{"id":11887,"date":"2021-11-24T10:58:48","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T16:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=11887"},"modified":"2023-02-06T12:44:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T18:44:11","slug":"brown-sugar-the-rolling-stones-controversial-song-got-cancelled-kinda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/brown-sugar-the-rolling-stones-controversial-song-got-cancelled-kinda\/","title":{"rendered":"brown sugar: the rolling stones&#8217; controversial song got cancelled. kinda"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7163785434785434885\" data-video-id=\"7163785434785434885\">\r\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> visit richyrocks.com for much more <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> related to the brown sugar controversy <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishteacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishteacher?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishteacher<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningl\u00e9s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningl%C3%A9s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningl\u00e9s<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"rollingstones\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/rollingstones?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#rollingstones<\/a> <a title=\"brownsugar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/brownsugar?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#brownsugar<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c Can I Change Your Mind - Original - Tyrone Davis\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Can-I-Change-Your-Mind-Original-6950586389100496898?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Can I Change Your Mind &#8211; Original &#8211; Tyrone Davis<\/a><\/section>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\r\n<p>the <strong>rolling stones<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wrap-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrapped up<\/a> their two month u.s. tour last night in hollywood, florida, usa.\u00a0 the stones made news at the beginning of the tour when they announced that one of their most famous songs, <strong><em>brown sugar<\/em><\/strong>, would\u00a0 not be part of the show this time.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/the-rolling-stones-will-no-longer-play-brown-sugar-and-its-about-damn-time?ref=scroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">in an article on the <strong>dailybeast.com\u00a0<\/strong><\/a> culture critic <strong>kyndall cunningham<\/strong> explains that at the end of september the stones&#8230;.<\/p>\r\n<h4><em>[headed] out<\/em> to stadiums across the united states for their <i>no filter<\/i>\u00a0tour where, <em>ironically<\/em>, they [self-censored] one of their biggest hits.<\/h4>\r\n<p><em><strong>head out<\/strong><\/em> means <em>start on a trip<\/em>.\u00a0 it is highly <strong><em>ironic<\/em><\/strong> (contradictory) that the stones called the tour <strong><em>no filter,<\/em><\/strong> giving the idea that they were going to say <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/whatever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whatever<\/a> they wanted, while controversially leaving one of their most famous songs off the playlist.<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar (Live) - OFFICIAL\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fmfi3UbDPnQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>the subheading of cunningham&#8217;s article reads&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4>the iconic british rockers have said they\u2019ll <em>no longer<\/em> perform their slavery tune live. but the fact that they could <em>get away with<\/em> it for so long is the problem.<\/h4>\r\n<p><em><strong>no longer<\/strong><\/em> means <em>in the past but not now<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-away-with-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>get away with<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>there were no consequences<\/em> for playing <em>brown sugar<\/em> in the past.<\/p>\r\n<p>while the band decided not to play the song on the no filter tour, the feeling is that they did it (temporarily?) to satisfy their (younger?) fans.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/keith-mick-no-filter.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13172\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/keith-mick-no-filter-300x200.webp\" alt=\"mick jagger and keith richards performing on the no filter tour--voacabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/keith-mick-no-filter-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/keith-mick-no-filter-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/keith-mick-no-filter-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/keith-mick-no-filter.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h5><em>mick jagger and keith richards performing on the no filter tour (amy harris\/invision\/ap)<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p>guitarist <strong>keith richards<\/strong> expressed confusion&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4>i\u2019m trying to <em>figure out<\/em> with the <em>sisters<\/em> <em>quite<\/em> where the <em>beef<\/em> is. didn\u2019t they understand this was a song about the horrors of slavery? but they\u2019re trying to <em>bury<\/em> it. at the moment, i don\u2019t want to <em>get into<\/em> conflicts with all of this <em>shit<\/em>.\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n<p>and lead singer <strong>mick jagger<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/remark-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remarked<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h4><em>we\u2019ve played<\/em> \u2018brown sugar\u2019 every night <em>since<\/em> 1970, so sometimes u think, we\u2019ll take that one out for now and see how it goes. <em>we might put it back<\/em> in.<\/h4>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/figure-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>figure out<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>understand<\/em>. <strong><em>sisters<\/em><\/strong> means <em>black women<\/em>.