{"id":5984,"date":"2024-06-25T04:05:21","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=5984"},"modified":"2024-06-26T13:42:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T19:42:42","slug":"present-perfect-in-songs-u-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-in-songs-u-know\/","title":{"rendered":"18 present perfect songs u know &#038; love"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8pBMgYRmqI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C8pBMgYRmqI\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Richy Rocks (@richy_rocks)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nto produce<strong> present perfect\u00a0<\/strong>in english u need the auxiliary\u00a0<em><u>have or has<\/u><\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em><u>the past participle of another verb<\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>it&#8217;s the same structure in spanish, but recognize that the auxiliary <em>have\/has<\/em> translates as <em>haber<\/em> NOT <em>tener<\/em>. \u00a0check out these examples in popular music&#8230;..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>if u were rickrolled in 2008, u may not have let the video play long enough to realize that there is a standard application\u00a0of present perfect used twice. \u00a0in <strong>rick astley<\/strong>&#8216;s <em><strong>never gonna give u up\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(the rickroll song) at 1:01 and again at 2:16 the lyrics say<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>we&#8217;ve known<\/em> each other for so long<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>your <em>heart&#8217;s been aching<\/em>, but you&#8217;re too <em>shy<\/em> to say it (say it)<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>inside, we both know <em>what&#8217;s been going on<\/em> (going on)<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>your heart&#8217;s been aching<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>what&#8217;s been going on<\/em><\/strong> are both <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-continuous-playlist\/\" rel=\"sponsored\"><strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong><\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ache-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>ache<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>hurt<\/em>. <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shy-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shy<\/a><\/em><\/strong> is <em>nervous around people<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dQw4w9WgXcQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>present perfect is often used with the word\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>ever<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>to indicate that an experience has happened<em> some time in your life. or to emphasize the importance of an experience.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>here are\u00a0 5 songs that use <em>ever<\/em> and like the rickroll contain the past participle <em>known:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the chorus of<strong> jessie j<\/strong>&#8216;s smash hit <strong><em>domino<\/em><\/strong> includes these lines&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">rock my world until the sunlight<br \/>\nmake this dream the best <em>i&#8217;ve ever known<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jessie J - Domino (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UJtB55MaoD0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the chorus of <strong>justin bieber<\/strong>&#8216;s track <strong><em>my favorite girl<\/em><\/strong> from early in his career says&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">of all the girls<em> i&#8217;ve ever known<\/em>, it&#8217;s u, my favorite girl<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Bieber - Favorite Girl (Lyrics)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0SC_y5X0V_I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the video for 80s anthem <em><strong>here i go again<\/strong><\/em> by <strong>whitesnake<\/strong> is confusing. lead singer <strong>david coverdale<\/strong> and actress <strong>tawny kitaen<\/strong> (the star of the video dancing on the cars) look like they <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/might-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">might<\/a> be the same person and the lyrics in the chorus make kitaen&#8217;s participation questionable <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/in-the-first-place-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in the first place<\/a>&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">here i go again <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/on-own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>on my own<\/em><\/a><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>going down the only road <em>i&#8217;ve ever known<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>like a <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/us\/dictionary\/english\/drifter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>drifter<\/em><\/a>, I was born to walk alone<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Whitesnake - Here I Go Again &#039;87 (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WyF8RHM1OCg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>additionally, there is present perfect in the final two lines of the chorus&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>and <em>i&#8217;ve <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/make-up-your-mind-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">made up my mind<\/a><\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>i <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/aint-definition\/\">ain&#8217;t<\/a> wasting no more time<\/h4>\n<p>and the first two lines of the song<\/p>\n<h4>i don&#8217;t know where i&#8217;m going<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>but i sure know where <em>i&#8217;ve been<\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>an example from early 90s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vocabulary.com\/dictionary\/Zeitgeist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zeitgeist<\/a> &#x1f449;&#x1f3fc;the first lyric in <b>the smashing pumpkins\u00a0<\/b>song <strong><em>today<\/em><\/strong> &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">today&#8217;s the greatest day\u00a0<em>i&#8217;ve ever known<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Smashing Pumpkins - Today\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xmUZ6nCFNoU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>and <strong>taylor swift<\/strong>&#8216;s song about her relationship with actor <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/been-there-done-that\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>jake gyllenhall<\/strong><\/a>, <em><strong>all too well<\/strong><\/em> (which is a phrase used to describe an extremely familiar or deeply understood scenario), is useful too. listen at 10:25&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"ujudUb xpdxpnd\" data-mh=\"-1\">but u keep my old <em>scarf<\/em> from that very first week<br \/>\n&#8217;cause it reminds u of innocence<br \/>\nand it smells like me<br \/>\nu can&#8217;t <em>get rid of it<\/em><br \/>\n&#8217;cause u remember it <em>all too well<\/em>, yeah<br \/>\n&#8217;cause there we are again when I loved u so<br \/>\nback before u lost the one real thing <em>you&#8217;ve ever known<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13429\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"sadie sink as taylor swift wearing a red scarf in the all too well video--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--present perfect\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink-84x84.jpg 84w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-sadie-sink.jpg 1229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/>\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13430\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-300x227.webp\" alt=\"a portrayal of taylor swift leaving her scarf at jake gyllenhall's house--vocabulario in ingl\u00e9s--present perfect\" width=\"287\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-300x227.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf-768x580.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/red-scarf.webp 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>the red <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">scarf<\/span> in the all too well video is an important metaphor for taylor swift and her fans<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/get-rid-of-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>get rid of<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>throw away, remove<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Taylor Swift - All Too Well: The Short Film\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tollGa3S0o8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>in contrast, <strong>dr. hook<\/strong>&#8216;s classic <em><strong>the cover of the rolling stone<\/strong><\/em> details the band&#8217;s rock and roll experiences which DO NOT include appearing on the cover of <strong>rolling stone magazine<\/strong> (a distinction that was more important in the pre-internet era).\u00a0 listen at :22 for this lyric&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">we take all kinds of pills that give us all kind of <em>thrills<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>but the <em>thrill<\/em> <em>we&#8217;ve never known<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>is the <em>thrill<\/em> that&#8217;ll <em>getcha<\/em> when u get your picture<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>on the cover of the rollin&#8217; stone<\/h4>\n<p>a <em><strong>thrill<\/strong> <\/em>is <em>a positive feeling of excitement<\/em>. <strong><em>getcha<\/em><\/strong> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> of <em>get u<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dr Hook and the Medicine Show ~ &quot;Cover of the Rolling Stone&quot;\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KuvfIePDbgY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mexican spanish does not usually use present perfect to talk about the experience of going to a place. the spanish verb typically used in these situations is <em>conocer<\/em>, which in most cases is translated into english as <em>know<\/em> or<em> meet.\u00a0<\/em> but when talking about going places in english, this is a mistake. u <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/should-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">should<\/a> use present perfect with <em>visited<\/em>\u00a0(visit) or more commonly\u00a0<em>been\u00a0<\/em>(be), as in the title of\u00a0<strong>johnny cash<\/strong>&#8216;s tribute to\u00a0all the places he <em>visited,<\/em>\u00a0 <em><strong>i&#8217;ve been everywhere.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>in addition to the title being used in the chorus, there are four verses that start with <em>i&#8217;ve been to.<\/em>.. and include extensive lists of towns, cities, states and countries visited.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I&#039;ve Been Everywhere - A Precise video of the Lyrics.