(BLAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_s5MSreTTACK EYED PEAS, 2003 )
What's wrong with the world, mama
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin'
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love
It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace are so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs
Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in
Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love (The love)?
Where is the love, the love, the love?
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality
Instead of spreading love we're spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found
Now ask yourself
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Father, Father, Father, help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love?
Sing with me y'all:
One world, one world (We only got)
One world, one world (That's all we got)
One world, one world
And something's wrong with it (Yeah)
Something's wrong with it (Yeah)
Something's wrong with the wo-wo-world, yeah
We only got
(One world, one world)
That's all we got
(One world, one world)
LANGUAGE:
1. Listen to the first part of the song song and choose the correct one of two possibilities to fill in the gap.
set/sat - hate/height (2x) - cheek/chick - word /world - livin` /leavin` (2x) - works/walks - God/
got - heard/hurt - above/a bath - attracted to/addicted to - might/mind - live/leave - rays/race
What's wrong with the ………….., mama
People ……………… like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only ……………… to things that'll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here ……………..
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own ……………..
Then you only …………… space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates ……………..
And when you ………….. then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that's exactly how anger ………………. and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to ……….. it straight
Take control of your ……………… and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all
People killin', people dyin'
Children ……………. and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other ……………..
Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from …………………
'Cause people …………. me, got me questionin'
Where is the love (Love)
2. Parts of some verses in the second part of the song have been mixed up. Listen again and match the
lines.
1
Infecting young minds…
a
…the values of humanity
2
Most of us only care about…
b
…spreading animosity
3
Selfishness got us…
c
…faster than bacteria
4
I feel the weight of…
d
…followin´ our wrong direction
5
Instead of spreading love we´re…
e
… money makin´
6
Lack of understanding…
f
…always shown by the media
7
Yo´, whatever happened to…
g
…the world on my shoulder
8
Wrong information…
h
…leading us away from unity
3. Fill in words from the text with positive or negative connotations:
a) nouns:
positive connotations
peace
negative connotations:
war
b) verbs:
to help somebody
to kill somebody
c) participles
respectin`
hurt, sufferin`
Look at your findings. What does the number of positive and negative connotations seem to say?
4. Translate the following expressions into German:
- to sweep (something) under the rug - to turn the other cheek - to keep (something) secret - to feel the weight of the world on one´s shoulder - to leave space to do (something) - to set (something) straight - to drop a bomb - you practice what you preach -
CONTENT / UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT:
5. Answer the following questions:
a) What are the things that are "wrong with the world"? Which problems are mentioned in the text?
b) Who - according to the text - is responsible for these problems?
c) Are there any solutions offered?
d) The word " love" is used again and again. What kind of " love" is meant in the text?
e) There are some verses referring to the Bible. Can you identify and explain them?
f) Use the internet and collect information on "the Bloods", "the Crips", the KKK and the CIA.
WRITING:
6. Look at some lines at the end of the song:
" That`s the reason why sometimes I`m feelin` under
That`s the reason why sometimes I`m feelin` down
There`s no wonder why sometimes I´m feelin` under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found"
Would you say that the song expresses a hopeless and pessimistic mood? Take into account
 the video clip
 your findings from task 3 / language work
 any statement from the text
and explain the message of the song. Give arguments that support your views.