\u00a0 the application of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/quite-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>quite<\/em><\/strong><\/a> can be <em>quite<\/em> confusing\u00a0 &#x1f639; and depends on the tone and situation in which it&#8217;s used. in the above comment it means <em>exactly<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/beef-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>beef<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>is an idiom that means <em>disagreement<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/bury-alive-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>bury<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-rid-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get rid of<\/a> it forever&#8211;<\/em>literally<em> put in the ground as if it were dead.\u00a0<\/em> <strong><em>get into<\/em><\/strong> is a phrasal verb that means <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-involved-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>get involved<\/em><\/a>, <em>argue<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shit-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>shit<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>means <em>stuff, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/nonsense-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nonsense<\/a><\/em>. it isn&#8217;t necessarily negative, but richards&#8217; use of it here probably reflects frustration with the controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/spiderman-quite-video.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13175 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/spiderman-quite-video-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"meme of animated spiderman the text reads almost. but not quite--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/spiderman-quite-video-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/spiderman-quite-video.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/since-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>since<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means that they started playing <em>brown sugar<\/em> in shows in 1970.\u00a0 <em><strong>we&#8217;ve played<\/strong><\/em> is <strong>present perfect<\/strong>; a structure that is frequently used with <em>since<\/em> and refers to the time between 1970 and the present. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/might-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>might<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>maybe<\/em>. <strong><em>put back<\/em><\/strong> means <em>return<\/em>. there is a classic usage of <em>put back<\/em> in <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><em>monsters inc<\/em><\/strong><\/span>&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Monster&#039;s inc: Put That Thing Back Where it Came From!\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z286f9gAGvE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>cunningham <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/point-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">points out<\/a> that&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4>the fact that this <em>repugnant<\/em> <em>tune<\/em> by one of the most visible and beloved musical acts has been able to <em>thrive<\/em> in the rock <em>landscape<\/em> for the past 50 years speaks to the <em>lack<\/em> of <em>accountability<\/em> and standards of morality that exist <em>within<\/em> this <em>whitewashed<\/em>, male-dominated <em>genre<\/em>.\u00a0<\/h4>\r\n<p><em><strong>repugnant<\/strong><\/em> means <em>disgusting<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/nasty-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>nasty<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/tune-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>tune<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>meoldy<\/em> or <em>song<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/thrive-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>thrive<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>have success<\/em>.\u00a0 <em><strong>landscape<\/strong><\/em> is used to refer to the rock <em>industry.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/accountability-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>accountablility<\/strong><\/a><\/em> means <em>answering\/taking responsibility\u00a0 for actions<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/lack-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em> lack<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>there isn&#8217;t<\/em> <em>accountability<\/em> in rock. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/genre-pronunciation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>genre<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is originally a french word and is pronounced\u00a0 ZHAN-ruh &gt;&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/genre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">listen to the pronunciation here<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/within-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>within<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>inside<\/em>, <em>in<\/em>.\u00a0 <em><strong>whitewash<\/strong><\/em> means <em>intentionally cover negative\u00a0 or incriminating details<\/em> or ironically <em>paint white<\/em> (ironic because the roling stones are a bunch of white guys singing about brutal sexual practices from the slavery era AND ironic because one of their most famous songs is <strong><em>paint it black<\/em><\/strong>).\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tom-sawyer-whitewash-google-doodle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13176\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tom-sawyer-whitewash-google-doodle-300x71.jpg\" alt=\"a google doodle based on the scene in tom sawyer when tom convinces other boys to whitewash the fence in front of his aunt's house--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"646\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tom-sawyer-whitewash-google-doodle-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tom-sawyer-whitewash-google-doodle-1024x241.