Britney worries about her boyfriend
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In her latest single, “Perfume,” Britney Spears is finding it hard to trust her boyfriend. She’s hoping that he doesn’t have another girl on the side.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
ABOUT BRITNEY SPEARS
Name: Britney Jean Spears
Nationality: American
Style: Pop
Label: RCA, Jive
Album: Britney Jean (2013), Femme Fatale (2011), Circus (2008), Blackout (2007), In the Zone (2003), Britney (2001), Oops!...I Did It Again (2000), ... Baby One More Time (1999)
In brief: Born in McComb, Mississippi, this pop idol first became known as a child star on the popular TV show, The Mickey Mouse Club. She rose to fame as a solo artist after the release of her first single, “Baby One More Time,” in 1998. The song was a big hit, reaching No. 1 on many music charts around the world. Throughout the following decade, Britney continued to release a string of smash hits which include “Toxic,” “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” “Oops!... I Did It Again,” “Me Against the Music” and “Till the World Ends” In 2010, Britney was ranked sixth on the 100 Most Powerful Celebrities list by Forbes magazine. She was also a judge on the US X Factor in 2012. Britney’s new album, Britney Jean, was released last November. The album features the popular new single, “Perfume.”
If you like Britney Spears, check out: Jessie J, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga
Website: www.britneyspears.com
“Perfume”
By Britney Spears
Do I imagine it
Or do I see your stare
Is there still longing there
Oh I hate myself and I feel crazy
Such a classic tale
Current girlfriend, ex-girlfriend
I’m trying to be cool
Am I being paranoid
Am I seeing things
Am I just insecure
I want to believe
It’s just you and me
Sometimes it feels like
There’s three of us in here, baby
Chorus
So I wait for you to call
And I try to act natural
Have you been thinking
About her or about me
And while I wait I put on my perfume
Yeah, I want it all over you
I’m gonna mark my territory
I’ll never tell, tell on myself
But I hope she smells my perfume
I’ll never tell, tell on myself
But I hope she smells my perfume
I hide it well, hope you can’t tell
But I hope she smells my perfume
I wanna fill the room
When she’s in it with you
Please don’t forget me
Do I imagine it
Or catch these moments
I know you got history
But I’m your girlfriend
Trying to be cool
I hope I’m paranoid
That I’m just seeing things
That I’m just insecure
(Chorus)
Exercises
Read the following sentences. Then, fill in the blanks with the correct words from vocabulary words used in the lyrics.
1. She was wearing the __________ that he’d bought her.
2. I can ___________ a fire burning nearby.
3. Johnny somehow always manages to ___________ where he’s parked the car.
4. Fan used to work here, but I don’t know what her ___________ job is.
Vocabulary
- paranoid (adj): afraid or suspicious of other people and believing that they are trying to harm you, in a way that is not reasonable
insecure (adj): not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people
