WITHOUT YOU - MARIAH CAREY

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MARIAH CAREY – “WITHOUT YOU”

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“LYRICS”

 

No I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving

But I guess that's just the way the story goes

You always smile, but in your eyes

Your sorrow shows Yes, it shows

No I can't forget tomorrow When I think of all my sorrow

When I had you there but then I let you go

And now it's only fair that I should let you know

What you should know

I can't live If living is without you I can't live I can't give anymore

I can't live If living is without you I can't give I can't give anymore

Well, I can't forget this evening or your face as you were leaving

But I guess that's just the way the story goes

You always smile, but in your eyes

Your sorrow shows Yes, it shows

I can't live If living is without you I can't live I can't give anymore

I can't live If living is without you I can't give I can't give anymore

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- It is a very beautiful song but at the same time a very romantic one. If you listen to the song carefully, paying special attention to the lyrics, it is a very sad song. We have many examples in the song to demonstrate the sadness as she sings: 

-        “You always smile, but in your eyes your sorrow shows”

“No, I can't  forget tomorrow, when I think of all my sorrow”

-        “I can't  live If living is without you” 

“When I had you there but then I let you go”

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-       The song “Without you” is without any doubts a classical in pop/rock music. Originally it was sung by Badfinger, but who made it famous forever was Harry Nilson at the beginning of the seventies.

Harry Nilsson – “Without You” 1972 (HD)

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Badfinger – “Without You” - Pete Ham

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COMMENTS ABOUT THE SONG

-       This song is apparently the end of a love relationship, a fight. The lyrics go deeper than this. It is about a farewell in a broader sense, not exactly a couple, but a loving relative, a friend, a father or mother, a brother or sister and so on. Even it could be a separation out of the worldly, a death. The lyrics of “Without you” can mean so many things that I leave it open to your own imagination. 

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-        CAN YOU THINK OF NEW IDEAS ABOUT THIS SONG?

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-     Point out your ideas about “WITHOUT YOU” and I promise I´ll add them here under your name if you like it so

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WITHOUT YOU 

No I can't(1) forget this evening or your face AS you were leaving

But I GUESS that's just the way the story goes (2)

You always smile (3), but in your eyes (4)

Your SORROW (5) shows (2) Yes, it shows (2)

No I can't (1) forget tomorrow (5)

When I THINK (6) OF all my sorrow (5)

When I had you there but then I let you go (7)

And now it's only FAIR that I should (8) let you (7) know

What you should (8) know

I can't(1) live If living is without you (6), (7)

I can't (1) live I can't (1) give anymore (9)

I can't(1) live If living is without you (6), (7)

I can't (1) give I can't (1) give anymore (9)

Well, I can't (1) forget this evening or your face AS you were leaving

But I GUESS that's just the way the story goes (2)

You always smile, but in your eyes (2)

Your sorrow (5) shows (8), (3) Yes, it shows (2)

I can't (1) live If living is without you (7)

I can't (1) live I can't (1) give anymore (9)

I can't(1) live If living is without you (7)

I can't (1) give I can't (1) give anymore (9)

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Pronunciation 

1.      La “T” final en can´t. Esa “t” tiene que sonar perfectamente y mas siendo una respuesta corta. Recuerda el modal CAN es un verbo especial y va siempre seguido de un verbo en infinitivo sin la preposición to, igual que must.

2.      También la “S” final, especialmente la de la 3ª persona del Simple Present, goes, shows. Recuerda estos dos verbos tiene un sonido “ous”.

3.      La “S” en “Smile”. Esta “s” inicial de palabra hay que arrastrarla sin añadir una “e” a esa “s”. Otros ejemplos los tenemos en “stupid, small, student”, etc.

4.      No olvides pronunciar la “s” del plural de los sustantivos, como en “eyes”.

5.      SORROW y TOMORROW. Prestad mucha atención a la pronunciación de palabras que tienen la “R” inicial o como en este caso la “RR” es muy suave en inglés, no se arrastra como en castellano, por eso a los hablantes de otros idiomas como ingleses, alemanes les cuesta tanto pronunciar nuestra “R”

6.      “Th” en Think y en Without tienen diferente pronunciación. En Think la “th” se pronuncia como una “Z” castellana y en Without la “th” tiene un sonido diferente, como una “d” muy suave, hay que colocar la lengua entre nuestros dientes para darle la propnunciación correcta. Sin olvidar pronunciar la k final de Think y la “t” de without que tendemos mucho a comernos las terminaciones finales de las palabras.

7.      El grupo consonántico “t y” en  “without you”, “let you”. En ambos casos SE UNEN AMBAS, CONSONANTE Y SEMIVOCAL Y TIENEN UN SONIDO MUY PARECIDO A “CHU” CASTELLANO.

        

8.      “Sh” en “should, show”. Solo recordar que el grupo consonántico “sh” tiene el sonido de la “S” muy alargado, como cuando mandamos callara alguien, “SSSSSSSH” este grupo siempre tiene ese mismo sonido como en “she, show, ship, sheep, etc. Me gustaría recordarles que ese mismo sonido EXCEPCIONALMENTE se repite en dos palabras que NO tienen “sh”, como es el caso de “SURE, SUGAR”.

