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The Story of a Life - music mix (Gamarra, Queen, The Police, etc.)
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Description

The story of a life, from birth to death and beyond. A home made video with more than decent quality. Worth watching.


This video has been made by students (and teachers) of high school, from Malaga, as a goodbye to school on their graduation day, looking back to all they have been, and looking forward to all life might bring in. The video is great, but the best thing about it is that my nephew is there! :)


Congratulations to everyone who contributed to this video and a big hug to F.




LIST OF FEATURED MUSIC


Break Through - Queen


You Know You Make Me Wanna Shout - The Isley Brothers


Roxanne - The Police


His Eyes Upon Your Face - ?


Marry You - Bruno Mars


Live Your Life - Mika


Can't Hold Us - Macklemore


Bang Bang - Will.I.Am


I'm Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves


 


 

Transcript

La vida es como un espejo, te sonríe si la miras sonriendo.
Life is like a mirror, if you smile at it, it smiles back.
C-Planet
Presenta
Presents
Recuerda tu pasado
Remember your past
Vive tu presente
Live your present
Lucha por tu futuro
Fight for your future

1up (toda una vida)
1up class (a whole life)

When love breaks up
When the dawn light wakes up
A new life is born - oooooh
Somehow I have to make this final breakthrough . . . now!

I wake up
Feel just fine
Your face
Fills my mind
I get religion quick
'Cos you're looking divine
Honey you're touching something
You're touchin' me
I'm under your thumb, under your spell
Can't you see ?

If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a breakthrough

If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a breakthrough

Breakthrough

Señorita Huallo, a la pizarra

Mrs Huallo (?), come to the board
No me lo sé
I don't know it

Well

You know you make me wanna (Shout)
Kick my heels up and (Shout)
Throw my hands up and (Shout)
Throw my head back and (Shout)
Come on now (Shout)

Don't forget to say you will
Don't forget to say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

(Say) Say that you love me
(Say) Say that you need me
(Say) Say that you want me
(Say)

I still remember
(Shooby-doo-wop-do-wop-wop-wop-wop)
When you used to be nine years old
(Shooby-doo-wop-do-wop-wop-wop-wop)
Hey!
I was a fool for you, from the bottom of my soul

I want you to know
(I wanna know)
I said I want you to know right now
(I wanna know)
You been good to me baby
(good to me baby)
I said I want you to know right now
(I wanna know)

You know you make me wanna
(Shout-wooo) lift my head up and
(Shout-wooo) throw my hands back and
(Shout-wooo) come on now
(Shout-wooo) take it easy

(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer now
(Shout) a little bit softer...

Tus labios, tus labios, tus labios
Your lips, your lips, your lips
Mad! (?)

Roxanne
You don't have to put on that red light
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it’s wrong or if it is right

Roxanne
You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Roxanne
You don't have to sell your body to the night

His eyes upon your face
His hand upon your hand
His looks caress your skin...
It’s more than I can stand!

It's a beautiful night
We're looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby
I think I wanna marry you

Is it the look in your eyes
Or is it this dancing juice?
Who cares, baby?
I think I wanna marry you

Don't say no, no, no, no-no
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah
And we'll go, go, go, go-go
If you're ready, like I'm ready

You've got the whole world in your pocket
But you just don't know
Everybody's smiling at you everywhere you go
It's like you've got that secret
That everybody else wants to know.

Anywhere you are is just like home to you
From the beaches in Manila down to Katmandu
Yeah you've got that secret
That everybody else wants to know
But you won't ever let it go, oh

Everybody wanna hold your hand
Everybody wanna shine that bright
Everybody wanna say they can
Everybody wanna live your life
Everybody wanna talk like you
Only wanna do the things you do
Cause they always gonna turn out right
Everybody wanna live your life!

