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David Bowie Dies of Cancer at 69

The legendary musician known for musical innovation and experimentation with his image died 18 months after being diagnosed with cancer. The the iconic rock star whose career spanned more than half a century and whose influence transcended music, fashion and sexuality, has died aged 69.

........................................From: .www.theguardian.com

Bowie — born David Jones on January 8th, 1947 in London — took up the saxophone at age 13, and when he left Bromley Technical High School (where a friend permanently paralyzed his left pupil in a fight) to work as a commercial artist three years later, he had started playing in bands (the Konrads, the King Bees, David Jones and the Buzz)

The 1960s were not a happy period for Bowie, who remained a struggling artist, awaiting his breakthrough. He dabbled in many different styles of music (without commercial success), and other art forms such as acting, mime, painting, and playwriting. He finally achieved his commercial breakthrough in 1969 with the song "Space Oddity," which was released at the time of the moon landing. Despite the fact that the literal meaning of the lyrics relates to an astronaut who is lost in space, this song was used by the BBC in their coverage of the moon landing, and this helped it become such a success (...)

 In the mid 1970s, Bowie was a heavy cocaine abuser and sometime heroin user. In 1975, he changed tack. Musically, he released "Young Americans," a soul (or plastic soul as he later referred to it) album. This produced his first number one hit in the US, "Fame." He also appeared in his first major film, El hombre que cayó a la tierra (1976). With his different-colored eyes and skeletal frame, he certainly looked the part of an alien (...) Towards the end of the 1970s, he finally kicked his drug habit, and recorded the album many of his fans consider his best, the Japanese-influenced "Scary Monsters." Around this time, he played the Elephant Man on Broadway, to considerable acclaim (...)

Bowie has influenced the course of popular music several times and influenced several generations of musicians. His promotional videos in the 1970s and 80s are regarded as ground-breaking, and as a live concert act, he is regarded as the most theatrical of them all.

...................................................................................................From: www.imdb.com

- INTERVIEW with DAVID BOWIE -

1973

2002

THE MARTIAN (OST) DAVID BOWIE - "STARMAN"

- SOME OF BOWIE'S BEST QUOTES -

“You can neither win nor lose if you don't run the race.”

I don't know where I'm going from here, but I promise it won't be boring.(Madison Square Gardens on his 50th birthday)

I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human.

“Confront a corpse at least once. The absolute absence of life is the most disturbing and challenging confrontation you will ever have.”

I wanted to prove the sustaining power of music

I'm just an individual who doesn't feel that I need to have somebody qualify my work in any particular way. I'm working for me.

“Make the best of every moment. We’re not evolving. We’re not going anywhere.” Esquire, 2004
“I find only freedom in the realms of eccentricity.”

“As an adolescent, I was painfully shy, withdrawn. I didn’t really have the nerve to sing my songs on stage, and nobody else was doing them. I decided to do them in disguise so that I didn’t have to actually go through the humiliation of going on stage and being myself. I continued designing characters with their own complete personalities and environments. I put them into interviews with me! Rather than be me — which must be incredibly boring to anyone — I’d take Ziggy in, or Aladdin Sane or The Thin White Duke. It was a very strange thing to do.”

Jimmy Fallon, Adele & The Roots Sing "Hello"

 On Tuesday night,The Tonight Show posted a video of Monday's guest, Adele, singing her hit song  “Hello” in a small greenroom with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots, using nothing but classroom instruments. 

ENJOY!

Hello, it's me

I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet

To go over everything

They say that time's supposed to heal ya

But I ain't done much healing

Hello, can you hear me?

I'm in California dreaming about who we used to be

When we were younger and free

I've forgotten how it felt before the world fell at our feet

There's such a difference between us

And a million miles

Hello from the other side

I must've called a thousand times

To tell you I'm sorry

For everything that I've done

But when I call you never

Seem to be home

Hello from the outside

At least I can say that I've tried

To tell you I'm sorry

For breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly

Doesn't tear you apart anymore

Hello, how are you?

It's so typical of me to talk about myself, I'm sorry

I hope that you're well

Did you ever make it out of that town

Where nothing ever happened?

It's no secret

That the both of us

Are running out of time

So hello from the other side (other side)

I must've called a thousand times (thousand times)

To tell you I'm sorry

For everything that I've done

But when I call you never

Seem to be home

Hello from the outside (outside)

At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)

To tell you I'm sorry

For breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly

Doesn't tear you apart anymore

Ooooohh, anymore

Ooooohh, anymore

Ooooohh, anymore

Anymore

Hello from the other side (other side)

I must've called a thousand times (thousand times)

To tell you I'm sorry

For everything that I've done

But when I call you never

Seem to be home

Hello from the outside (outside)

At least I can say that I've tried (I've tried)

To tell you I'm sorry

For breaking your heart

But it don't matter, it clearly

Doesn't tear you apart anymore

What does the fox say?

