Intro
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2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.
Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? The music repeats all day long inside your mind, and you probably begin to sing the song. There are many catchy songs on the radio today. Sometimes, it is difficult to categorize today’s popular music. A lot of musicians blend one genre with another genre. They might blend rock-n-roll with hip-hop or jazz with R&B.
The Weeknd is a popular new musician from Canada. He likes to blend genres, and he has wonderful vocal stylings. He recently had his second concert tour, and thousands of fans came to listen to him. The Weeknd is so popular that he set a world record. He was the first musician to have the top three songs on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart for many weeks in a row.
Marni has the song Can’t Feel My Face stuck in her head. Find out her opinion about The Weeknd in today’s English lesson.
Dialog
1. Listen and Read - Listen to the audio and read the dialog at the same time.
2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Marni: I’ve got this song stuck in my head.
Jessica: What song?
Marni: I Can’t Feel My Face by…
Jessica: The Weeknd! I love him!
Marni: He is pretty cool, right? I feel like a lot of his vocal stylings sound like Michael Jackson.
Jessica: They do, I know. His songs are so catchy. But I can’t really categorize what genre of music it is.
Marni: Yeah, it’s kind of hip-hop but maybe sort of R&B. I like that sort of throwback to old vocal stylings.
Jessica: Yeah, it’s really unique though. It is like Michael Jackson or even Bruno Mars.
Marni: Sure.
Jessica: And I guess people would think that’s annoying that he’s copying them, but I don’t know, I think it’s catchy. I like it.
Marni: I just think that’s true of so many artists today. I mean there are so many female artists that sound like other female artists. And I’m never sure quite who’s singing the song, but I just think it’s a sign of the times. And his songs are catchy, so…
Jessica: It’s true. And there’s something original about it. It makes him stand out.
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Discussion
Marni has a song by The Weeknd stuck in her head. She tells Jessica, and Jessica becomes excited because she also loves The Weeknd. They both think that his vocal stylings are similar to Michael Jackson’s. His songs are a catchy mix of hip-hop and R&B styles.
Because The Weeknd likes to blend one genre with another, Marni and Jessica think that it is difficult to categorize him. Marni says that it is difficult to categorize many musicians today. She says that it is a sign of the times that so many musical artists sound similar. But Marni and Jessica agree that songs by The Weeknd stand out.
Which song gets stuck in your head? What is your favorite part of this song?
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