{"id":12554,"date":"2023-03-07T12:37:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T18:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=12554"},"modified":"2023-12-02T10:26:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T16:26:20","slug":"80s-present-perfect-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/80s-present-perfect-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"present perfect songs: 20 totally tubular examples from the 80s"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7207874039535176965\" data-video-id=\"7207874039535176965\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> visit richyrocks.com for more <a title=\"presentperfect\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/presentperfect?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#presentperfect<\/a> examples and <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 songs lyrics <a title=\"fyp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a title=\"80s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/80s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#80s<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/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=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningles?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningles<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c Back in Black - Guitar Instrumentals\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Back-in-Black-6726807924091389954?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Back in Black &#8211; Guitar Instrumentals<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>in my many years of experience as an english coach, <em>i&#8217;ve heard<\/em> a multitude of students complain about the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/present-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>present perfect<\/strong><\/a> tense. the structure is <em><strong>the auxiliary have\/has + past participle<\/strong> <\/em>e.g. <em>i&#8217;ve heard\u00a0<\/em>&#x1f923;<\/p>\n<p>contractions (i&#8217;ve, you&#8217;ve, he&#8217;s, she&#8217;s, it&#8217;s, we&#8217;ve, they&#8217;ve) are extremely common in this structure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mj-mac-girl-is-mine.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13648\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mj-mac-girl-is-mine.jpg\" alt=\"michael jackson &amp; paul mccartney photo for the single the girl is mine--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s 80s present perfect\" width=\"220\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mj-mac-girl-is-mine.jpg 220w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mj-mac-girl-is-mine-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/mj-mac-girl-is-mine-84x84.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">i&#8217;ve heard<\/span> it all before: it seemed believable to some people in the 80s that paul mccartney and michael jackson might have a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/crush-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crush<\/a> on the same girl<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>and though a general understanding of how present perfect works grammatically is useful, examples are a much more effective and enjoyable way to understand how we use it.\u00a0 and who knows why, but it&#8217;s ridiculous how many of\u00a0 the most recognizable hits of the 80s have present perfect in the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13649\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"van halen singer david lee roth doing his signature jump\/midair splits--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s 80s present perfect\" width=\"207\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/david-lee-roth-jump.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>van halen lead singer david lee roth: sheeeit. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">i seen<\/span> the toughest around<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>this post is one of a series of present perfect playlists&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f449;&#x1f3fd; <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-in-songs-u-know\/\">the first song on this playlist<\/a> is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/actually-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually<\/a> an 80s standard and there are 17 other hits that u probably know.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f449;&#x1f3fe; <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-continuous-playlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the common theme of the 12 songs on this playlist<\/a> is that they all contain <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/present-perfect-continuous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong><\/a> examples in the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>&#x1f449;&#x1f3fe;<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/bodacious-present-perfect-80s-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30 more songs from the 80s that have present perfect in the lyrics!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/express-yourself-nwa.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13650\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/express-yourself-nwa-300x213.jpg\" alt=\"photo from nwa's express yourself video featuring dr dre ice cube &amp; mc ren--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--80s present perfect\" width=\"238\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/express-yourself-nwa-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/express-yourself-nwa.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>dr dre in the 80s: i <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ain&#8217;t had<\/span> a chance to tell y&#8217;all what time it is<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>and this list <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/kickoff-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>kicks off<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>(starts)with <strong><em>sweet dreams<\/em><\/strong> by the <strong>eurythmics<\/strong>, a <strong><em>quintessential<\/em><\/strong> (typical) 80s favorite. there is some disagreement online about whether there is present perfect in the chorus or not. but i&#8217;ve understood it that way all these years and i want to include it on the list anyway &#x1f638; so&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">sweet dreams are made of this<br \/>\nwho am i to disagree?