
snake. Honey, I'm
on fire. I [music] feel it everywhere.
Nothing scares me anymore. [singing]
>> Two, three, four.
>> [music]
>> Kiss me hard before you go.
Summertime [music] sadness.
I just wanted you to know
that baby,
you're the best.
I've got that summertime, summertime
sadness.
>> [music and singing]
>> S- s- summertime, summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> Got summertime sadness.
Oh, oh.
I'm feeling electric [music]
tonight.
Cruising down the coast, going about
[music] 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side.
[music]
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight.
Oh
my god,
>> [music]
>> I'm feeling it in the air, telephone
wires above.
>> [music]
>> Our souls are aligned like a snake. And
me, I'm
on fire. I feel it everywhere. [music]
Nothing scares me
anymore.
>> Two, three, four.
>> Kiss me hard [music] before you go.
Summertime sadness.
I just wanted you [music] to know.
That baby, you're the
I got that summertime, summertime
sadness. [music and singing]
So, so, summertime, summertime sadness.
Got that summertime, [music]
summertime sadness. Oh, oh.
Think [music] of me still forever.
Like the stars miss the sun [music] in
the morning sky.
Latest better than ever.
>> [music]
>> Even if you're gone, I'm going to try.
>> [music]
>> Try.
I got [singing] that
summertime [music] sadness.
So, so, summertime, summertime sadness.
Got that summertime, [music]
summertime sadness. [singing]
Oh, oh.
Oh.
>> [music]
>> Kiss me before you go.
Summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> I just wanted you to know
that baby, [music] you're the
I got [music] that summertime,
summertime sadness.
That that summertime, summertime [music]
sadness.
Got that summertime, summertime [music]
sadness.
Oh.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
>> Kiss me hard before [singing]
you go.
>> [music]
>> Summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> I just wanted [singing] you to know
that [music] baby,
you're the best.
I got my red dress [music] on tonight.
Dancing in the dark in the pale
moonlight.
Done my hair up real big, [music] beauty
queen style.
High heels off,
I'm feeling alive.
Oh my [music] god, I feel it in the air,
telephone wires [singing] above. All
sizzling like a [music] snake
I'm fire, I feel it everywhere. Nothing
scares [music] me anymore. [singing]
>> Two, three, four.
>> Kiss me hard before [music] you go.
Summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> I just wanted you to know
that baby, you're
>> [music]
>> the best.
I got that summertime, summertime
[music]
[singing] sadness.
So so summertime, summertime sadness.
[music]
Got that summertime, summertime
[singing]
sadness.
I'm feeling electric tonight.
Cruising down the coast going [music]
about 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side.
[music]
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight.
Oh [music] my god, I feel it in the air,
telephone wires
>> [music]
>> above us sizzling like a snake. Honey,
I'm
on fire. I feel it everywhere. [music]
Nothing scares me anymore.
1 2 3
4, kiss [music] me hard before [singing]
you go.
Summertime sadness.
I just wanted you to know
that baby, [music] you're
the best.
I got that summertime, [music]
summertime sadness.
So so summertime, summertime [music]
sadness. [singing]
Got that summertime, summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> Think I'll miss [music] you forever.
Like the stars miss the sun in the
morning [music and singing] sky.
Later's better than never.
Even if [music] you're gone, And I'm
going to try.
Try.
>> [music]
>> I got that [singing] Summertime
Summertime Sadness.
Su- Su- Summertime Summertime [singing]
Sadness.
Got [music] that Summertime Summertime
Sadness. [singing]
>> [music]
>> Kiss me hard before you go.
Summertime [music]
Sadness.
I just wanted you [music] to know.
That baby, you're the best.
>> [music]
>> I got that Summertime Summertime
Sadness.
Su- Su- Summertime Summertime [music]
Sadness.
Got that Summertime Summertime [music]
Sadness.
>> [music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music]
[music and bell]
>> Kiss me hard [music] before [singing]
you go.
Summertime sadness. [music]
I just wanted you [singing] to know
that baby,
>> [music]
>> you're the best.
>> I got my red dress [music and singing]
on tonight.
Dancing in the dark in the
pale moonlight.
>> [music]
>> Done my hair up real big, beauty queen
style.
High heels off,
I'm feeling [music] alive.
Oh my god, I feel [music] it in the air,
telephone wires above. Us sizzling like
a snake, honey, [music] I'm
on fire. I feel it everywhere. Nothing
scares me anymore. [music]
>> 2 3 4
>> Kiss me hard before you go.
Summertime [music] sadness.
I just wanted you to know
that baby,
you're the best.
>> I got that summertime summertime
sadness. [music]
Got that summertime summertime sadness.
Got that summertime summertime sadness.
[music]
I'm feeling [music] electric
tonight.
Cruising down the [music] coast,
[singing] going about 99.
Got my bad baby by my heavenly side.
[music]
I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight.
Oh my god, I feel it [music] in the air,
telephone wires above. Us sizzling like
a [music] snake, honey, I'm on me on on
fire. I feel it everywhere. Nothing
scares [music] me anymore.
>> 1 2 3 4 Kiss me [singing] out before you
go.
Summertime [music] sadness
>> I just wanted you to know.
>> Baby, you're the
>> I got that summertime summertime [music]
sadness.
Su- su- summertime summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> Got that summertime summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> Think of me through forever
like the stars miss the sun in the
morning [music] sky.
Later's better than never.
Even if you're gone, [music]
I'm going to try. Try. Try.
>> [music]
>> I got that summertime [singing]
summertime sadness.
Su- su- summertime summertime sadness.
[singing]
[music]
Got that summertime summertime sadness.
>> [music]
>> Kiss me out before you go.
Summertime [music]
sadness
>> I just [music] wanted you to know.
>> Baby, you're the
>> [music]
>> I got that summertime summertime
sadness. [music]
Su- su- summertime summertime sadness.
Got that summertime [music] summertime
sadness.
side of
>> [music]

