Word Up
Letra:
[English]
(CROWD CHATTERING)
- CAMEO.
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.
COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP.
WE'VE GOT THE PLACE SURROUNDED.
(CROWD BOOING)
(HIP HOP MUSIC)
♪ OH ♪
♪ YO PRETTY LADIES AROUND THE WORLD ♪
♪ GOT A WEIRD THING TO SHOW YOU ♪
♪ SO TELL ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS ♪
♪ TELL YOUR BROTHER, YOUR SISTER ♪
♪ AND MAMA TOO ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THEY'RE ABOUT TO GO DOWN ♪
♪ AND YOU'LL KNOW JUST WHAT TO DO ♪
♪ WAVE YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR ♪
♪ LIKE YOU DON'T CARE ♪
♪ GLIDE BY THE PEOPLE AS THEY START TO LOOK AND STARE ♪
♪ DO YOU DANCE, DO YOUR DANCE ♪
♪ DO YOUR DANCE QUICK ♪
♪ MAMA ♪
♪ COME ON BABY, TELL ME WHAT'S THE WORD ♪
♪ WORD UP ♪
♪ EVERYBODY SAY ♪
♪ WHEN YOU HEAR THE CALL ♪
♪ YOU'VE GOT TO GET IT UNDERWAY ♪
♪ WORD UP ♪
♪ IT'S THE CODE WORD ♪
♪ NO MATTER WHERE YOU SAY IT ♪
♪ YOU'LL KNOW THAT YOU'LL BE HEARD ♪
♪ NOW ALL YOU SUCKER DJS ♪
♪ WHO THINK YOU'RE FLY ♪
♪ THERE'S GOT TO BE A REASON ♪
♪ AND WE KNOW THE REASON WHY ♪
♪ YOU TRY TO PUT ON THOSE AIRS AND ACT REAL COOL ♪
♪ BUT YOU'VE GOT TO REALIZE ♪
♪ THAT YOU'RE ACTING LIKE FOOLS ♪
♪ GIVE US MUSIC, WE CAN USE IT ♪
♪ WE NEED TO DANCE ♪
♪ WE DON'T HAVE THAT TIME ♪
♪ FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL ROMANCE ♪
♪ NO ROMANCE ♪
♪ NO ROMANCE ♪
♪ NO ROMANCE FOR ME, MAMA ♪
♪ COME ON BABY TELL ME WHAT'S THE WORD ♪
♪ WORD UP ♪
♪ EVERYBODY SAY ♪
♪ WHEN YOU HEAR THE CALL ♪
♪ YOU'VE GOT TO GET IT UNDERWAY ♪
♪ OW ♪
♪ OW ♪
♪ DIAL L FOR LOW ♪
♪ AHHHHH ♪
♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ COME ON, ALL YOU PEOPLE SAY ♪
♪ W-O-R-D UP ♪
♪ W-O-R-D UP ♪
♪ W-O-R-D UP ♪
♪ W-O-R-D UP ♪
♪ W-O-R-D UP ♪
♪ HEY, HEY ♪
♪ W-O-R-D UP ♪
♪ HEY ♪
♪ HEY, HEY, HEY, YEAH ♪
♪ NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO ♪
♪ SAY IT LIKE THAT ♪
♪ LIKE THAT ♪
♪ SAY IT LIKE THAT, YA'LL KNOW IT ♪
♪ WHAT'S THE WORD? ♪
♪ EVERYBODY'S GOT TO KNOW-OW ♪
♪ EVERYBODY SAY IT, WOAH! ♪
♪ OW ♪
♪ THEY THINK REAL LOW ♪
♪ AS LOW AS YOU GO ♪
♪ AHHHH, LOW, LOW, LOW, LOW ♪
Vocabulario en esta canción:
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ladies /ˈleɪdiz/ A1 |
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world /wɜːrld/ A1 |
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dance /dæns/ A1 |
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hands /hændz/ A1 |
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mama /ˈmɑːmə/ A1 |
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baby /ˈbeɪbi/ A1 |
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girls /ɡɜːrlz/ A1 |
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boys /bɔɪz/ A1 |
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call /kɔːl/ A2 |
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brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A2 |
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sister /ˈsɪstər/ A2 |
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people /ˈpiːpl/ A2 |
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fly /flaɪ/ B1 |
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hear /hɪr/ A1 |
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weird /wɪərd/ B1 |
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sucker /ˈsʌkər/ B2 |
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music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1 |
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reason /ˈriːzn/ B1 |
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cool /kuːl/ A2 |
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Gramática:
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Got a weird thing **to** show you
➔ Infinitivo de propósito
➔ La forma infinitiva del verbo ('to show') se usa para expresar el propósito de la acción. En este caso, el hablante tiene algo ('a weird thing') con el propósito de mostrarlo.
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They're about **to** go down
➔ Estar a punto de (futuro)
➔ 'Estar a punto de' expresa una acción que ocurrirá muy pronto en el futuro. Es más inmediato que 'will'. Aquí, 'they' están muy cerca de 'going down'.
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Wave your hands in the air **like** you don't care
➔ Símil con "like"
➔ La palabra "like" se usa para crear un símil, comparando la acción de agitar las manos con la actitud (presumida) de alguien que no le importa. Expresa la forma de agitar las manos: como si no te importara.
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There's got **to** be a reason
➔ Got to (have to): Obligación/Necesidad
➔ "Got to" es una contracción informal de "have got to", que significa "have to". Expresa un fuerte sentido de obligación o necesidad. En este caso, el hablante cree que es esencial que haya una razón.
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We don't have that time **for** psychological romance
➔ Uso de 'for' para indicar propósito o razón
➔ Aquí, 'for' indica el propósito o la idoneidad de algo. No tienen tiempo adecuado o destinado *para* el romance psicológico.
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All you sucker DJs who think you're fly
➔ Cláusula relativa con "who"
➔ El pronombre relativo "who" introduce una cláusula relativa que proporciona más información sobre la frase nominal "All you sucker DJs". Identifica a qué DJs se hace referencia: aquellos que piensan que son 'fly'.
