Learning English with Songs – “Friday I’m in Love”

Hi everyone!

Ready to sing along with us? We chose a fantastic classic for today: It’s Friday I’m in Love!

This song is by The Cure, a British rock band. It was supposed to be a slow, romantic song but ended up being up-beat and fast. Ok, ready?

1. Read the lyrics
2. Understand the vocabulary
3. Listen to the song – and sing along! (this will help your pronunciation, and it’s a lot of fun!!)

 

Text

I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too
Thursday I don’t care about you
It’s Friday, I’m in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Oh, Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday I’m in love

Saturday, wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday, never hesitate…

I don’t care if Mondays black
Tuesday, Wednesday – heart attack
Thursday, never looking back
It’s Friday, I’m in love

Monday, you can hold your head
Tuesday, Wednesday stay in bed
Or Thursday – watch the walls instead
It’s Friday, I’m in love

Saturday, wait
And Sunday always comes too late
But Friday, never hesitate…

Dressed up to the eyes
It’s a wonderful surprise
To see your shoes and your spirits rise
Throwing out your frown
And just smiling at the sound
And as sleek as a sheik
Spinning round and round
Always take a big bite
It’s such a gorgeous sight
To see you eat in the middle of the night
You can never get enough
Enough of this stuff
It’s Friday, I’m in love

I don’t care if Monday’s blue
Tuesday’s gray and Wednesday too
Thursday I don’t care about you
It’s Friday, I’m in love

Monday you can fall apart
Tuesday, Wednesday break my heart
Thursday doesn’t even start
It’s Friday I’m in love

Vocabulary

Care – to feel interest in something : to be interested in or concerned about something.
Example: “He said he didn’t care if she got the job or not”

Blue – sad or unhappy.
Example: “I hate rainy days, they make me feel blue”

Fall apart – to become unable to live in a normal way because you are experiencing a lot of confusion or emotional pain.
Example: “After getting divorced, she fell apart; she still loved her husband”

 

Hesitate – to stop briefly before you do something.
Example: “Do not hesitate to ask us any questions”

Black – very tragic or unhappy.
Example: “Blair has very black humour”

Looking back – to think about something in the past.
Example: “Julia tries to never look back: the past is forgotten”

Instead -used to say that one thing is done or that one thing or person is chosen when another is not chosen, cannot be done, etc.
Example: “Sometimes, people say cheers instead of thank you”

Dressed up to the eyes – to put formal or fancy clothes on.
Example: “On New Year’s Eve my friends and I get dressed up to the eyes, it’s a lot of fun”

Throw out – to put (something that is no longer useful or wanted) in a trash can, garbage can, rubbish bin, etc. In this case, the frown.
Example: “If you have a moment, throw out those old boxes please”

Frown – a serious facial expression that usually shows anger, displeasure, or concentration.
Example: “Today’s Friday, don’t frow; be happy!”

Stuff – synonym of “things”: objects, materials…
Example: “Minimalist living is about throwing out all the stuff you don’t need”