Idioms in popular songs

IDIOMS IN POPULAR SONGS AND BANDS

Students should connect the meanings of idioms with song titles and names of singers/ bands. When they guess the meaning, they can hear the song.

·         DARK HORSE                                                extremely enthusiastic about something

·         WRITING’S ON THE WALL                           do something that spoils someone’s plans

·         ALL THAT JAZZ                                          learn of something informally and unofficially

·         RING MY BELLS                                     people who are adventurers and like to move around

·         ROLLING STONES                                       the likelihood that something bad will happen

·         RAIN ON YOUR PARADE                                all other things

·         LADY GAGA                                                      you're being a drama queen

·         CRY ME A RIVER                                             remind me of something

·         ROLLING IN THE DEEP                                   not the main favourite candidate

·         I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE     Pure, passionate, unconditional and ethereal love or pain

Links to songs:

Dark horse (Katy Perry): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KSOMA3QBU0

Writing’s on the wall (Sam Smith): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jzDnsjYv9A

All that jazz (from the movie ‘Chicago’): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcGsGfvVrWo

Ring my bells (Enrique Iglesias): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqZTm5n9xHw

Rain on your parade (Duffy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQJj4w9-WuQ

Cry me a river (Justin Timberlake): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksSPZTZES0

Rolling in the deep (Adele): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYEDA3JcQqw

I heard it through the grapevine (Marvin Gaye):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7dGdrP3pms