You gotta love a good tune! And that’s exactly what ‘Rude’ by MAGIC is.
I heard this song the other day for the first time when my colleague Laila was playing it in the classroom next to mine. I was in the middle of an FCE speaking test with my students. Needless to say we were all slightly distracted, trying not to rock along to the reggae beat as we went through the four speaking parts. The tune stuck in my head and I thought it was only right to dedicate a special post to it. I hope you’ll enjoy this little listening practice.
Step 1: Which sentence summarizes the story of the song best?
1. A guy wants to borrow the car of his girlfriend’s dad but he says no.
2. A guy wants to take his girlfriend out for dinner but her dad says no.
3. A guy wants to marry his girlfriend but her dad says no.
Step 2: Listen to the song and check.
To make it easier you could also watch the video but don’t read the lyrics yet!
Step 3: Listen again and read the lyrics. Fill each gap with one word.
(The answer to Step 2 was sentence 3.)
Rude – by MAGIC
Saturday morning jumped out of _______ and put on my best suit
Got in my car and __________ like a jet, all the way to _______
Knocked on your door with _________ in my hand
To _______ you a question
‘Cause I know that you’re an old-fashioned man yeah yeah
‘Can _____ have your daughter for the rest of ______ life? Say yes, say yes
‘Cause I need to know
You say I’ll _________ get your blessing till the day I die
Tough _________ my friend but the answer is no!
Why you gotta be so rude?
Don’t you know I’m human too
Why you gotta be so _________
I’m gonna __________ her anyway
Marry that girl
Marry her anyway
Marry that ________
Yeah no matter what you say
Marry that girl
And we’ll be _____ family
Why you gotta be so rude
I hate ______ do this, you leave no choice
Can’t live without her
Love me ______ hate me we will be boys
Standing at _______ altar
Or we will run away
To another _________ you know
You know she’s in love ________ me
She will go anywhere I go
Can I _______ your daughter for the rest of my life? Say yes, say yes
‘Cause I need to know
You say I’ll never get your blessing till the day I die
Tough luck my friend cause the answer’s still ______!
Why you gotta be so rude?
Don’t you know I’m human too
Why you gotta be so rude
I’m gonna marry her anyway
Marry that girl
Marry her anyway
Marry that girl
No matter what you say
Marry that girl
And we’ll be a family
Why you gotta be so rude?
Can I have your daughter for the rest of my ______ ? Say yes, say yes
‘Cause I need to _________
You say I’ll never get your blessing till the day I die
Tough luck my friend but no still means no!
Why you gotta be so rude?
Don’t you know I’m ___________ too
Why you gotta be so rude
I’m gonna marry her anyway
Marry that girl
Marry her anyway
Marry that girl
No matter what you say
Marry that girl
And we’ll be a family
Why you gotta be so rude?
Why you gotta be so rude?
Why you gotta be so rude?
Listen again and check. Then have a look at the full lyrics here and see if you were right.
Step 4: Use the words from the gap fill to make up a funny sentence.
Post your sentence as a comment by May 31st 2015. The best entry wins two tickets to the MAGIC concert in Barcelona in June 2015. Looking forward to your entries!