9.      ANYMORE. Al ser la frase negativa se usará ANY, si fuese positiva se usaría “some”.

10.    FORGET: Cuidado con este verbo, los hispanos parlantes solemos pronunciar y arrastrar la “R” en esta palabra y eso es incorrecto, para hacerlo correctamente debemos olvidarnos de la “r” y entonces es cuando la pronunciaremos correctamente.

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KARAOKE LYRICS  “without you” 

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3.   Vocabulary

Es una canción con un vocabulario muy fácil. No hay grandes complicaciones, puestos a seleccionar algunas palabras destacaría las siguientes.
 

1.      GUESS: Think, suppose, imagine, reckon. Estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct.

2.      SORROW: Suffer. A feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune suffered by oneself or others.

3.      FAIR: just or appropriate in the circumstances.

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4. Grammar

 

Es una canción que tiene muy poca gramática que revisar. Si miramos detenidamente podemos encontrar los siguientes puntos:

-      CAN´T:

can´t forget ...              can´t live…    can´t give… 

Modal verb, va siempre seguido de un verbo en infinitivo sin “to”, este es uno de los errores mas frecuentes que los hispano parlantes solemos cometer. 

`They can´t open the window now´. 

´She can speak English very well indeed`.

Lo misma situación ocurre con “MUST” nunca usaremos “to” después de este modal: 

´I must study hard this weekend`. 

´You  mustn´t visit her tonight`.

-      AS = WHEN

-      You were leaving = Past continuous. 

Lo usamos cuando expresamos y describimos la acción en el momento que sucedía. También recordar que la partícula ´as´ exige ese tiempo verbal.

-      THINK OF / THINK ABOUT = ´have in one´s mind´. 

Recordar que algunos verbos rigen ciertas preposiciones o partículas y puede cambiar su significado según usemos una particúla u otra

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-      GOES – SHOWS. 

Prestemos especial atención a las terceras personas de los verbos en SIMPLE PRESENT, una regla tan fácil, pero que nos hace cometer muchos errores, nos olvidamos de la “s” o “es” según el caso.

 

-      Examples: 

-      Mary teaches French in the mornings. 

-      Jack sings beautifully. 

-      She does everything at the right time. 

-      Iberia flies to New York every day. 

-      Martha speaks English as well as a native speaker. 

-      The plane leaves at 6 tomorrow morning. 

-       Butter melts if you don´t put it in the fridge.

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MARIAH CAREY´S Biography

Mariah Carey was born in Long Island, New York, on March 27, 1969. Her parents are Patricia Hickey (Irish-American) and Alfred Roy Carey (African-American/Venezuelan). Mariah attended Greenlawn's Harborfields High School. In June of 1990, Mariah made her debut with "Mariah Carey" which entered at number 73, but on August 4, 1990, it reached number 1. Her 1990 self-titled debut album went multi-platinum and spawned an extraordinary four consecutive number 1 singles: "Vision of Love," "Love Takes Time," "Someday" and "I Don't Wanna Cry," and led to Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Best Female Vocalist. Her 1993 album titled Music Box went ten-times platinum. On September 30, 1995, she made music history. Her single "Fantasy" from her 1995 Daydream album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first female artist to accomplish a number one debut in the U.S. Her other Daydream's single "One Sweet Day" remained for 16 weeks at the top of the charts. She is the only artist since The Beatles to have so many number 1 singles and albums. With "Heartbreaker", the first single from her 1999 album Rainbow and also her 14 number 1 single, she became the only artist to top the charts in each year of the 1990s, and with "Heartbreaker" at its 60th week atop the Billboard's charts, she pushed ahead of The Beatles's 59-week record as the only artist with the most cumulative weeks spent atop Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart. Following "Heartbreaker," her second single "Thank God I Found You" also from her Rainbow album became her 15th number 1. "We Belong Together" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi became her 16th number 1 single and was also her first number 1 without any guest artists since her song "My All" (also a number 1 single) captured the top spot in May 1998. The single "Don't Forget About Us" also from her 2005 album Emancipation of Mimi became her 17th number 1 single, tying her with Elvis Presley's 17 number 1 singles. Three more Grammy Awards were gained from The Emancipation of Mimi album. She is the most successful selling female artist in music history and is the only female artist to have the most #1 singles and albums and also holds the record for straight number 1 singles and albums each year. Along with numerous awards and incredible vocal range, she also composes all of her own material, with the exception of song covers.

In April 2008, the single "Touch My Body" became her 18th number 1 single, pushing her ahead of Elvis Presley's 17 number 1 singles. Now she is the only artist since The Beatles to have as many number one singles and the only singer alive likely to succeed them.

For more information about Mariah Carey´s life go to this page and you´ll find a better, longer biography:

 http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/mariah_carey/biography.html