Key Vocabulary

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Vocabulary Meanings

sadness

/ˈsædnəs/

A2
  • noun
  • - the state or feeling of being unhappy

moonlight

/ˈmuːnlaɪt/

B1
  • noun
  • - the light that comes from the moon

beauty

/ˈbjuːti/

A2
  • noun
  • - the quality of being physically attractive

sizzling

/ˈsɪzlɪŋ/

C1
  • adjective
  • - making a hissing sound like food frying; very hot

electric

/ɪˈlektrɪk/

B1
  • adjective
  • - exciting or producing a thrill

cruising

/ˈkruːzɪŋ/

B2
  • verb
  • - to travel in a car or boat, especially for pleasure

heavenly

/ˈhevənli/

B2
  • adjective
  • - beautiful, pleasant, or divine

aligned

/əˈlaɪnd/

B2
  • verb
  • - to bring into line or agreement

forever

/fəˈrevər/

A2
  • adverb
  • - for all future time

alive

/əˈlaɪv/

A2
  • adjective
  • - living, not dead; full of energy

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Key Grammar Structures

  • I got my red dress on tonight.

    ➔ Have something + past participle (Causative structure)

    ➔ Using 'have something done' indicates the state of having your red dress on, meaning it is already put on.

  • Nothing scares me anymore.

    ➔ Indefinite pronoun + verb + anymore

    ➔ 'Anymore' is used here to indicate that a fear that existed in the past is no longer present.

  • I know if I go, I'll die happy tonight.

    ➔ First Conditional (If + present simple, will + verb)

    ➔ The first conditional expresses a real or possible condition in the future.

  • Think I'll miss you forever.

    ➔ Reduced relative/conjunction clause (I think that I will...)

    ➔ In informal English, the conjunction 'that' is often omitted after verbs like 'think'.

  • Even if you're gone, I'm going to try.

    ➔ Concessive clause (Even if + subject + be + past participle/adjective)

    ➔ 'Even if' introduces a condition that will not change the outcome of the main clause.

  • Telephone wires above us sizzling like a snake.

    ➔ Participial phrase as an adjective

    ➔ 'Sizzling' is a present participle modifying 'wires', describing the sound/action of the wires.

  • Kiss me hard before you go.

    ➔ Imperative sentence + temporal conjunction

    ➔ The imperative 'Kiss me' is followed by 'before you go', which establishes a timeline for the action.

  • Got my bad baby by my heavenly side.

    ➔ Omitted subject (I have got...)

    ➔ In song lyrics, it is common to drop the subject 'I' for rhythm and flow.