\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G536Mb9RsUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>joe walsh<\/strong> is a member of <strong>the eagles <\/strong>and his guitar work on <em>hotel california<\/em> contributed to making that song an unforgettable rock track. his song <strong><em>fairbanks, alaska<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>asks various questions that start with &#8220;have u ever&#8230;&#8221;. \u00a0at 1:50, walsh uses <em>never<\/em> and sings (in contrast to johnny cash&#8217;s song above)&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><u>i&#8217;ve never been<\/u><\/em> to fairbanks, alaska that&#8217;s the only place <em><u>i&#8217;ve never been<\/u><\/em><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Joe Walsh- &quot;Fairbanks Alaska&quot; (1992)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2VN0HL5cT-M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>speaking of <strong><em>hotel california<\/em><\/strong>, it contains an easy to identify example of present perfect in a famous lyric. listen at 2:40 in the video for &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">so i called up the captain, please bring me my wine<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>he said we <em>haven&#8217;t had<\/em> that spirit here since 1969<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eagles - Hotel California (Live 1977) (Official Video) [HD]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/09839DpTctU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bringing it back to the present, listen to <strong>sam smith<\/strong> and <strong>kim petras<\/strong>&#8216; cut <em>unholy <\/em>at 1:45&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">dirty, dirty boy. u know everyone is talking on the scene<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>i hear them whispering &#8217;bout the places that <em>you&#8217;ve been<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>and how u don&#8217;t know how to keep your business clean<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sam Smith, Kim Petras - Unholy (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uq9gPaIzbe8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the chorus of <strong>central cee<\/strong>&#8216;s <em><strong>let go<\/strong><\/em> has a line that says<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">only know that <em>you&#8217;ve been<\/em> high when you&#8217;re feeling low<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Central Cee - Let Go [Music Video]\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BqucGvLxrEk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>central cee&#8217;s version samples <strong>passenger<\/strong>&#8216;s gigantic 2012 hit <strong><em>let her go<\/em><\/strong>, which has the same chorus&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Passenger | Let Her Go (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RBumgq5yVrA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the chorus of <strong><em>are u experienced?<\/em> <\/strong>by <strong>jimi hendrix<\/strong> is another example of the use of <em>ever<\/em> with present perfect. \u00a0jimi asks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">are u experienced?\u00a0<em><u>have u ever been experienced<\/u><\/em>?<\/h4>\n<p>jimi&#8217;s meaning here is open to interpretation. one possibility is understanding this line as\u00a0 <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/closer-millennials-english-vocab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">clever wordplay<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (smart arrangement of the lyrics). <strong><em>have u ever been experienced<\/em> <\/strong>can be understood as <strong>present perfect passive voice<\/strong>. it changes the perspective from asking about experience (are u experienced?) to being <em>the object of experience<\/em>.\u00a0 in other words, has someone else experienced u?<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-5984-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" poster=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Are_You_Experienced_-_US_cover-edit.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-Are-You-Experienced.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-Are-You-Experienced.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Jimi-Hendrix-Are-You-Experienced.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>from one blues virtuoso to another, the first line of this beloved <strong>b.b. king<\/strong> jam is<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>i&#8217;ve been<\/em> <em>downhearted<\/em> baby <br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/><em>ever since<\/em> the day we met<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>downhearted<\/em><\/strong> means <em>very sad<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ever-since-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>ever since<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>continuously from that time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BB King Was Afraid To Perform At Sing Sing Prison But Called It His Best Performance Ever\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LWLAAzOBoBI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>standing outside a broken phone booth with money in my hand<\/em><\/strong>, <strong>primitive radio gods&#8217;<\/strong> only hit sampled bb king&#8217;s famous line and also added this present perfect example in the lyrics at the beginning of the second verse (1:00)&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>we sit outside and argue all night long<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>about a god <em>we&#8217;ve never seen<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>but never fails to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/dictionary\/side%20with\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>side with<\/em><\/a> me<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5hcer4MP5GeHqtSjDYx5AC?