Foxes have the reputation of being cunning and deceiving — a subject for both admiration and loathing throughout history.

CUNNING = astuto
DECEIVING =  taimado, engañoso
LOATHING = aborrecimiento, odio

A female fox is called a “vixen.”  

Two Norwegian talk show hosts, Bård Ylvisåker and Vegard Ylvisåker produced and sing what is likely to have become the hit of the summer — love it or hate it. The song has reached as high as No. 6 in the Billboard charts and a lengthy article in the NYTimes has been dedicated to Ylvis.

TALK SHOW = programa de entrevistas
HOST = anfitrión, presentador
WHAT IS LIKELY = lo que parece
........................................................................................................................................................From: Rock Genious

Now listen to the song and try to sing along. ENJOY!

THE END. Good Luck, everybody!!!

Are you up all night  to get lucky?

Daft Punk is an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy_Manuel de Homem-Christo and  Thomas Bangalter.

They are also famous for their live shows, with visual elements and effects. Daft Punk is also known for its use of disguises, particularly the ornate robot costumes.

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Around the world. SAMI MUSIC.

HISTORY 3º ESO 

From the English Department to our dear colleague Xabi Crespo. ENJOY!
If you cannot see the activity properly, click on the link below.

The Sami people, also spelled Sámi or Saami, are the Arctic indigenous people inhabiting Sápmi (northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia) and the border area between south and middle Sweden and Norway.

In traditional Sami music joiks are important musical expressions. The Sami also use a variety of musical instruments.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

SAMI MUSIC QUIZ:

Sami Music listening comprehension

Whether you are a believer or not...interesting lyrics.

The Bright Side of Life.

"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" is a popular song written by Eric Idle that originally featured in the 1979 great film Monty Python's Life of Brian and has gone on to become a common singalong at public events such as football matches as well as funerals
"Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" was conceived as a parody of the style of song often featured in Disney films.

CRUCIFIED = crucificado

swear and curse = decir palabrotas y maldecir

chew = masticar

gristle = cartílago

chew on life's gristle = pasar los malos tragos de la vida

grumble = refunfuñar

whistle = silbar

turn out for the best = cambiar a mejor

jolly rotten = asquerosa

in the dumps = de capa caída (dump=vertedero)

silly chumps = tonto

purse = fruncir

face the curtain with a bow= enfrentarse al final con una reverencia

the last laugh is on you = tú eres el último que ríe

HAVE a LAUGH: Literal Video Version, 'You're Beatiful"

fill = llenar, rellenar.............................sight = vista.........................................kinda = más o menos................
despair = desesperación....................chest = pecho.....................................sore = dolorido......................
I look = parezco (look AT = mirar a)...keep watching = sigue mirando...... socks =calcetines.................
upset = disgustado, fastidiado...........might= podrías....................................place = colocar.....................
think ahead = prever, planear............tiring= cansado......................................in a line = en fila....................
strip off = desnudarse.......................strip show= espectáculo de striptease.....stuff = chismes, cosas.............
freezing = congelado.........................itchy = que pica, que pincha....................frigging = jodido
nude = desnudo.........................chase = perseguir
my ass off = hasta el culo.............dip = chapuzón
smart = inteligente (Am E)...........choice = elección


VOCABULARY ACTIVITY, matching hotpotatoes exercise

Helping Charities: We are the World

Watch the VIDEO and IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH with the ACTIVITIES:

“We Are the World” is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers.It was recorded on February 1st, 2010, in the same studio as the original 25 years earlier.
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record = grabar

JAMIE FOXX:

Proud = orgulloso................................Background = origen

Share = compartir...............................Commitment = compromiso

Award = premio..................................Rubble = escombros

Surrounded =rodeado..........................Reach deep = llegar hasta el fondo.

Dazzling = deslumbrante.....................No matter = no importa

Array = selección................................Simulcast = emisión simultánea

SONG:

Pretend = fingir..................................................change = cambio / cambiar

Somehow = de alguna forma...............................stand together = permanecer unidos.

Choice = elección...............................................lean on = apoyarse

Own = propio.....................................................storm = tormenta

Care = preocuparse, cuidar.................................sign post = señal.

cries for help = gritos de socorro..........................dream = sueño

in vain = en vano..............................................stumble = tropezar

turn away = darse la vuelta , dar la espalda.........rubble = escombros

down and out = deprimido..................................bond = unión, lazo

seem = parecer...................................................citizens = ciudadanos

hope = esperanza................................................pitch in = ponerse a trabajar

realize = darse cuenta........................................will = voluntad

LIONEL RITCHIE:

Fellowmen = prójimo

Desperate need = necesidad desesperada

..........................LISTENING COMPREHENSION, click on the links:

.....................................1. Listen to the SONG and fill in the GAPS

.....................................2. Test your listening: Listen to Jamie Fox and Lionel Ritchie, then SING along

.....................................3. Only for 2º BACHARELATO: Reported Speech exercise