Dancing queen
By ABBA
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, diggin'* the dancing queen
Friday night and the lights are low
Looking out for the place to go
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing
You come in to look for a king
Anybody could be that guy
Night is young and the music's high
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine
You're in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...
You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen
You're a teaser, you turn them on
Leave them burning and then you're gone
Looking out for another, anyone will do
You’re in the mood for a dance
And when you get the chance...
You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen
Dancing queen, feel the beat from the tambourine
You can dance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, diggin' the dancing queen
* "Digging something" means really liking it (according to a colleague from Texas
called Diane LaGrone)
ABBA (1972–1982) was a Swedish pop music group. They remain the most
successful Swedish music act and were one of the most popular groups in the
world. The group dominated charts worldwide during the mid-to-late 1970s and
early 1980s, selling many hit singles and albums. Estimates of ABBA's total
worldwide sales vary from 360 to 400 million (360 million albums in 1999), which
makes them the second most successful band of all time after The Beatles.
ABBA was formed around 1972 by Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson,
Agnetha Fältskog, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad (nicknamed "Frida"). They
became widely known after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest
with "Waterloo". The group consisted of two couples, Björn and Agnetha
along with Benny and Frida. ABBA collectively decided to take a break at
the beginning of 1983. They have yet to record together again in the
studio.
ABBA is an acronym formed from the first letters of each group member's
name. It is usually written ABBA but is sometimes written as a word,
Abba.
1. Listen to the song once and tick the words you hear and find the meaning.
Can you make a few sentences with the words?
What do you think the lyrics are about? Have you heard of this band?
Girl, Boy, Life, Time, Night , Fight, Place, Friday, Day, Music, Young, Old,
Low, Sweet, High, Can, Jump, Watch, See, Feel
2. Listen to the first part of the song again and choose the right word for each
blank.
You can dance / chance, you can jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene/ film, diggin' the dancing queen
Friday night and the lights are go /low
Looking out for the place to go /low
Where they play the right music, getting in the swing / king
You come in to look for a swing / king
Anybody could be that guy/buy
Night is young and the music is high/guy
With a bit of rock music, everything is fine/right
Youre in the mood for a dance/chance
And when you get the dance/chance...
*jive // baile de los años cuarenta y cincuenta que se bailaba con música de jazz o rock
3. Listen to the next part of the song and fill the blanks with the words you hear
You are the dancing queen, __________ and __________, only __________
Dancing queen, __________ the beat from the tambourine
You __________ dance, you __________ jive, having the time of your life
See that girl, watch that scene, dig in the dancing queen
4. Now, listen to this final part of the song and match the sentences.
1. You’re a teaser, a. anyone will do
2. Leave them burning b. and then you're gone
3. Looking out for c. you turn them on
another, d. for a dance
4.Youre in the mood e. the chance...
5 And when you get
