Florida Georgia Line – szókincs, videók, hallás utáni szövegértés

A videó megnézése után válaszolj a következő kérdésekre az elhangzott információk alapján.

1. Although Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard grew up in different places,
   what are the similarities in their background?
2. When and where did they meet?
3. What happened when their first wrote a song together?
4. Where did they hatch a plan for their future?
5. What did they do to make ends meet?
6. What are “Tribe Kelley” and “Old Camp”?
7. Which song put Florida Georgia Line in the country music big leagues and when?
8. Why was rapper Nelly important?
9. What does the definition “Music by and of the tatted, gym-toned,
   party-hearty young American white dude” describe?
10. Why did they start the “FGL Country Challenge”?

keys/megoldások:
1. Both of them are Baptists, enjoy fishing and country legend Garth Brooks and rapper Eminem.;
2. in 2008 at Belmont University in Nashville;
3. They finished each other’s sentences.;
4. at McDonald’s;
5. They built bathroom stalls, golf carts, cut grass and washed cars.;
6. Tribe Kelley is their fashion line and Old Camp is their own Peach Pecan Whiskey;
7. “Cruise” in 2012; 8. Because rapper Nelly helped shift their song “Cruise” into
the pop arena with a remix;
9. bro-country;
10. to encourage fans to let loose while respecting current safety guidelines

Interesting fact:

Bro-country is a subgenre of mainstream country music originating in the 2010s, and is influenced by 21st-century hip hop, hard rock and electronica. Bro-country songs are often about attractive young girls, the consumption of alcohol, partying, and pickup trucks.

The first use of the term was by Jody Rosen of New York magazine in an article published on August 11, 2013, in which Rosen described songs by Florida Georgia Line, particularly their debut single “Cruise“. Rosen also named Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Jake Owen among singers of the genre. Entertainment Weekly cited “Boys ‘Round Here” by Blake Shelton and “Ready Set Roll” by Chase Rice as other examples of bro-country. The popularity of the genre opened up a divide between the older generation of country singers and the bro-country singers which was described as “civil war” by musicians, critics and journalists.
source: Wikipedia

Most pedig hallgassátok meg az olvasónk által ajánlott dalt.

source (song; lyrics): Florida Georgia Line – Life Rolls On (Audio), Florida Georgia Line, Youtube; AzLyrics.com

“Life Rolls On”

People come, people go

Sometimes you win, sometimes you don’t

Either way the wind blows

You gotta love it

Ain’t gotta do it by yourself

Don’t be afraid to ask for help

Even when it hurts like hell, gotta love it

Oh yeah

As long as my heart’s beatin’

And these old lungs keep breathin’

The highs and the lows, yes and the no’s

Only gonna make you strong

Yeah, bruh

This world will keep turnin’

The bonfires will keep burnin’

And I don’t know what God’s thinkin’ of

But where we are is where we belong

Oh, and I know it might be alright

Might be all wrong

But life rolls on

And on and on and on

Drivin’ past my old house

A wreckin’ ball took it down

But I still got them memories, gotta love it

Yes, I do (Oh)

As long as my heart’s beatin’

And these old lungs keep breathin’

The highs and the lows, yes and the no’s

Only gonna make you strong

Yeah, bruh

This world will keep turnin’

The bonfires will keep burnin’

And I don’t know what God’s thinkin’ of

But where we are is where we belong

Oh, and I know it might be alright

Might be all wrong

But life rolls on

And on and on and on (Yeah)

I won’t give up on you

Please don’t give up on me

Things gonna turn out just fine

Someday all the pain

Will be gone

Life rolls (Yeah, baby)

As long as my heart’s beatin’ (Beatin’)

And these old lungs keep breathin’ (Breathin’)

The highs and the lows, yes and the no’s

Only gonna make you strong

Oh, and I know it might be alright

Might be all wrong

But life rolls on

And on and on and on

Life rolls on

And on and on and on

(Life rolls on)