{"id":9001,"date":"2019-02-28T15:35:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T21:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=9001"},"modified":"2024-01-02T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T21:47:13","slug":"toluca-lyric-5-all-the-stars-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-5-all-the-stars-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"toluca lyric 5: &#8216;all the stars&#8217; &#x1f449;valuable vocabulary in the brilliant black panther song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><i>toluca lyric 5<\/i><\/strong> is now available on the<strong><\/strong>! for a more complete experience, be sure to click CC to see subtitles in english and\/or spanish.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"toluca lyric 5: all the stars\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q_0GJjeV3yU?start=9&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the new video analyzes the song <strong><i>all the stars<\/i><\/strong> by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyric-pilot-phrasal-verbs-much-more-from-dua-lipas-new-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">kendrick lamar<\/a><\/strong> and <strong>sza<\/strong> from the movie <i><strong>black panther. <\/strong><\/i>i don&#8217;t care that much about who wins awards for songs, it&#8217;s hard and probably ridiculous to compare songs and say one is better than the other. , i like <i>all the stars<\/i> much more than <i>shallow<\/i>, the song that won <strong>the oscar for best original song <\/strong>last weekend.  the observation at :07 in toluca lyric 5 that <i>all the stars<\/i> <i>shoulda won<\/i>. <i><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/shoulda-woulda-coulda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shoulda<\/a><\/i> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> of the <strong><\/strong> structure that is used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past. this is the music video for <i>all the stars<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kendrick Lamar, SZA - All The Stars\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JQbjS0_ZfJ0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>all the stars<\/i> and toluca lyric 5 are both full of words that can make your english vocabulary more impressive. for example, at :11 the phrase <i>cinematic delight<\/i><i><strong>. <\/strong><\/i>a <i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/gravitational-waves-english-practice-from-a-scientific-breakthrough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">delight <\/a><\/strong><\/i>is a <i><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/joy-inside-out-and-other-places\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">joy<\/a><\/i> or <i>pleasure<\/i>. it&#8217;s typical for native spanish speakers to say <i>go to the cinema<\/i> in english&#8211;similar to the phrase <i>ir al cine <\/i>in spanish. this isn&#8217;t necessarily wrong in english, but in american english <i>go to the movies<\/i> is standard. <strong><i>cinema<\/i><\/strong> is used to talk about <i>the art of moviemaking<\/i>. <i><strong>cinematic<\/strong><\/i> is the equivalent adjective.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>at :21 in toluca lyric 5, <i><strong>due diligence<\/strong><\/i> means <i>necessary <\/i><i><\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i>so anyway<\/i><\/strong> is used at :58 to <i>change the topic<\/i>. <strong><i>but anyway<\/i><\/strong>, the title of this song by <strong>blues traveller,<\/strong> can be used the same way. so can the word <strong><i>anyway <\/i><\/strong>by itself.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blues Traveler - But Anyway (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XjYGpTkoRVw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><i>anyways, <\/i><\/strong>the title of this song by the <strong>arctic monkeys <\/strong>can be used to change the topic of a conversation too.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arctic Monkeys - Anyways (Official Audio)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ytOtPkiw_5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>there is a comment about the refrain in <i>all the stars<\/i> at 1:11 in toluca lyric 5&#8211;<i>it&#8217;s kinda got like an autotune<\/i>. <strong><i><\/i><\/strong>, a reduction of <i>kind of,<\/i> means the sound of kendrick lamar&#8217;s voice in the refrain is similar to autotune, but might not be. <i><strong>it&#8217;s got<\/strong><\/i> is a contraction of the <strong><\/strong> (it&#8217;s=it has).