a complete unknown, starring timothée chalamet, tells the story of bob dylan‘s rise to fame in folk music and his subsequent shift to rock music. the title is a line from dylan’s most famous song, like a rolling stone. i was happy to see the global public’s renewed interest in like a rolling stone because of the valuable vocabulary contained in the lyrics. it’s featured a pair of recent tiktoks.
the title a complete unknown is a lyric in the chorus of like a rolling stone
in addition to the most important vocabulary that this first tiktok explores, the contrast of used to get & get used to, there are also definitions for widely, diss track, look up, lonely, get juiced, juxtaposition and bob’s your uncle.
additionally, kinda, a superlative (finest), taught, might, ever and awesome all appear in the vocabulary and though they don’t include a definition, there are other examples here on richyrocks.com
@richyrocksenglish an unforgettable #english #vocabulary lesson in the lyrics of like a rolling stone #fypシ゚ #yourpage #englishcoach #englishpractice #englishlearning #englishlanguage #inglés #vocabularioeninglés #likearollingstone #bobdylan #acompleteunknown #timotheechalamet ♬ original sound – richyrocksenglish
the objective of this second tiktok is to emphasize that it is actually erroneous (wrong) to translate the spanish word compromiso as compromise (commitment is the right translation) and it’s usually erroneous to translate the spanish word realizar as realize. both words appear in the second verse of like a rolling stone
@richyrocksenglish compromise IS NOT compromiso and realize is (usually) not realizar #spanglish #yourpage #fypシ゚ #english #vocabulary #englishcoach #englishpractice #inglés #vocabularioeninglés #likearollingstone #bobdylan #timotheechalamet #acompleteunknown ♬ original sound – richyrocksenglish
the idiom make a deal (an agreement or arrangement) is mentioned in the video too. u may recognize make a deal from an important moment in popular series stranger things. u can hear it clearly in the lyrics of kate bush‘s running up that hill; listen at 1:40 in this video for if i only could i’d make a deal with god. the lyric is also an example of 2nd conditional (it’s hypothetical–she can’t make a deal with god)
the first verse of tracy chapman‘s classic fast car also contains an example of make a deal. can u identify it?
have u seen a complete unknown? are u a fan of the song like a rolling stone? or do u prefer one of the other songs that talk about making a deal? share your feelings under leave a reply
