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Vocabulary from The Clash: 'London Calling' (1979).
London calling to the faraway towns
Now war is declared and battle come down
London calling to the underworld
Come out of the cupboard, you boys and girls
London calling, now don't look to us
Phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust
London calling, see we ain't got no swing
'Cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
The ice age is coming, the Sun's zooming in
Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin
Engines stop running, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning, and I live by the river
London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, you can go it alone
London calling to the zombies of death
Quit holding out and draw another breath
London calling and I don't wanna shout
But while we were talking I saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no high
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes
The ice age is coming, the Sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning and I, I live by the river
The ice age is coming, the Sun's zooming in
Engines stop running, the wheat is growing thin
A nuclear error, but I have no fear
Cause London is drowning and I, I live by the river
Now get this
London calling, yes, I was there too
And you know what they said? Well some of it was true
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?
London calling
I never felt so much a'like, a'like, a'like
London
Noun, Proper nounˈlʌn.dən
the capital city of England and the United Kingdom
London is the capital of England.
Proper noun referring to the major city in the south-east of England on the River Thames.
call
Verbkɔːl
to telephone; to shout; to name
Please call me later tonight.
Very common verb with multiple meanings including making a phone call or calling out someone's name.
to
Prepositiontuː
to (infinitive marker)
I want to read a book.
Used before the base form of a verb to form the infinitive.
the
Determinerðə
the definite article
The sun is hot.
Used before a noun to refer to a specific thing already known or mentioned.
faraway
Adjectiveˌfɑrəˈweɪ
distant in space or time; dreaming
She had a faraway look in her eyes.
Used to describe places that are a long distance away, or a person's expression when they are thinking about something else.
town
Nountaʊn
a settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city
I walked around the small town.
Used for urban areas. Often used without 'the' in phrases like 'in town' or 'go to town'.
now
Adverbnaʊ
at the present time
Where are you going now?
Used to describe the current moment, as opposed to the past or future.
war
Nounwɔr
a state of armed conflict between nations or groups
The two countries were at war for a long time.
Refers to organized, large-scale fighting involving military forces.
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