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tom-sawyer-whitewash-google-doodle-768x181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/tom-sawyer-whitewash-google-doodle.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h5><em>this google doodle depicted tom sawyer tricking other boys into whitewashing his aunt&#8217;s fence. the doodle was to celebrate mark twain&#8217;s 176th birthday on november 30, 2011. twain wrote the book the adventures of tom sawyer. <\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Rolling Stones - Paint It, Black (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O4irXQhgMqg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>while cunningham&#8217;s article seems to support the cancellation of <em>brown sugar<\/em>, it also contemplates an alternative. she <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wonder-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wonders<\/a> if&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4>problematic works of art <em>should<\/em> be completely erased or <em>kept around<\/em> as artifacts to be learned from and <em>put into<\/em> a historical perspective.<\/h4>\r\n<p data-test-locator=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/should-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>should<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means that is the <em>correct action<\/em>. <strong><em>keep<\/em><em> around <\/em><\/strong>means <em>continue to exist in pop culture<\/em>. <em><strong>put into<\/strong><\/em> means <em>placed<\/em>, <em>considered<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p data-test-locator=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brown-sugar-rolling-stones.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13173\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brown-sugar-rolling-stones.jpg\" alt=\"the cover for the brown sugar single that shows the members of the rolling stones--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brown-sugar-rolling-stones.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brown-sugar-rolling-stones-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brown-sugar-rolling-stones-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/brown-sugar-rolling-stones-84x84.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h5 data-test-locator=\"headline\"><em>should brown sugar be kept around as an artifact? (wikipedia)<br \/><\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p data-test-locator=\"headline\">another perspective that deserves to be considered is that of <strong>claudia lennear<\/strong>. as this article by <strong>steve appleford<\/strong> on <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>yahoo! entertainment<\/strong><\/span> explains, lennear, a rock singer during the 1960s and 70s,\u00a0 is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/widely-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>widely<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (by many people) credited as the inspiration for <em>brown sugar<\/em>.\u00a0 appleford says that lennear has always taken pride in this distinction and calls the track&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4 data-test-locator=\"headline\">one of the greatest rock songs of all time, and not because i had anything <em>to do with it<\/em><\/h4>\r\n<p><strong><em>nothing to do with<\/em> <\/strong>means <em>not<\/em> <em>connected\/<\/em><em>related<\/em>. the equivalent in spanish, <em>nada que ver<\/em>, translates directly to english as <em>nothing to see<\/em>. DON&#8217;T say this in english. it&#8217;s confusing &#x1f937;&#x1f3fd;&#x200d;&#x2640;&#xfe0f;<\/p>\r\n<p>this is claudia lennear singing one of the beatles&#8217; most popular songs&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Cocker \/ Claudia Lennear \/ Leon Russell  &quot;Let it Be&quot;\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lHumkOWEqJk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>lennear also feels that fans at the no filter concerts were&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4><strong><em>missing out<\/em> <\/strong>on a great part of rock &amp; roll <em>history<\/em>. when do we learn to understand history <em>without<\/em> <em>getting upset<\/em>? <em>right now<\/em> we\u2019re not really in that space. i\u2019m <em>sensitive<\/em>, but <em>when it comes to poetic license<\/em>, i <em>let go<\/em>. it\u2019s just a great <em>riff<\/em>. it\u2019s a great <em>hook<\/em>. keith richards plays those first two notes, everyone is on their feet, everybody\u2019s clapping, dancing, singing. when i hear it, my first <em>thought<\/em> is: <em>long live<\/em> the rolling stones.<\/h4>\r\n<p>this is how the word <strong><em>history<\/em><\/strong> is used. we are not talking about an <em>anecdote<\/em> or <em>story<\/em>, but the <em>past events<\/em> of rock &amp; roll.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/history-vs-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>story<\/em> and <em>history<\/em> are frequently confused by spanish speakers<\/a> because <em>historia<\/em> covers both words in spanish. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/upset-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>upset<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>means angry,\u00a0 when <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-adjective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>get<\/em><\/strong> is followed by an adjective, it means <em>become<\/em><\/a>. it appears here in -ing form <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">because it directly follows the preposition <em>without<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>the phrase<em> get upset<\/em> is not easy to detect, but appears in two huge hits of the 2010s&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<p>cardi<strong> b<\/strong>&#8216;s verse in <em><strong>motor sport<\/strong><\/em> talks about her <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/spouse-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spouse<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>(husband)<strong> offset<\/strong> of the rap trio <strong>migos<\/strong> (rip <strong>takeoff<\/strong> &#x1f625;). listen for this verse at\u00a0 