Karaoke Korner

Going it alone

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Natasha Bedingfield finds refuge

In her latest single, �Pocketful of Sunshine,� Natasha Bedingfield sings about finding a place where she can be alone and get away from it all.

She finds peace and quiet there and feels confident that everything will be all right.

This week�s Karaoke Korner takes a look at some synonyms of the word alone.

Exercises

Rearrange the following letters to spell some synonyms of the word alone.

1. N-F-S-A-K-E-O-R

2. D-S-E-R-E-T-D-E

3. A-A-D-E-B-N-N-O-D

4. I-S-N-G-E-L

�Pocketful of Sunshine�

by Natasha Bedingfield

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it�s all mine
Do what you want but you�re never gonna break me
Sticks and stones are never gonna shake me

I got a pocket, got a pocketful of sunshine
I got a love, and I know that it�s all mine
Wish that you could but you ain�t gonna own me
Do anything, you can�t slow me down

Chorus

Take me away, a secret place
A sweet escape, take me away
Take me away to better days
Take me away to a higher place

There�s a place that I go
But nobody knows
Where the rivers flow
And I call it home
And there�s no more lies
In the darkness there�s light
And nobody cries
There�s only butterflies

(Chorus)

The sun is on my side
Take me for a ride
I smile up to the sky
I know I�ll be all right

About Natasha Bedingfield

Name: Natasha Bedingfield
Nationality: British
Style: Pop
Label: RCA
Albums: N.B. (2007), Unwritten (2004)
In brief: Born Natasha Anne Bedingfield on November 26, 1981, this English singer grew up in a musical family. In the �90s, Natasha performed alongside her brother and sister in a Christian electro group called The DNA Algorithm. Natasha left the University of Greenwich after one year of study to focus on singing and songwriting. She began recording at friends� home studios, eventually presenting her demos to record companies. In 2007, she received a Grammy Award nomination for her album Unwritten.
Official website: http://www.natashabedingfield.com
If you like Natasha Bedingfield, check out: Dido, Tiffany and Kelly Clarkson

refuge (n): shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc.
flow (v): to move steadily and continuously in one direction
confident (adj): feeling certain that something will happen the way you want or expect

IDIOM

go it alone: to do something without help from anybody