livin' on a prayer
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Livin' On A Prayer. History Context. International Year of Peace, by ONU. Portugal and Spain joined the European Union. Space shuttle Challenger Explosion. Olof Palme, Swedish prime minister is assassinated in Stockholm. Chernobyl is ravaged by a nuclear disaster. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Livin' On A Prayer.Livin' On A Prayer.
History ContextHistory Context• International Year of Peace, by ONU.
• Portugal and Spain joined the European Union.
• Space shuttle Challenger Explosion.
• Olof Palme, Swedish prime minister is assassinated in Stockholm.
• Chernobyl is ravaged by a nuclear disaster.
• Opens the first Edition of the Brazilian TV show Criança Esperança.
• Samora Machel dies, first president of Mozambique.
Livin' On A PrayerLivin' On A Prayer
• Livin' on a Prayer (in Portuguese: Vivendo em Oração) is the second single from the Slippery When Wet album, of the American hard rock band Bon Jovi, realized in 1986.
• The music came first of the 100 best songs of the 80’s in the list made by the channel VH1 clips.
• Curiously, it is known that at the time, Jon Bon Jovi would not include “Livin on a Prayer" (that would become one of the greatest hits of all time) in the album. Currently, Bon Jovi has shown himself to agree with this view, recognizing that the song is a success..
Livin' On A PrayerLivin' On A Prayer
Once upon a timeNot so long ago
Tommy used to work on the docksUnion´s been on strikeHe´s down on his luck...it´s tough, so toughGina works the diner all dayWorking for her man, she brings home her payFor love - for loveShe says: We´ve got to hold on to what we´ve got´Cause it doesn´t make a differenceIf we make it or notWe´ve got each other and that´s a lotFor love - we´ll give it a shot
Chorus:Oh, We´re half way thereWhoah, Livin' On A PrayerTake my hand, we´ll make it, I swearWhoah, Livin' On A Prayer
Tommy got his six string in hockNow he´s holding in what he usedTo make it talk - so tough, it´s toughGina dreams of running awayWhen she cries in the nightTommy whispers: Baby it´s okay, somedayWe´ve got to hold on to what we´ve got´Cause it doesn´t make a differenceIf we make it or notWe´ve got each other and that´s a lotFor love - we´ll give it a shot
Oh, We´re half way thereWhoah, Livin' On A PrayerTake my hand, we´ll make it, I swearWhoah, Livin' On A Prayer
SoloWe´ve got to hold on ready or notYou live for the fight when that´s all that you´ve got
Oh, We´re half way thereWhoah, Livin' On A PrayerTake my hand, we´ll make it, I swearWhoah, Livin' On A Prayer
GrammarGrammar
Present Perfect Tense
FORM
[has/have + been + present participle]
Exemple: “Union´s been on strike”
Union has been on strike.
“She says: We´ve got to hold on to what we´ve got”
We have got to hold on to what we have got