Katy Perry wants to party
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In her latest single, “Birthday,” Katy Perry wants to cheer up her friend and show him a good time with a party. She wants to make him feel like it’s his birthday every day.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT KATY PERRY
Name: Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Albums: Prism (2013), Teenage Dream (2010), One of the Boys (2008), Katy Hudson (2001)
Label: Capitol
In brief: Born in California, this singer-songwriter began performing at her local church when she was a child. Katy’s debut album, Katy Hudson, was released in 2001. She gained more popularity after releasing the hit singles “I Kissed a Girl” and “Hot N’ Cold,” which were taken from her 2008 album, One of the Boys. Katy rose to international fame after the release of her third album, Teenage Dream, which featured the smash hits “California Gurls,” “Teenage Dream,” “Firework,” “E.T.” and “Last Friday Night.” Katy’s latest album, Prism, was released last October. The album reached No. 1 on the US Billboard 200 and the UK Albums charts. It features the pop hits “Roar,” “Unconditionally” “Dark Horse” and “Birthday.”
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Website: www.katyperry.com
“Birthday”
By Katy Perry
I heard you’re feeling nothing’s going right
Why don’t you let me stop by
The clock is ticking, running out of time
So we should party all night
So cover your eyes
I have a surprise
I hope you’ve got a healthy appetite
If you want to dance
If you want it all
You know that I’m the girl
That you should call
Chorus
Boy when you’re with me
I’ll give you a taste
Make it like your birthday every day
I know you like it sweet
So you can have your cake
Give you something good to celebrate
So make a wish
I’ll make it like your birthday every day
I’ll be your gift
Give you something good to celebrate
Pop your confetti
Pop your Pérignon
So hot and heavy till dawn
I got you spinning
Like a disco ball
All night they’re playing
Your song
We’re living the life
We’re doing it right
You’re never gonna be unsatisfied
If you want to dance
If you want it all
You know that I’m the girl
That you should call
(Chorus)
Happy birthday
So let me get you in your birthday suit
It’s time to bring out the big balloons
(Chorus)
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the lyrics as a noun, verb or adjective.
1. birthday ……………………
2. healthy ……………………
3. surprise ……………………
4. celebrate ……………………
Vocabulary
- appetite (n): physical desire for food; a strong desire for something
confetti (n): small pieces of coloured paper that people often through over a couple who have just married or at other special events
Dom Pérignon (n): an expensive brand of Champagne
unsatisfied (adj): not having got what you hoped; not having had enough of something
