Hall of Fame
Lyrics:
[English]
(crowd cheering)
- [Announcer] And joining us tonight
we have an undefeated world champion.
- Get up, you good for nothing lazy.
(audience cheering and applauding)
- [Audience Member] Bravo.
(birds chirping)
- Morning, beautiful.
(siren wailing)
- Oh, didn't you forget something?
(birds chirping)
(dog barking) (sirens wailing)
And don't forget the trash.
(slow music)
♪ Yeah, you could be the greatest, you can be the best ♪
♪ You can be the King Kong banging on your chest ♪
♪ You could beat the world, you could beat the war ♪
♪ You could talk to God, go banging on his door ♪
♪ You can throw your hands up, you can beat the clock, yeah ♪
♪ You can move a mountain, you can break rocks ♪
♪ You could be a master, don't wait for luck ♪
♪ Dedicate yourself and you gon' find yourself ♪
♪ Standing in the hall of fame ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And the world's gonna know your name ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And the world's gonna know your name ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame ♪
♪ You can go the distance, you can run the mile ♪
♪ You can walk straight through hell with a smile ♪
♪ You could be a hero, you could get the gold ♪
♪ Breaking all the records they thought never could be broke ♪
♪ Yeah, do it for your people, do it for your pride ♪
♪ How you ever gonna know if you never even try ♪
♪ Do it for your country, do it for your name ♪
♪ 'Cause there's gonna be a day when you're ♪
♪ Standing in the hall of fame ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And the world's gonna know your name ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And the world's gonna know your name ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ You'll be on the walls of the hall of fame ♪
♪ Be students, be teachers ♪
♪ Be politicians, be preachers ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Be believers, be leaders ♪
♪ Be astronauts, be champions, be truth-seekers ♪
♪ Be students, be teachers ♪
♪ Be politicians, be preachers ♪
♪ Be preachers, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Be believers, be leaders ♪
♪ Be astronauts, be champions ♪
♪ Standing in the hall of fame ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ And the world's gonna know your name ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ And the world's gonna know your name, oh, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame ♪
♪ You could be the greatest, you can be the best ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ You can be the King Kong banging on your chest ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ You could beat the world, you could beat the war ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ You could talk to God, go banging on his door ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ You can throw your hands up, you can beat the clock ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ You can move a mountain, you can break rocks ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ You could be a master, don't wait for luck ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ Dedicate yourself and you gon' find yourself ♪
♪ Be a champion ♪
♪ Standing in the hall of fame ♪
Vocabulary in this song:
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champion /ˈtʃæmpjən/ B2 |
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hall of fame /hɔːl ʌv feɪm/ C1 |
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success /səkˈsɛs/ B2 |
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fight /faɪt/ B1 |
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break /breɪk/ B1 |
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move /muːv/ A2 |
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reach /riːtʃ/ B1 |
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find /faɪnd/ A2 |
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shine /ʃaɪn/ B2 |
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run /rʌn/ A1 |
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Grammar:
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You could be the greatest, you can be the best
➔ Modal verbs 'could' and 'can' used to express ability or possibility
➔ 'Could' and 'can' are modal verbs used to express ability or possibility.
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You can move a mountain, you can break rocks
➔ Repetition of 'can' for emphasis; base verb after 'can' to show possibility
➔ 'Can' is used twice to emphasize the potential to perform these actions; the base form of the verb follows 'can'.
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You can be a hero, you could get the gold
➔ Use of 'can' and 'could' to differentiate between present ability and possibility in the past or future
➔ 'Can' expresses current ability while 'could' indicates possibility or ability in the past or future.
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And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame
➔ Future tense with 'will' to indicate an expected or inevitable outcome
➔ 'Will' is used to express a future certainty or prediction about being on the 'walls of the hall of fame'.
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Be a champion
➔ Imperative verb form giving a command or encouragement
➔ Using the base form of the verb 'be' in imperative to motivate or instruct someone to strive for being a champion.
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Standing in the hall of fame
➔ Present continuous tense indicating ongoing action or state
➔ The phrase uses present continuous tense to depict someone currently in the 'hall of fame', symbolizing achievement or recognition.
