WHAT IT’S LIKE (EVERLAST)
(Position 9 in NDR2-charts in May, 1999)
Talking Points
1. Analyze the structure of the song !
2. Summarize the contents of each stanza in your own words !
3. Why doesn’t the beggar get a job ?
4. What’s the meaning of the title ?
5. What do the three stanzas have in common ?
6. a) How is the first half of the break constructed ?
b) What is the message of the break ?
7. What is the general message of the song ?
8. Find other songs with a similar subject matter !
9. In the original transcript the letters of several "forbidden" words had been changed so that their meaning could only be guessed. Which ones ? Do you find this puritanical ?
10. Underline the slangy expressions and the instances of incorrect grammar !