<br \/>\n<em>i&#8217;ve traveled<\/em> the world and the <em>seven seas<\/em><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">everybody&#8217;s lookin&#8217; for something<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><em>seven seas<\/em><\/strong><\/span> is an old school and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/widely-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">widely<\/a> used expression that means <em>the oceans<\/em>. it includes arctic, north atlantic, south atlantic, north pacific, south pacific, indian and southern (antarctic).<\/p>\n<p>i found <em>i travelled<\/em> (simple past) and <em>i travel<\/em> (simple present) online too. in this case, the change in tense doesn&#8217;t have much impact on the concept of the song.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qeMFqkcPYcg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>africa<\/strong><\/em> by <strong>toto<\/strong> seems to be insp\u00ecred by a trip to africa. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/toto\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it wasn&#8217;t<\/a>, but it was inspired by a tv documentary that was sympathetic to problems africans were facing in the early 80s.\u00a0 the lyrics at 2:05 say&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i seek to <em>cure<\/em> what&#8217;s deep inside, <em>frightened<\/em> of this thing that <em>i&#8217;ve become<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/frightening-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>frightened<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>scared<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Toto - Africa (Official HD Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FTQbiNvZqaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>speaking of <em>cures<\/em>, the first two lines of <strong>the cure<\/strong>&#8216;s beloved 1985 release has present perfect, and the third line uses <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/past-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>past perfect<\/strong><\/a> with wish, which is typical for describing a wish in the past.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>i\u2019ve waited<\/em> hours for this<br \/>\n<em>i\u2019ve made<\/em> myself so sick<br \/>\n<em>i wish i\u2019d stayed<\/em> asleep today<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Cure - Close To Me\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BjvfIJstWeg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the top selling album of all time, <strong>michael jackson<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>thriller<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0 <strong><em>came out <\/em><\/strong><em>(became available to the public)<\/em> in 1982 and the first single released was the duet <strong><em>the girl is mine <\/em><\/strong>with <strong>paul mccartney<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>at 3:00 the two men stop singing for a few seconds and have a somewhat charming but also totally unbelievable conversation about the girl in the title of the song&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>paul:<em> i&#8217;ve heard it all before<\/em>, michael, she told me that I&#8217;m her forever lover, don&#8217;t u remember?<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>michael: well, after loving me, she said she couldn&#8217;t love <em>another<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>michael&#8217;s use of<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/other-vs-another\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em> another <\/em><\/strong><\/a>means the girl told him she coudln&#8217;t love any other, non-specific dude. <strong><em>other<\/em><\/strong> would be incorrect.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>i&#8217;ve heard it all before<\/em><\/strong> is a common phrase used to <em>dismiss a comment or idea<\/em>. it&#8217;s used several times, over and over in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rdccTOcX7o4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">madonna&#8217;s hit <strong><em>sorry<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Jackson, Paul McCrtney - The Girl Is Mine (Lyrics Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/em0L0TedFAk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>sorry<\/em> came out in 2005, but <strong>madonna<\/strong> had <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/roughly-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>roughly<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>(approximately) a billion hits in the 80s &#x1f639; one of them, <strong><em>true blue<\/em><\/strong>, is about a sensitive girl who meets a nice <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fella-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fella<\/a> and is <strong><em>stacked<\/em><\/strong> (full of) with present perfect. in both the first verse&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>i&#8217;ve had<\/em> other guys<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>i&#8217;ve looked<\/em> into their eyes<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>but i never knew love before<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>&#8217;til u walked through my door<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>i&#8217;ve had<\/em> other lips<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>i&#8217;ve sailed<\/em> a thousand ships<\/h4>\n<p>&#8230;and the second verse present perfect is crucial to the structure of the lyrics&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>i&#8217;ve heard<\/em> all the lines<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>i&#8217;ve cried<\/em>, oh-so many times<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>those <em>tear drops<\/em> they won&#8217;t fall again<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>i&#8217;m so excited &#8217;cause you&#8217;re my best friend<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>tear<\/strong><\/em> in <em>tear drops<\/em> is pronounced like <em>ear<\/em> or <em>beer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madonna - True Blue (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P51LunEV3Sk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>bruce springsteen<\/strong>&#8216;s song about suspected <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/cheating-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>cheating<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (infidelity), <strong><em>brilliant disguise<\/em><\/strong>, uses present perfect at 1:23<\/p>\n<h4>well <em>i&#8217;ve tried<\/em> so