Music from Fama (2)

I'm going to write a second part of "Songs from fama" because thanks to this TV show we are getting to know lots of new singers and amazing songs.

One of them is Lady Gaga, obviously that's not her real name. It is Steffanie Joanne Angelina Germannota. She didn't like it and she changed it by Lady Gaga. She was born in New York in 1986. In 2008, she moved to LA and she recorded her debut album The Fame which includes her hits Just Dance and Poker face.

Kate Perry is another Us singer. She was born in California in 1984. She started singing in the church when she was a child so she grew up listening to gospel music. Her first album One of the boys was released in 2008. It includes Hot n cold and I kissed a girl.

Some other songs consit of the collaboration of two famous singers. It is the case of Broken Strings by Nelly Furtado and James Morrison. Do you like this duet? What is the meaning of "you can't play on broken strings"?

Here you have the videos. Which do you prefer?






Lyrics Lady GaGa lyrics - Poker Face lyrics






Lyrics | Katy Perry lyrics - I Kissed A Girl lyrics





Lyrics | James Morrison lyrics - Broken Strings lyrics

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Cinema brings a classic to scene again. In this case is F. Scott Fitzgerald's The curious case of Benjamin Button. Fitzegarld was an American writer who lived at the begining of the 20th Century. He belonged to "The lost generation": a group of US writers who lived and wrote between the First World War and the Great Depression. He is world-wide famous for novels such as The Great Gatbsy or Tender in the night (Suave es la noche).

The curious case of Benjamin Button tells the story of a boy who is born as a baby but he looks like an old man on the verge of dying. He is abandonded by his father, and he is brought up in a nursery home. There he meets Daisy, a young girl and they become friends. As Daisy gets older, Benjamin gets younger and they fall in love with each other...

Have you seen the movie? Did you like it? Do you think it would be better if we were born as old people and we died as babies?

Twilight

Eleven days! That's exactly the number of days! It has taken me eleven days to read the four books of the saga Twilight (Crepusculo in Spanish): Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. More than 2,000 pages in just eleven days! Am I weird? A freaky? Maybe, but I have enjoyed them a lot.
I have never read like this, nor even with Harry Potter. Some days, I didn't even eat, I just read and read, in the train, at home, in bed, between lessons, in the breaks and even walking! Yes, maybe I am a freaky after all.

I have always loved stories about vampires, so when I saw the trailer at the cinema I knew that I had to watch the movie. But surprise surprise, I found out it was not just a movie, it was a book and even more a saga with four books!

The incredible story about Edward, the gorgeous vampire, and Bella, the human caught my attention from the very beginning, and after reading all the books, I just can recommend you to read them. Watching the movie is ok, but there are so many details in the book which are not in the movie that I think it is worth reading it!

So if you don't know how to spend the long Christmas holidays.... this is my suggestion!
Enjoy the Christmas holidays and have fun, I will.... in New York ;) !!

So any comment about the movie or the books? Have you seen it ? Have you read it? What do you think about it? Who is your favourite character?

High School Musical: The Ice Tour

Disney's High School Musical: The Ice Tour is the live fusion of songs, dance and team inspired by the hit Disney Channel Original Movie "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2."

This show is travelling around Spain and it was performed in Valencia on 14th November in the Stadium "Fuente de San Luis". The actors are skilful skaters who sing and dance on the ice using the plot of HSM and HSM2.

The show has been presented at the same time than High School Musical 3: Senior Year where the story of Troy and Gabriella seems to come to an end. Disney said that there will be a High School Musical 4, but it will have different characters and stories.

So, for my lucky students who attended the show, did you like it? Did you understand the songs?

Were the singers good? What do think about the last movie? Have you seen it?

Yes, we can

Change has come to America.
What do you think about USA's election? Do you think Obama will be able to solve the US economic crisis? The international conflicts? will he improve the foreign relationships? Leave your comments below!

Read the speech here