We take a whole room full of strangers
And we make them friends
We do it all around the world just so it never ends
It don't matter where we're coming from or going to
You're the only one that ever turns a grey sky blue
And everybody needs a friend like you

Oh
Everybody wanna hold your hand
Everybody wanna shine that bright
Everybody wanna say they can
Everybody wanna live your life
Everybody wanna talk like you
Only wanna do the things you do
Cause they always gonna turn out right
Everybody wanna live your life

Ay, ay, ay
Good to see you, come on in, let's go
Yeah, let's go
Alright, alright
OK, uh, alright, OK
Alright, OK

Can we go back, this is the moment
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over
So we put our hands up like the ceiling can’t hold us
Like the ceiling can’t hold us

And so we put our hands up

Na na na na na na na na (aha)
Hey
And all my people say

Na na na na na na na na (that's right, feels good)
Hey
And all my people say

Na na na na na na na na (it's alright)
(oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh)
And all my people say

Na na na na na na na na
Ma-ckle-more

Can we go back, this is the moment
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over
So we put our hands up like the ceiling can’t hold us
Like the ceiling can’t hold us

Can we go back, this is the moment
Tonight is the night, we’ll fight 'til it’s over
So we put our hands up like the ceiling can’t hold us
Like the ceiling can’t hold us.

I love her can't leave her,
Forever I'll always need her,
She lies, but I believe her,
Lovesick I got that fever.
Love stupid, I know it,
Love stupid, I know it,
I know, cause I'm a fool in love.

My baby shot me down again
Shot me down with her love and I go bang bang
That girl's a killer from a gang
Shot me down with her love and I go bang bang

And oh, I love her so that's why I gotta let her know
That I'll be here for her to always love her down

And maybe that's the truth
The clock can tick and ain't no use
I wonder when my tux can see you when you're down
My baby shot me down, down, down, down
Shot me down with the love and it went pow-pow
I love my baby's freaky style
But my baby's always sneaking out

But damn, I love her so
That's why I gotta let her know
That I'll be here for her, I'll always be her man

And baby, that's the truth
You're my chick, bottlecruise
I got that roof, I put that diamond on her hand

Hey baby, can't get you out my brains
Damn girl, you're such a sexy thing
You’re my pretty little lady
And my baby makes me go down down
And my baby makes me go down down

Hey, my baby make me go down down
My baby make me go
Down-dee-de-down, down-dee-down

Hey, my baby make me go down down
Hey, my baby make me go down down
A-scoodee-be-dee bap bap
My baby make me go down down
Hey, my baby make me go
Bang-bang-bang-bang, ba-bang-bang ba-ba-bang...

Ow!

Mm, yeah
I used to think maybe you loved me, now, baby, I'm sure

I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
And don't it feel good!
Hey, all right now
And don't it feel good!
Hey, oh yeah
And don't it feel good!

Walking on sunshine
Walking on sunshine

I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I'm on sunshine, baby, oh
Oh, yeah, I'm on sunshine, baby

Oh, I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
And don't it feel good!
Hey, all right now
And don't it feel good!

I'll say it, I'll say it, I'll say it again now
And don't it feel good!
Hey, yeah now
And don't it feel good!

Now don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it
And don't it feel good!
I'll say it, I'll say it, I'll say it again now
And don't it feel good!
Now don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it, don't it
And don't it feel good!
Now tell me, tell me, tell me again now
And don't it feel good!

Oh, yeah, now
And don't it feel good!
Oh, don't it feel good, don't it feel good
Now don't it ...

I wake up
Feel just fine
Your face
Fills my mind
I get religion quick
'Cos you're looking divine
Honey you're touching something
You're touchin' me
I'm under your thumb, under your spell
Can't you see ?

If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile...

OUTTAKES


Sea cuando sea...  On every occasion...
Estéis donde estéis...   Wherever you may be...
Seáis lo que seáis...   Whatever you may be
Luchad por vuestros sueños   Fight for your dreams











Explanations

MIRROR= A glass where images are reflected

SMILES BACK= The particle BACK expresses that the action is returned, so if someone smiles at you and you smile back, you smile because they smiled at you first.

WHOLE= Complete

DAWN= /dɔ:n/ The moment of the day when the dark of the night begins to fade and the daylight begins to show up.

BREAKTHROUGH= A moment or event when some big obstacle is removed and suddenly everything changes for the better and a new phase starts.

‘COS= (coll. also ‘cause, coz, cuz) Because.

HONEY= /hʌnɪ/ Dear, sweetheart (a loving way of addressing a loved one)

TOUCHING= To touch may be to make physical contact but also to produce strong emotions in somebody.