hard, baby, but i just can&#8217;t see<br \/>\nwhat a woman like u is doing with me<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/idnJnjV_8rg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>on the other hand, the<strong> outfield<\/strong>&#8216;s huge hit <strong><em>your love<\/em><\/strong> is promoting infidelity in the form of a\u00a0 <strong><em>one-night stand<\/em><\/strong> while josie is on a vacation far away (first line of the song). and at 2:00 the present perfect example gives the idea that the proposed <em>one-night stand<\/em> is with an ex-girlfriend&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>it&#8217;s been<\/em> a while <em>since<\/em> we were all alone<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>i can&#8217;t hide the way i&#8217;m feeling<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Outfield - Your Love (Official HD Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4N1iwQxiHrs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the outfield had another hit that used present perfect in the title.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Outfield - Since You&#039;ve Been Gone\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XiMineG1w3U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em><strong>what have i done to deserve this<\/strong><\/em> by the <strong>pet shop boys<\/strong> details a toxic relationship and has present perfect in the title. <a title=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/deserve-definition\/\" href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/deserve-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>deserve<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means<em> merit, justify<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>additionally, the part sung by <strong>dusty springfield<\/strong> contains examples of present perfect continuous&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>since<\/em> u went away <em>I&#8217;ve been hanging around<\/em><br \/>\n<em>i&#8217;ve been wondering<\/em> why I&#8217;m <em>feeling down<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/since-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>since<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>starting at that moment<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/hang-around-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>hang around<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>socializing in an unproductive way<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wonder-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>wonder<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>think<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/down-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>down<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>sad<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done To Deserve This (Official Video) [HD REMASTERED]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wn9E5i7l-Eg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>frank sinatra<\/strong>&#8216;s cut <em><strong>that&#8217;s life<\/strong><\/em> was used in the final scene\/credits of the movie <strong><em>the joker<\/em><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/set-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set<\/a> in the early 80s, btw ). it was covered by <strong>david lee roth<\/strong> in 1986. there is a classic line in in the chorus that uses present perfect&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>[i&#8217;ve] been<\/em> a puppet, a poet, a <em>pirate<\/em>, a <em>pauper<\/em>, a <em>pawn<\/em> and a king.<\/h4>\n<p>the <em>i&#8217;ve<\/em> in <em>i&#8217;ve been<\/em> is reduced (not pronounced). a <strong><em>pauper<\/em><\/strong> is a <em>poor person<\/em>, a <strong><em>pawn<\/em><\/strong> is <em>the most common piece on the chess board<\/em>. note that the <em>ate<\/em> at the end of <em>pirate<\/em> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shwuh-sound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>shwuh sound<\/strong><\/a>&#8211;it sounds like <strong><em>rut<\/em><\/strong> NOT <em>rate<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"David Lee Roth - &quot;That&#039;s Life&quot; Music Video 1986 (HD 1080p)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oaqx2YM2FN8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>of course david lee roth was one of the lead singers for <strong>van halen<\/strong> and their most iconic song has present perfect in the first verse. listen at\u00a0 :35<\/p>\n<h4><em>u got it tough<\/em>, <em>i&#8217;ve seen<\/em> <em>the toughest<\/em> <em>around<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>u got<\/strong><\/em> is a reduced form of the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/have-got-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>have got structure<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/tough-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>tough<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>difficult<\/em>. <em>the toughest<\/em> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/superlatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>superlative<\/strong><\/a> form. <strong><em>around<\/em><\/strong> in this context means <em>anywhere<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>u can also hear this line twice&#8211;at 1:05 and again at 1:50&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> the worst that <em>you&#8217;ve seen<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Van Halen - Jump (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SwYN7mTi6HM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>there are a few other hair metal examples of present perfect. listen at 2:45 in poison&#8217;s famous <em><strong>every rose has its thorn<\/strong><\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>though<\/em> <em>it&#8217;s been<\/em> a while now, i can still feel so much pain<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>though<\/em><\/strong> means <em>despite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Poison - Every Rose Has Its Thorn (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j2r2nDhTzO4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>motley crue<\/strong>&#8216;s ballad <strong><em>home sweet home<\/em><\/strong> uses present perfect at the beginning of the second verse. listen at 1:55&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>u know that <em>i&#8217;ve seen<\/em> <em>too<\/em> <em>many<\/em> romantic dreams<br \/>\nup in lights, falling off the silver screen<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>silver sceen<\/em><\/strong> is a phrase used to refer to <em>movies<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/too-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>too many<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>an excessive amount<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce - Home Sweet Home (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gmrh42foUsg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>i&#8217;ll be there for u<\/em> <\/strong>by <strong>bon jovi<\/strong> has present perfect in both of the first verse<\/p>\n<h4>u say <em>you&#8217;ve cried<\/em> a thousand rivers<\/h4>\n<p>and the second verse<\/p>\n<h4><strong>i know u know <em>we&#8217;ve had<\/em> some good times<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bon Jovi - I&#039;ll Be There For You\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mh8MIp2FOhc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and <strong>acdc<\/strong>&#8216;s gigantic metal <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/anthem-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anthem<\/a> <em><strong>back in black<\/strong><\/em> has two present perfect examples, in the first verse<\/p>\n<h4><em>i&#8217;ve been<\/em> <em>too<\/em> long<\/h4>\n<p>and the final line of the song<\/p>\n<h4><em>i&#8217;ve hit<\/em> the sack<\/h4>\n<p>both lines are a little cryptic. the first seems to mean the same as <em>i&#8217;ve been <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">gone<\/span> too long<\/em>. <em><strong>hit the sack<\/strong><\/em> is an idiom that means <em>go to bed<\/em>. as the song is a tribute to the band&#8217;s late vocalist <strong>bon scott<\/strong>, it might be a metaphor for his <strong><em>passing<\/em><\/strong> (death).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AC\/DC - Back In Black (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pAgnJDJN4VA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><strong>nwa<\/strong>&#8216;s rap <strong>express yourself<\/strong> starts with a short conversation between group members. <strong>ice cube<\/strong> tells <strong>dr. dre<\/strong>..<\/div>\n<h4 class=\"ujudUb\">man, <em>u been doing<\/em> all this <em>dope<\/em> producing<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>u ain&#8217;t had<\/em> a chance to show &#8217;em <em>what time it is<\/em><\/h4>\n<div><em><strong>ain&#8217;t had<\/strong><\/em> is an informal version of <strong>present perfect<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aint-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>ain&#8217;t<\/strong><\/em><\/a> frequenlty replaces the negative auxiliary <em>hasn&#8217;t<\/em> or as it does here, <em>haven&#8217;t<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/dope-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>dope<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>excellent<\/em>, <em>awesome<\/em>. <em>what time it is<\/em> is the correct way to express the potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/embedded-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>embedded question<\/strong><\/a> <em>what time is it?<\/em>\u00a0 it is embedded in the idea <em>u ain&#8217;t had a chance to show &#8217;em<\/em>. <strong><em>u been doing<\/em><\/strong> is a reduced form of\u00a0 present perfect continuous (u been=you&#8217;ve been)<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"N.W.A. - Express Yourself (Lyrics)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zCPR4ZN772s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>like <em>express yourself<\/em>, <strong>r.e.m.<\/strong>&#8216;s hit <em><strong>stand<\/strong><\/em> uses present perfect in the negative. the chorus starts the song and appears several more times&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>stand in the place where u live<br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">now <em>face<\/em> north<\/span><br \/>\nthink about direction<br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">wonder why u <em>haven&#8217;t<\/em> before<\/span><br \/>\nnow stand in the place where u were<br \/>\nnow <em>face<\/em> west<br \/>\nthink about the place where u live<br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">wonder why u <em>haven&#8217;t<\/em> before<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>this is not a simple application of present perfect. the auxiliary <em>haven&#8217;t<\/em> is referring to the simple form of <em>think<\/em> earlier in the lyric &#x1f635;&#x200d;&#x1f4ab;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/face-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>face<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>with your face towards<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"R.E.M. - Stand (Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLaSXpqp__E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>u2<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>still haven&#8217;t found what i&#8217;m looking for<\/em><\/strong> has another negative example of present perfect in the title and there are eight more present perfect examples in the first two minutes of the song<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">i <em>have climbed<\/em> highest mountains<br \/>\ni<em> have run<\/em> through the fields<br \/>\nonly to be with u<br \/>\nonly to be with u<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">i <em>have run<\/em>, i<em> have crawled<\/em><\/span><br \/>\ni<em> have scaled<\/em> these city walls<br \/>\nthese city walls<br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">only to be with u<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">but i still <em>haven&#8217;t found<\/em> what i&#8217;m looking for<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">i <em>have kissed<\/em> honey lips<br \/>\n<em>felt the healing<\/em> in her fingertips<br \/>\nit burned like fire<br \/>\nthis burning desire<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">i<em> have spoke<\/em> with the tongue of angels<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">i <em>have held<\/em> the hand of a devil<br \/>\nit was warm in the night<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">i was cold as a stone<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>crawl<\/strong><\/em> means <em>move on hands and knees<\/em>, like a baby before learning to walk.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/felt-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>felt<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0 is the irregular past tense of <em>feel<\/em> and also the past participle, so it can be understood here as a reduced form of present perfect OR simple past. <em><strong>healing<\/strong> <\/em>is the noun equivalent of the verb <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/heal-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>heal<\/em><\/strong><\/a> which means <em>get better<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>spoke<\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past tense of <em>speak<\/em>, so grammatically,<em> i have spoke<\/em> can be considered erroneous. but given the success this song has had over nearly forty years, i&#8217;m definitely not going to criticize the songwriting over grammar additionally, with irregular verbs that have different past tenses and past participles, it is common for native speakers to substitute past tense for the past participle.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"U2 - I Still Haven&#039;t Found What I&#039;m Looking For (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e3-5YC_oHjE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the opening verse of <strong>culture club<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>do u really want to hurt me<\/em><\/strong> says&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">give me time to <em>realise<\/em> my crime<br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"ReferentFragmentdesktop__Highlight-sc-110r0d9-1 jAzSMw\">let me love and steal<\/span><br \/>\n<em>i have danced<\/em> inside your eyes<br \/>\nhow can i be real?<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>realise<\/em><\/strong> (british spelling) in english means <em>understand<\/em>, <em>perceive<\/em> but in this situation means <em>cause to happen<\/em>, <em>commit<\/em> &#8211;similar to <em>realizar<\/em> in spanish. it&#8217;s\u00a0 commentary on anti-homosexuality laws that existed into the 1960s in great britain.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/joaquin-phoenix-joker.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13671\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/joaquin-phoenix-joker-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"joaquin phoenix as the joker--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/joaquin-phoenix-joker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/joaquin-phoenix-joker-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/joaquin-phoenix-joker-768x434.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/joaquin-phoenix-joker.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>did u <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">realize<\/span> that the joker was set in the 80s?<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the third verse has another example of present perfect and a few lines later, present perfect continuous<\/p>\n<h4>words are few <em>i have <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/spoken-word-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spoken<\/a><\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>i could waste a thousand years<\/h4>\n<h4><em>you&#8217;ve been talking<\/em> but believe me<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>if it&#8217;s true u do not know<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nXGPZaTKik?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>and last but certainly not least, <strong>george michael<\/strong> in contrast to culture club, is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/walk-away-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>walking away<\/em><\/strong><\/a> from (stopping) criminal activity. this line is from the chorus of the song&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>i will be your father figure i <em>have had<\/em> enough of crime<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"George Michael - Father Figure (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m_9hfHvQSNo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the tiktok at the top of the post has vocabulary examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/yall-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>y&#8217;all<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/put-together-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>put together<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>taste<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>cure<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pain-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pain<\/a>, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>sailed<\/em><\/strong> <strong>&amp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/yet-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em> yet<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>frightened<\/em><\/strong>, <strong><em>though, toughest, <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>pauper <\/em><\/strong>and <strong><em>too <\/em><\/strong>appear in the video and in the post above as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13664\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"an 80s looking graphic that says totally tubular--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/totally-tubular.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>redbubble.com<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>tubular<\/em><\/strong> (in the title of the post) was a popular word to use during the 80s to say <em>cool<\/em>, <em>excellent<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>finally, there is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7209054621300428038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>BONUS tiktok<\/strong><\/a> that includes some hilarious observations about some of the lyrics above as well as examples of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/else-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>else<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/triggered-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>triggered<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>fill up<\/em><\/strong> (completely fill), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fucking-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>fucking<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> (also appears in the post above), a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/past-modals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>past modal<\/strong><\/a> (might not&#8217;ve been), <em><strong>betcha<\/strong><\/em> and <strong><em>rest assured<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>which 80s present 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