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What a Wonderful World
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom, for me and you
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world
I see skies of blue, and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself,
What wonderful world
The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands, saying "How do you do?"
They're really saying "I love you"
I hear babies crying, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more, than I'll ever know
And I think to myself,
What a wonderful world
Yes, I think to myself,
What a wonderful world
Oh yeah
(George Weiss / Bob Thiele)
Unpretty
I wish could tie you up in my shoes make you feel unpretty too
I was told I was beautiful, but what does that mean to you
Look into the mirror who's inside there, the one with the long hair
Same old me again today (yeah)
My outsides look cool, my insides are blue
Every time I think I'm through it's because of you
I've tried different ways but it's all the same
At the end of the day I have myself to blame
I'm just trippin'
[Chorus:]
You can buy your hair if it won't grow
You can fix your nose if he says so
You can buy all the makeup that M.A.C. can make
But if you can't look inside you, find out who am I too
Be in the position to make me feel so damn unpretty
I'll make you feel unpretty too
Never insecure until I met you, now I'm bein' stupid
I used to be so cute to me, just a little bit skinny
Why do I look to all these things? To keep you happy
Maybe get rid of you and then I'll get back to me (hey)
My outsides look cool, my insides are blue
Every time I think I'm through it's because of you
I've tried different ways but it's all the same
At the end of the day I have myself to blame
I'm just trippin'
[Chorus x 4]
[Dallas Austin & Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins]
For What It's Worth
There's something happening here
What it is ain't exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware
I think it's time we stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind
I think it's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
What a field-day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly say, hooray for our side
It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line, the man come and take you away
We better stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, hey, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, now, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
Stop, children, what's that sound
Everybody look what's going down
(Stephen Stills)
Questions
1. Write down 3 words which explain how you felt listening to the song.
2. What is the message in?
(a.) What a Wonderful World
(b.) Unpretty
(c.) For What it’s Worth
3. Who do you think is the target audience for?
(a.) What a Wonderful World
(b.) Unpretty
(c.) For What it’s Worth
4. Explain in 5 or more sentences what is happening in the song “For What it’s Worth”
5. (a.)Go through each song are there any patterns in the way the poem is set out? If so, label them.
(b.) Are there any similarities between each song? If so, what?
Example:
I see trees of green, red roses too a
I see them bloom, for me and you a
And I think to myself, b
What a wonderful world c