<\/p>\n<p><i><strong>back in the day<\/strong><\/i>, used at 1:18 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ydrtF45-y-g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talk about<\/a> 80s\/90s hip hop group <strong>salt n pepa<\/strong><strong><i>, <\/i><\/strong><em>refers to the past<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0TUGQHHrAOpnAQ0y2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9024\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0TUGQHHrAOpnAQ0y2-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"salt n pepa n spinderella \" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0TUGQHHrAOpnAQ0y2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/0TUGQHHrAOpnAQ0y2.jpg 546w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><i>salt n pepa <\/i><u><i>back in the day<\/i><\/u><\/h5>\n<p><strong><i>anything and everything<\/i><\/strong> (1:29) emphasizes <i>everything<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>look for<i><strong><\/strong><\/i> at 1:33. frequently it is used to describe <i>the activity of ghosts<\/i>. the refrain of <i>all the stars<\/i> uses it to talk about <i>a feeling that doesn&#8217;t disappear;<\/i> it . <i>haunted<\/i> is used similarly in the lyrics of the song that won the best original song category at the <strong>1987 academy awards<\/strong>. at 3:00 ta, the lyrics of re<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>haunted<\/i> by the notion, somewhere there&#8217;s a love in <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/the-world-is-going-up-in-flames-we-didnt-start-the-fire-though\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flames<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Berlin - Take My Breath Away (Official Video - Top Gun)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bx51eegLTY8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>a line from kendrick&#8217;s verse,<i> tell me what u gon&#8217; do to me<\/i> is shown in a graphic at 1:56 during toluca lyric 5. <i><strong><\/strong><\/i><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/gon-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">n&#8217;<\/a><\/strong> is a further reduction of <strong><i>gonna<\/i><\/strong>, which is a reduction of <i>going to<\/i>. it&#8217;s also a good example of the difference between <strong><i>say<\/i><\/strong> and <i><strong>tell<\/strong><\/i>. <i>tell<\/i> should include <i>who is listening<\/i>, usage of <i>say<\/i> should only include the speaker (<i>say me<\/i> is usually a mistake).<\/p>\n<p>both<i><strong> fuck u<\/strong><\/i><i> and all your expectations<\/i> at 2:02 and <i><strong>motherfucker<\/strong><\/i><i>, i don&#8217;t even like u<\/i> at 2:36 include hard personal insults that use <i>fuck<\/i>. <strong><i>fuck<\/i><\/strong> is considered a vulgar way to express <i>sexual intercourse. <\/i>this song from s<strong><i>outh park: bigger, longer &amp; uncut, <\/i><\/strong>created the insult<strong><i> uncle fucker <\/i><\/strong>a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/silly-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">silly<\/a> variation of <i>motherfucker<\/i>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@suv20134\/video\/7222469559314451758\" data-video-id=\"7222469559314451758\">\n<section><a title=\"@suv20134\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@suv20134?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@suv20134<\/a> Uncle Fucka&#x1f602;&#x1f602;&#x1f602;<a title=\"southpark\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/southpark?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#southpark<\/a><a title=\"terrenceandphillip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/terrenceandphillip?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#terrenceandphillip<\/a><a title=\"southparkmovieclips\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/southparkmovieclips?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#southparkmovieclips<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - shea.civello\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7222469572002138926?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound &#8211; shea.civello<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nthe south park movie had a song nominated for best original song at <strong>the 2000 oscars<\/strong>, but it wasn&#8217;t <i>uncle fucker<\/i> (<i>shoulda been<\/i>!).<\/p>\n<p>the title of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this popular <strong>ceelo green<\/strong> song<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pc0mxOXbWIU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><i>fuck u<\/i><\/strong><\/a>, is an insult for an ex.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cee-lo-fck-u.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14521\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cee-lo-fck-u-300x194.png\" alt=\"cee-lo from his fck u video--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--all the stars\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cee-lo-fck-u-300x194.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cee-lo-fck-u-1024x663.png 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cee-lo-fck-u-768x497.