Oscar Songs - ESL Music Ideas

The Oscars are this weekend, and students will be interested in the song that they play during the ceremony. A great activity Monday morning is to do some listening activities with the nominated songs.

Here are the lyrics for the four English songs with cloze activities.


Ryan Bingham
“The Weary Kind”
Crazyheart

Your heart’s on the loose
You ¬¬¬¬¬¬rolled them sevens with nothing to lose
And this ain’t no place for the weary kind

You called all your ___________________
Shooting 8 ball at the corner truck stop
Somehow this don’t feel like home ___________________

And this ain’t no place for the weary kind
And this ain’t no place to lose your mind
And this ain’t no place to fall behind
Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try

Your body aches…
Playing your ___________________ and sweating out the hate
The days and the nights all feel the same

The whiskey has been a thorn in your side
and it doesn’t ___________________
the highway that calls for your heart inside

And this ain’t no place for the weary kind
And this ain’t no place to lose your mind
And this ain’t no place to fall behind
Pick up your crazy heart and give it one more try

Your lovers won’t kiss
It’s too damn far from your ___________________
You are the man that ruined her world

Your heart’s on the loose
You rolled them sevens with nothing to lose
And this ain’t no place for the weary kind


Anika Noni Rose
“Almost There”
The Princess and the Frog

Mama... I don't have time for dancing !

That's just gonna have to wait a while
Ain't got time for messing ___________________
And it's not my style
This whole town can slow you down
People taking the easy ___________________
But I know exactly where I'm going
And getting closer, closer, every day

And I'm almost there, I'm almost there
People down here think I'm ___________________, but I don't care
Trials and tribulations, I have had my share
There ain't nothing gonna stop me now cause I'm almost there

I remember Daddy told me : "Fairytales can come true.
You gotta make 'em happen, it all ___________________on you"
So I work real hard each and every day
Now things for sure are going my way
Just doing what I do
Look out boys I'm coming ___________________

And I'm almost there, I'm almost there
People gonna come here from everywhere
And I'm almost there, I'm almost there

There's been trials and tribulations
You know I've had my share
But I've climbed the ___________________, I've crossed the river
And I'm almost there, I'm almost there
I'm almost there !



Anika Noni Rose
“Down in New Orleans”
The Princess and the Frog

In the South Land there's a city
Way down on the ___________________
Where the women are very pretty
And all the men deliver

They got music
It's always playin'
Start in the day time, go all through the ___________________

When you ___________________ that music playin'
Hear what I'm saying and make it feel alright

Grab somebody, come on down
Bring your paintbrush, we're painting the ___________________
There's some sweetness going around
Catch it down in New Orleans

We got ___________________ good and mase
Make it happen, make it real, say
If anything you want is lose what you have
Down here in New Orleans

Hey partner, don't be ___________________
Come on down here and give us a try
You wanna do some livin' before you die
Do it down in New Orleans

Stalee homes and mansions
Of the sugar darns and cotton ___________________
Rich people, old people, all got dreams
Dreams do come true in New Orleans



Marion Cotillard
“Take it All”
Nine

You want my love
Take it all
You want to _______________ it all come off
Take it all
Come on now
Show me how you take it all

You want my glove, are you enthralled?
You want to see it _______________ away and watch it fall
Oh we know it’s your show, so take it all

You want the movement to see what the ___________________can do
Come watch the slinky girl
See how the pasties twirl
To make your bells all ring
Fulfilling everything you ever wanted
So go ahead and take it all

You want my _______________
Take it all
It’s time to leave if I’m to live
Because I have no more
There’s nothing left to give

I watch you rise
I watch you fall
I am standing with my back against the _______________
Now it’s your turn to finally learn
You had the world, You had your fling
You wanted more than everything
You got your wish, you got your _______________
Now take it right between your thighs
You grabbed for everything my friend
But don’t you see that in the end
There will be nothing left of me