LISTENINGExcuse Me Mr. is a song written by Harper, Ben/plunier, Jean Pierre from the album Live From Mars. This page provides information about the song and links to the lyrics and the official video.
Level
Beginner and intermediate students.
Facts about the song
- Song: Excuse Me Mr.
- Album: Fight for Your Mind
- Date of release: 1995
- Genre: Reggae
- Lenght of the song: 4 minutes and 09 seconds.
- Writer: Ben Harper
- Produced by : Ben Harper, J.P. Plunier, Bob "Stiv" Coke
Interesting information about the song
Ben Harper is is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He began playing the guitar as a child. In 1978, at the age of 9, Harper attended reggae superstar Bob Marley's performance in Burbank, California, which was according to him an important influence. His song Excuse me Mr. is a politically charged reggae.
The video
The lyrics
Language points
The song includes many interesting language points:
Eexpressions that may be useful to students:
- Excuse me Mr.
do you have the time
or are you so important
that it stands still for you- Can't you see the children dying
you say that you can't help them
Mr. you're not even trying- I'm taking the Mr.
from out in front of your name
cause it's a Mr. like you
that puts the rest of us to shame
Source: Wikipedia