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/stick-with-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sticking with<\/a> the concept of a god guiding us, <strong>nas<\/strong> &amp; <strong>damian marley<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><em>in his own words<\/em><\/strong> references the rastifarian god <strong>jah<\/strong> multiple times. as for present perfect, at 1:55 damian says&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>hey can u think of a color that <em>you&#8217;ve never seen<\/em>?<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>can u <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/reminisce-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reminisce<\/a> on places <em>you&#8217;ve never been<\/em>?<\/h4>\n<p>and at 3:30 nas says&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>and these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/browse\/know-it-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">know-it-all<\/a> rappers <em>have become<\/em> more <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/weird-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>weird<\/em><\/a><br \/>\nas if they were superior and fans are inferior<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Nas &amp; Damian Marley - In His Own Words (Featuring Stephen Marley)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hy1lRK9R0oA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and to conclude with the god theme, could <strong><em>have u ever seen the rain<\/em><\/strong> be a tribute to the aztec rain god <strong>tlaloc<\/strong>?\u00a0 probably not. but <strong>creedence clearwater revival<\/strong> is beloved in mexico and <em>have u ever seen the rain<\/em> might be the most obvious and popular present perfect song of the past hundred years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Creedence Clearwater Revival - Have You Ever Seen The Rain (Official)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u1V8YRJnr4Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the true story in the reel above is told with these 9 present perfect examples:<\/p>\n<h4>*<em>has this ever happened<\/em> to u?<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>*<em>i&#8217;ve compiled<\/em> a <em>fire <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fuck-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fucking<\/a><\/em> list of present perfect songs<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>*<em>i&#8217;ve defined<\/em> interesting words in the lyrics of the songs and <em>i&#8217;ve presented<\/em> these definitions in a blog post on richyrocks.com\u00a0 <br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>*<em>i&#8217;ve created<\/em> a humorous tiktok to promote the blogpost and playlist<em> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em> *<em>i&#8217;ve selected<\/em> a song as the soundtrack for my tiktok. it&#8217;s a good one<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>*what&#8217;s this? the entire audio <em>has been removed<\/em> from my tiktok including my humorous diaglogue<br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>*<em>they&#8217;ve taken<\/em> my voice and <em>it&#8217;s left me<\/em> downhearted<\/h4>\n<p>additionally, there are vocabulary examples of <em><strong>ever <\/strong><\/em>(at any time), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fire-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>fire <\/strong><\/em><\/a>(great)<em><strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fucking-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fucking<\/a>\u00a0 (<\/strong><\/em>for emphasis)<em><strong>, downhearted <\/strong><\/em>(sad)<em><strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/meanwhile-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meanwhile <\/a><\/strong><\/em>(at the same time)<em><strong>,<\/strong><strong> hoarder <\/strong><\/em>(acqires\/accumulates an excessive quanity of things)<strong>,<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/border-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong> border <\/strong><\/em><\/a>(line that divides countries)<em><strong>, zonkey<\/strong><\/em> (hybrid of a donkey and a zebra) and<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/dick-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong> dick<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (penis).<\/p>\n<p>which present perfect song do u like best?\u00a0 what other songs do u know that utilize the present perfect? share your input under<strong> leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.120\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This Blank:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"firstname\" name=\"firstname\" \/><label for=\"lastname\">Leave This Blank Too:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"lastname\" name=\"lastname\" \/><label for=\"uri\">Do Not Change This:<\/label><input type=\"text\" id=\"uri\" name=\"uri\" value=\"http:\/\/\" \/><\/span><p><label for=\"s2email\">Your email:<\/label><br><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"s2email\" value=\"Enter email address...\" size=\"20\" onfocus=\"if (this.value === 'Enter email address...') {this.value = '';}\" onblur=\"if (this.value === '') {this.value = 'Enter email address...';}\" \/><\/p><p><input type=\"submit\" name=\"subscribe\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>&nbsp;<input type=\"submit\" name=\"unsubscribe\" value=\"Unsubscribe\" \/><\/p><\/form>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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