2:00&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 hncHKg\">i <em>get upset<\/em> off, i turn offset on<br \/>i told him the other day, <\/span><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 hncHKg\">&#8220;man, we should sell that porn&#8221;<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Migos, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B - MotorSport (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9v_rtaye2yY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>and at 4:10 in the <strong>daft punk<\/strong> track <em><strong>instant crush<\/strong><\/em>, listen to\u00a0 <strong>julian casablancas<\/strong> sing&#8230;<\/p>\r\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 iytHBl\"> don&#8217;t understand, don&#8217;t <em>get upset<\/em><br \/>i&#8217;m not with u<\/span><br \/>we&#8217;re swimming around, it&#8217;s all i do<br \/>when i&#8217;m with u<\/h4>\r\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Daft Punk - Instant Crush (Video) ft. Julian Casablancas\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a5uQMwRMHcs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>returning to claudia lennear&#8217;s comments<strong><em>, right now<\/em><\/strong> is a good option for translating the common spanish phrase <em>en este momento<\/em>. it almost never should be translated as<em> in this moment<\/em>. in english we use the preposition <em>at<\/em> for this idea &#x1f449;&#x1f3fc;<em>at this moment <\/em>is correct.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/miss-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>miss out<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>not experience<\/em>. it is the &#8220;<em>mo&#8221;<\/em> in <em>fomo<\/em>,\u00a0 a popular acronym that stands for<em> fear of missing out.\u00a0 <strong>fomo <\/strong><\/em>is <em>anxiety that an amazing event is happening\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/elsewhere-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">elsewhere<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0 it&#8217;s not a feeling that social media created but social media has probably intensified it and made it more recognizable.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dope-fomo-e1666856353758.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13165\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dope-fomo-e1666856353758-300x159.jpg\" alt=\"a comic of a seagull talking to a bear about fears--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dope-fomo-e1666856353758-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dope-fomo-e1666856353758-660x351.jpg 660w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/dope-fomo-e1666856353758.jpg 663w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/nard-dog-fomo.gif\">\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13166\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/nard-dog-fomo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"124\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h5><em>the bear is afraid of missing out on something <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/dope-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dope<\/a> happening<\/em><\/h5>\r\n<p><strong><em>sensitive<\/em><\/strong> means <em>aware of other people&#8217;s feelings<\/em>. if u speak spanish, don&#8217;t confuse <em>sensitive<\/em> with <em>sensible<\/em>. <em>sensible<\/em> in spanish translates to english as <em>sensitive<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/sensibility-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>sensible<\/em><\/strong><\/a> in english means <em>practical<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wise-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>wise<\/em><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/when-it-comes-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>when it comes to<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is used to introduce a topic. <strong><em>poetic license<\/em><\/strong> means <em>changing facts, rules\u00a0 or practices to make art more interesting<\/em>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/let-go-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong><em>let go<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>release<\/em>.\u00a0 a<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/riff-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong><em>riff<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is <em>a repeated melody in a song<\/em>. a\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/hook-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>hook<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is <em>the part of a song that grabs listeners&#8217; attention<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/thought-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>thought<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>is a noun that means <em>idea<\/em>, <em>notion<\/em>. it is also the irregular past tense\/past participle\u00a0 of <em>think<\/em>.\u00a0<strong><em> long live<\/em><\/strong> is the best translation for the spanish command <em>viva<\/em>, which is famously shouted on mexican independence day as part of the phrase <em>viva m\u00e9xico<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/long-live-mexico-to-the-jugular-man.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13181\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/long-live-mexico-to-the-jugular-man-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"meme of seann william scott from the movie old school text reads: long live mexico--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/long-live-mexico-to-the-jugular-man-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/long-live-mexico-to-the-jugular-man.jpg 598w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>what is your opinion about the rolling stones deciding not to play <em>brown sugar<\/em> on the no filter tour? share your thoughts under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>[the <strong>tiktok<\/strong> at the beginning of the post includes examples of <em><strong>clamor<\/strong><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/move-on-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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