Karaoke Korner

Singing in the rain

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Kelly Sweet puts away her umbrella

In her latest single, �Raincoat,� Kelly Sweet decides to get on with her life after feeling sorry for herself for too long. Kelly compares her ordeal to being under rain clouds all the time. She decides to forget her troubles and go out to feel the warmth of the sun.

This week�s Karaoke Korner takes a look at some idioms with the word rain in them.

Exercises

Let�s look at some idioms that use the word rain. All you have to do is match the sentence with the correct definition.

Sentences

1. Pop goes jogging every morning, come rain or shine.

2. I hate to rain on your parade, but lots of people have tried that strategy, and it hasn�t worked yet.

3. It looks like everybody at work is sick again � when it rains, it pours.

Definitions

a. used to say that when one bad thing happens, other bad things happen soon after

b. whether there is rain or sun; whatever happens

c. to spoil something for somebody

�Raincoat�

by Kelly Sweet

Raindrops bang like rocks
On my windowpane
I thought they�d never stop
Never see the sun again

And I�ve been sleeping in
For way too long
Wake up, enough is enough
Those days are gone

Chorus
I�m gonna throw out my raincoat
I hope it�s all right
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues pass me by

You left me a wreck
Just like a rusty trombone
But some things, they just sting
Enough to move you along

(Chorus)

About Kelly Sweet

Name: Kelly Sweet
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Label: Razor and Tie

Albums: We Are One (2007)
In brief: This 20-year-old singer was born to a musician father and artist mother in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Her father taught her music, and Kelly made her first public performance at the tender age of 4. At 14, Kelly opened for singer Kenny Loggins in Las Vegas. After hearing her demo, the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team had her sing the national anthem at three of their games.
Official website: http://www.kelly-sweet.com
If you like Kelly Sweet check out: Joss Stone, Corinne Bailey Rae and Macy Gray

	windowpane (n): a piece of glass in a window wreck (n): a person who is in a bad physical or mental condition trombone (n): a large brass musical instrument that you blow into, with a sliding tube used to change the note sting (v): to feel, or to make somebody feel, a sharp pain in a part of their body ordeal (n): a difficult or unpleasant experience strategy (n): a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose