{"id":14060,"date":"2023-08-09T15:03:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T21:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:00:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T18:00:46","slug":"toluca-lyric-10-asia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-10-asia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"toluca lyric 10: fun, fascinating facts about asia &#038; heat of the moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the lyrics to <strong>asia<\/strong>&#8216;s 80s banger <strong><em>heat of the moment<\/em> <\/strong>are full of useful english vocabulary that was analyzed in this video&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"toluca lyric 10--english vocabulary analysis of asia&#039;s heat of the moment\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QRvilVmTSpk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>besides<\/strong><\/em> (in addition to) the english in the lyrics, the story behind asia and\u00a0 <em>heat of the moment<\/em> is\u00a0 full of vocabulary u can apply to your own personal experiences as well.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hold-no-charm.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14141\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hold-no-charm-300x191.png\" alt=\"a young woman visibly bored with a young man's conversation--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--asia\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hold-no-charm-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hold-no-charm-1024x652.png 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hold-no-charm-768x489.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hold-no-charm.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">charm<\/span> appears in the lyrics to heat of the moment too &#x1f640;<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong>rolling stone<\/strong> magazine wasn&#8217;t convinced by the name <strong>asia<\/strong> when <strong><em>heat of the moment<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>came out<\/em><\/strong> (was released) in 1982.\u00a0 a review by <strong>david fricke<\/strong> admitted that it&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>hard to argue with the insistent <em>singalong charm<\/em> of <em>top forty<\/em> <em>muscle<\/em> like &#8220;heat of the moment.&#8221; [but] the <em>disturbing<\/em> thing about <i>asia<\/i> is the sound of talented players <em>rolling over and playing dead<\/em> for the <em>sake<\/em> of <em>airplay<\/em>. their exotic name is really just a <em>flimsy<\/em> disguise for one more american-radio dream.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>charm<\/strong><\/em> is <em>the power to make people happy<\/em>. <strong><em>singalong<\/em><\/strong> means when people hear the song <em>heat of the moment<\/em> they want to <em>sing it with<\/em> asia. <em><strong>top forty<\/strong><\/em> refers to <em>commercial music<\/em>. and is <em>a li<\/em><em>st of the most popular songs at the moment <\/em>as well<em>.\u00a0 <\/em><strong><em>muscle<\/em><\/strong> is pronounced MUSS-ull. DON&#8217;T pronounce the <em>c<\/em>. it refers to the heavier rock elements of asia&#8217;s sound, principally the guitar. a lot of the commercial music at the beginning of the 80s was based on synthesizers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14142\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40-300x300.webp\" alt=\"american top 40 with ryan seacrest--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40-96x96.webp 96w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40-84x84.webp 84w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/american-top-40.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/top-40-chart-busters.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14143\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/top-40-chart-busters-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"cover for compilation album 2982 rock top 40 chartbusters--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"302\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/top-40-chart-busters-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/top-40-chart-busters-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/top-40-chart-busters-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/top-40-chart-busters-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/top-40-chart-busters.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">top 40<\/span> is an actual list of forty popular songs published weekly and can also be used as an adjective to describe the most commercial popular music<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>disturbing<\/em><\/strong> means <em>worrisome<\/em>, <em>upsetting<\/em>. <strong>r<em>olling over and playing dead<\/em><\/strong> means <em>submitting without resistance<\/em>, <em>giving up<\/em>. <em><strong>sake<\/strong><\/em> means <em>for that reason<\/em>, i<em>n order to get<\/em>. <strong><em>airplay<\/em><\/strong> refers to asia&#8217;s songs being <em>played by radio stations<\/em> (essential for popularity in the 80s). <strong><em>flimsy<\/em><\/strong> means <em>weak<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flimsy-bridge.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14146\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flimsy-bridge-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"a flimsy bridge--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flimsy-bridge-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/flimsy-bridge.jpeg 660w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>would u cross that river on that <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">flimsy<\/span> bridge?\u00a0 (tribuneindia.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong> billboard<\/strong> magazine, home of the most recognized top forty in 1982,\u00a0 said this about asia in their top 40\u00a0 picks in the\u00a0 april 17, 1982 issue&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>this superstar quartet <em>aims<\/em> its <em>soaring<\/em> harmonies and <em>tight<\/em> arrangement at pop and <em>beyond<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>aim<\/em><\/strong> means that was the <em>objective<\/em>, <em>their goal<\/em>. <strong><em>soaring<\/em><\/strong> means <em>inspirational<\/em>, <em>transcendental<\/em>. <em><strong>tight<\/strong><\/em> means <em>precise<\/em>, <em>well-synchronized<\/em>. <em><strong>beyond<\/strong><\/em> means <em>past<\/em> pop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soaring-dragon.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-14145\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/soaring-dragon.jpg\" alt=\"a soaring dragon--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"256\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>dragons with wings can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">soar<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>asia was indeed a supergroup with all four members coming from well-known progressive rock bands of the 1970s.\u00a0 lead singer\/bassist <strong>john wetton<\/strong> was part of <strong>king crimson<\/strong>.\u00a0 drummer <strong>carl palmer<\/strong> was the palmer in <strong>emerson, lake &amp; palmer<\/strong>, guitarist <strong>steve howe<\/strong> and keyboardist <strong>geoff downes<\/strong> were both in <strong>yes<\/strong> and downes was also in the band <strong>the buggles<\/strong>. it&#8217;s possible younger music <strong><em>enthusiasts<\/em><\/strong> (fans) don&#8217;t recognize any of those bands. but u might know them without really knowing them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>the buggles<\/strong> (considered more 80s new wave than prog rock) have the most identifiable song by any of these groups&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W8r-tXRLazs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>owner of a lonely heart<\/strong> <\/em>was the most commercially successful yes song. incidentally, it was a hit while steve howe and geoff downes were busy with asia and not playing with yes. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/yolo-how-many-times-are-u-gonna-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>beavis and butthead<\/strong><\/a> didn&#8217;t like the track or its video&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BnB &amp; Yes\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b40LPFB8tC8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>in contrast, homer seems to really enjoy the synthesizer outro of emerson, lake and palmer&#8217;s biggest hit, <strong><em>lucky man<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Homer Simpson - Lucky Man\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m8Kjz51rHw0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>u might find these <strong><em>high-profile<\/em><\/strong> (well-known, noticed) examples of <em>the heat of the moment<\/em> in pop culture fun and fascinating too. they give an idea of how recognizable asia&#8217;s 80s banger is, at least for the children of that decade.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guitar-hero-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14137\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guitar-hero--213x300.jpg\" alt=\"cover of guitar hero encore rocks the 80s--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s asia heat of the moment\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guitar-hero--213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guitar-hero-.jpg 266w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>heat of the moment appears on this version of guitar hero<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in s5 ep 13 of <strong>south park<\/strong>, cartman tries to convince the u.s. congress to approve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com\/us\/definition\/english\/stem-cell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>stem cell<\/em><\/strong><\/a> research to help save kenny, who is hospitalized.\u00a0 cartman starts to sing <em>heat of the moment<\/em> and it <strong><em>turns into<\/em><\/strong> (becomes) a <em>singalong<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heat of the moment South Park\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g__VoZbRvm0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and an asia poster of the album cover that is mentioned at 4:00 in toluca lyric 10\u00a0 is an important part of this famous scene from the beloved movie <strong><em>the 40-year old virgin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The 40-Year Old Virgin (6\/11) Best Movie Quote - You know how I know you&#039;re gay? (2005)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ljAOgWK8NOI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>what are your feelings about asia&#8217;s <em>the heat of the moment<\/em>? does it have <em>singalong charm<\/em>? share your thoughts under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the lyrics to asia&#8216;s 80s banger heat of the moment are full of useful english vocabulary that was analyzed in this video&#8230; besides (in addition&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[30,4,3,88],"tags":[1414,1599,5345,5368,2959,1911,3088,184,2773,5247,1969,5343,3836,2368,2345,1295,5346,1316,844,3252,2055,5369,5348,64,1049,3213,5342,5341,1397,1333,1536,4325,1527,1121,5344,3054,5347,5339,5370,5349,42,2714,5367],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/guitar-hero-.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14060"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14171,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14060\/revisions\/14171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}