I’M UNDER YOUR THUMB= I’m under your control.

UNDER YOUR SPELL= A spell is a magical trance. If I am under your spell, you have a great influence over me (almost magical) and you can make me do as you please. We often use this expression when we love someone so much that we are totally fascinated by that person.

WANNA= (coll.) Want to.

I WAS A FOOL FOR YOU= I was crazy about you, I loved you very very much.

FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SOUL= If you feel or say something from the bottom of your soul (= spirit), you are very sincere and/or you feel it very deep inside, it’s all true.

RIGHT NOW= At this very instant.

YOU BEEN= (coll.) You have been.

TAKE IT EASY= Don’t worry, don’t feel nervous, relax.

SOFTER= If you speak softly, you speak in a low tone. The opposite is LOUDER (with a higher volume)

RED LIGHT= In some parts, prostitutes light a red light on the window to show that they offering their service.

UPON= (poetical or old-fashioned) On.

CARESS= Stroke, touches and moves gently to give pleasure.

MORE THAN I CAN STAND= I can’t resist it, it’s too much for me.

DUMB= Silly, stupid, foolish.

WHO CARES?= I don’t mind, it’s not important.

IT’S LIKE= (AmE or BrE coll.) It is as if...

EVERYBODY ELSE= All the other people.

LET IT GO= If you let a secret go, you reveal it, you tell it although you shouldn’t.

THAT BRIGHT= So bright; just as bright (as you)

‘TIL= (coll. also: till) Until.

IT’S OVER= It finishes.

LIKE THE CEILING CAN’T HOLD US= As if the ceiling can’t stop us or contain us (because we are so free or because we are so big)

MA-CKLE-MORE= Macklemore is the name of the person who sings this song, so this is self-promotion.

LOVESICK= If you are lovesick, you feel so in love that you can’t function in life normally (can’t sleep, always thinking of him/her, etc)

SHOT ME DOWN= If you shoot somebody down, you shoot and kill them, so they fall down dead (or almost). Metaphorically, he says that she (like a cupid shooting arrows) has shot him down and now he is totally lovesick, annihilated.

BANG BANG= The sounds of a gun shooting.

GANG= A group of friends; a group of criminals.

I GOTTA LET= (coll.) I’ve got to let..., I have to let, I must let

LOVE HER DOWN= Completely love her (it may also have other connotations)

AIN’T= (slang) isn’t, aren’t, am not, haven’t, hasn’t.
AIN’T NO USE= It’s no use, there is nothing you can do to stop that.

TUX= Abbreviation of “tuxedo” (a formal evening dress for men, see picture), but it doesn’t make sense here, it must be some local black American slang word. Tux is also the name of the Linux mascot, of course, but that makes even less sense here.

YOU’RE DOWN= You are dead on the ground; you are depressed.

POW-POW= (slang, black AmE) originally, the sound of a fist hitting you twice. Now it is sometimes used to express that something affects you so strongly that you feel completely shocked:
- Did you see her last night? Oh man, that dress was like pow-pow!

FREAKY= Eccentric, bizarre, weird, unusual in a strange way.

SNEAKING OUT= Leaving quietly without making any noise, so nobody notices.

DAMN= A mild rude expression of annoyance or surprise, etc.

I LOVE HER SO= I love her so much.

I’LL BE THERE FOR HER= She can always count on me, I will help and support her any time she needs me.

CHICK= (coll.) Young girl.

BOTTLECRUISE= Absolutely no idea, but I’m very curious about it so if you know, please send me a message.

CAN’T GET YOU OUT OF MY BRAINS= I Can’t stop thinking of you.

MAKES ME GO DOWN= Makes me fall down (because I feel so week from being lovesick, because she shot me down). Yes, it also has other meanings but I won’t comment on it, and really, I think the singer is being intentionally ambiguous here again.

WALKING ON SUNSHINE= Walking under the sun, in daylight. Sunshine is often a metaphor for happiness.

DON’T IT FEEL GOOD!= (correct: Doesn’t it feel good!)= It feels great!
In English it is common to use a negative question to make an exclamation:
- Hey, aren’t you beautiful today! = You look really beautiful today!