Katy takes the ups and downs
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In her latest single, “Unconditionally,” Katy Perry tells her boyfriend that she will love her boyfriend unconditionally. She wants him to be himself and she will take the bad with the good.
This week’s Karaoke Korner takes a look at some 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 at a very young age. 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.” Teenage Dream won Katy International Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards. Katy’s latest album, Prism, was released in October this year. The album features the pop hits “Roar” and “Unconditionally.”
If you like Katy Perry, check out: Lady Gaga, Madonna and Mariah Carey
Website: www.katyperry.com
“Unconditionally”
By Katy Perry
Oh no, did I get too close
Did I almost see
What’s really on the inside
All your insecurities
All the dirty laundry
Never made me blink one time
Chorus
Unconditional, unconditionally
I will love you unconditionally
There is no fear now
Let go and just be free
I will love you unconditionally
Come just as you are to me
Don’t need apologies
Know that you are worthy
I’ll take your bad days with your good
Walk through the storm I would
I do it all because I love you
(Chorus)
So open up your heart
And just let it begin
Open up your heart
Acceptance is the key to be
To be truly free
Will you do the same for me
(Chorus)
Exercises
Specify whether each of the following words is used in the song as a noun, verb or adjective.
1. apologies ………………….
2. dirty ………………….
3. see ………………….
4. acceptance ………………….
Vocabulary
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insecurity (n): the fact of not being confident about yourself or your relationships with other people
unconditional (adj): without any conditions or limits
acceptance (n): willingness to accept a situation, even if it is difficult or unpleasantIdioms
be yourself: to act naturally
take the bad with the good: to accept the bad aspects of something as well as the good ones
