The Kinks“Waterloo Sunset”

Warm-up Questions

1. Do you know any song lyrics in which the singer is not focused on what (s)he is doing, but rather in what (s)he is watching/observing?

2. Are there any “anthems of Taiwan,” or songs about cities/places in Taiwan? Or, are there any songs you know that as soon as you hear them, they make you think of someplace special to you?

Cultural Importance1. The Kinks, along with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who, were a pioneering part of the 60s “British Invasion” in rock/pop music.

2. “Waterloo Sunset” has been called “The Greatest Song about London” and “The Anthem of London”

The Kinks, “Waterloo Sunset”

Dirty old _____, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night?People so busy, makes me feel ______ Taxi light shines so brightBut I don't need no _______As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in _________

Every day I look at the world from my ______But chilly, chilly is the evening timeWaterloo sunset's fine

dizzyfriendsparadiseriverwindow

Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station Every Friday nightBut I am so _____, don't want to _______ I stay at home at nightBut I don't feel ______As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my windowBut chilly, chilly is the evening timeWaterloo sunset's fine

afraidlazywander

Millions of people swarming like _____ 'round Waterloo undergroundBut Terry and Julie cross over the river Where they feel _____ and soundAnd the don't need no _______As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset They are in paradise

Waterloo sunset's fine fliesfriendssafe

The Kinks, “Waterloo Sunset”

Dirty old _____, must you keep rolling Flowing into the night?People so busy, makes me feel ______ Taxi light shines so brightBut I don't need no _______As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in _________

Every day I look at the world from my ______But chilly, chilly is the evening timeWaterloo sunset's fine

dizzyfriendsparadiseriverwindow

river

dizzy

friends

paradise

window

Terry meets Julie, Waterloo Station Every Friday nightBut I am so _____, don't want to _______ I stay at home at nightBut I don't feel ______As long as I gaze on Waterloo sunset I am in paradise

Every day I look at the world from my windowBut chilly, chilly is the evening timeWaterloo sunset's fine

afraidlazywander

lazy wander

afraid

Millions of people swarming like _____ 'round Waterloo undergroundBut Terry and Julie cross over the river Where they feel _____ and soundAnd the don't need no _______As long as they gaze on Waterloo sunset They are in paradise

Waterloo sunset's fine fliesfriendssafe

flies

safefriends

Video Linkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J3gX47rHGg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZZEJvwdmLs (with lyrics)