LISTENING
Bang Bang by David Guetta (vocals: Skylar Grey)
Shot Me Down is a song by French house music producer and disc jockey (DJ) David Guetta, featuring vocals from American singer Skylar Grey. This page provides information about the song and links to the official video and the lyrics.
Shot me down
Level
Beginners and intermediate students.
Facts about the song
- Song: Shot me down
- Album: Listen
- Date of release: 3 February 2014
- Genre: EDM
- Song length: 4 minutes, 11 seconds
- Writer:
David Guetta,
Giorgio Tuinfort, Sonny Bono
- Produced by : David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Ralph Wegner
Interesting information about the song
The original version of the song, "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)", was released by Cher in 1966 and was famously covered by Nancy Sinatra in the same year.
The video
The lyrics
Language points
The song includes many examples of the simple past . Here are some expressions that may be useful to students:
- I was five and he was six
- We rode on horses made of sticks
- He wore black and I wore white
- My Baby shot me down
- I hit the ground
- When I grew up I called him mine
- He didn't even say goodbye
- He didn't take the time to lie
Source: Wikipeadia