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/cee-lo-fck-u.png 1418w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>ceelo&#8217;s lyrics have a message of <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/empowered-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">empowerment<\/a> and positivity<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the south park and ceelo songs are both funny, but many people consider them offensive. exercise discretion using <i>fuck u<\/i> and <i>motherfucker<\/i> (or cocksucking, asslicking uncle fucker &#x1f638;&#x1f480;).<\/p>\n<p>in the phrase <i>motherfucker, i don&#8217;t <\/i><i>even<\/i><i> like u,<\/i> <i><strong>even<\/strong><\/i> <u>emphasizes<\/u> the <i>dislike<\/i>. it has the same function at 2:04 in toluca lyric 5 where the <i>all the stars<\/i> lyric in the graphic is <i>i don&#8217;t <\/i><strong><i>even<\/i><\/strong><i> want your congratulations<\/i>. kendrick&#8217;s feelings about not wanting congratulations are strong. <i>even<\/i> is used the same way in the first line of this <strong>armand van helden<\/strong> track at :40&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">u don&#8217;t <i>even<\/i> know me<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ARMAND VAN HELDEN - You don&#039;t know me(1999)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yNSpLqmY6K0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/entitled-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">entitled<\/a><\/strong><\/i><i>, <\/i>seen in a graphic at 2:12 in toluca lyric 5, refers to people who believe they should <i>automatically get special treatment<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>kendrick uses <strong><i><\/i><\/strong> twice in his <i>all the stars<\/i> verse. in <i>confrontation <\/i><strong><i>ain&#8217;t<\/i><\/strong><i> nothing new to me<\/i> (2:00 in toluca lyric 5), <i>ain&#8217;t<\/i> replaces <i>isn&#8217;t<\/i>. in the lyric <i>i <\/i><strong><i>ain&#8217;t<\/i><\/strong><i> invite u, <\/i>mentioned at 2:16<i>, <\/i><i>ain&#8217;t<\/i> replaces <i>didn&#8217;t<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>the observation <i>bet u <\/i><strong><i>ain&#8217;t seen<\/i><\/strong><i> that before at <\/i>2:25 is a joke presenting a third possible way to use ain&#8217;t&#8211;as a replacement for the <i>auxiliary have<\/i> <i>or has<\/i> in<strong> present perfect<\/strong>. there is in fact a fourth way that <i>ain&#8217;t<\/i> can be applied. at 1:51, in the line <i>grammar <\/i><i><strong>ain&#8217;t<\/strong><\/i><i> got shit to do with hit<\/i> songs, <i><strong>ain&#8217;t<\/strong><\/i> replaces <i>have<\/i> in the <strong><\/strong>. the title and lyrics of <strong>nina simone<\/strong>&#8216;s <strong><i>ain&#8217;t got no\/i&#8217;ve got life<\/i><\/strong> uses this application of <i>ain&#8217;t<\/i> many times as well as <i>i&#8217;ve got<\/i>, a contraction of the have got structure.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ain&#039;t Got No - I Got Life\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LKLeYot4l3I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i><strong>the moral<\/strong><\/i><i> <\/i><i><u>to<\/u><\/i><i> the story<\/i> (2:33 in toluca lyric 5) means <i>a lesson related to ethics<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><i><\/i><\/strong> (2:35) means <i>support <\/i>or <i>promote<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>finally, at 2:46 there is a graphic that displays kendrick&#8217;s lyric <i>that&#8217;s how u <\/i><i>find out<\/i><i> who u <\/i><i>dealing with<\/i><i><i>. <\/i><\/i><i><i><strong><\/strong><\/i><\/i><i> <\/i>means <i>work with, <\/i><i><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/tackle-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tackle <\/a><\/i>or <i>confront.<\/i> <i><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/find-out-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">find out <\/a><\/strong><\/i>means<i> discover information. <\/i>there is another use of <i>find out<\/i> at 3:33 in toluca lyric 5. the line is<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">i <i>found out<\/i> that there are in fact alternate versions of sza&#8217;s verse.<\/h4>\n<p>and another in the chorus of <strong>beyonc\u00e9<\/strong>&#8216;s song <strong><i>me, myself and i<\/i><\/strong>. it starts<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">me, myself and i, that&#8217;s all <i>i got<\/i> in the end<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s what I <i>found out<\/i><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Beyonc\u00e9 - Me, Myself and I (Video Version)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4S37SGxZSMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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