Music Library - Akon

Aliaune Thiam (born April 16, 1973), better known by his stage name Akon (pronounced /ˈeɪkɒn/) is a Wolof Senegalese-American hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Akon rose to fame in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up" from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy Award nomination for the single "Smack That". He is the founder of Konvict Muzik and Kon Live Distribution. He is well known for singing hooks and has over 145 guest appearances and 21 Billboard Hot 100 songs to his credit. He is the only artist to ever accomplish the feat of holding both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 charts twice.

Background information
Birth name	Aliaune Thiam
Born	April 16, 1973 (1973-04-16) (age 35), Dakar, Senegal
Genre(s)	R&B, Pop rap, Hip hop, Dance pop, Reggae
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, record producer
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Universal, SRC, Konvict Muzik, UpFront
Associated acts	Sean Paul, DJ Khaled, Young Jeezy, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, Plies, DJ Felli Fel, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Kardinal Offishall, Red Cafe, Nelly, Ashanti, Michael Jackson, 50 Cent, Shaggy, Gwen Stefani
Website	www.akononline.com

Lonely

I'm mr. lonely,
I have nobody,
follow my own

Lonely, 
I'm mr. Lonely
I have nobody, 
Follow my own 
I'm so lonely

Yo, this one here, goes out to all my players out there man, you know
They got to have one good girl who's always been there like, 
took all the bullshit 
then one day she can't take it no more and decides to leave

I woke up in the middle of the night 
and I noticed my girl wasn't by my side, 
could sworn I was dreaming, 
for her I was feening, 
so I had a take a little ride, 
back tracking of these few years, 
trying to figure out what I do to make it go bad, 
cause every since my girl left me, 
my whole life came crashin' and I'm so...

So Lonely (so lonely),
I'm mr.Lonely (mr.Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
Follow my own (to call my own girl)

So Lonely (so lonely)
I'm mr. Lonely (mr.Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
Follow my own (to call my own girl)

Can't believe I hadda girl like you 
and I just let you walk right outta my life, 
after all I put you thru 
you still stuck around and stayed by my side, 
what really hurt me is I broke your heart, 
baby you were a good girl and I had no right, 
I Really wanna make things right cause, 
without you in my life girl is so...

Lonely (so lonely)
I'm mr. Lonely (mr.Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
Follow my own (to call my own girl)

Lonely (so lonely)
I'm mr. Lonely (mr.Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
Follow my own (to call my own baby)
So Lonely 

Been all about the world 
ain't never met a girl that can take the things that you been through
Never thought the day would come 
where you would get up and run 
and I would be out chasing you
Cause aint nowhere in the globe I'd rather be, 
ain't no one in the globe i'd rather see
than the girl of my dreams that made me be 
So happy but now so lonely

So lonely (so lonely)
I'm mr. Lonely (mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
Follow my own (to call my own girl)

So lonely (so lonely)
I'm mr. Lonely (mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
For my own (to call my own girl)

Never thought that I'd be alone, 
I didn't hope you'd be gone this long, 
I just want  you to call my phone, 
so stop playing girl and come on home (come on home), 
baby girl I didn't mean to shout, 
I want me and you to work it out, 
I never wished I'd ever hurt my baby, 
and it's drivin me crazy cause I'm so...

So lonely (so lonely)
Im mr. Lonely (mr. Lonely)=
I have nobody (I have nobody)
Follow my own (to call my own now)

So lonely (so lonely)
I'm mr. Lonely (mr. Lonely)
I have nobody (I have nobody)
Follow my own (to call my own girl) 

Lonely, so lonely
So lonely, (so lonely),
Mr. Lonely, so lonely
So lonely, so lonely, so lonely, Mr. Lonely

LONELY- SOLITÁRIO

SIGNIFICADOS

Nobody- ninguém
Work- trabalho
Phone- telefone
Never- Nunca
Follow- Seguir
Nowhere- lugar nenhum
Globe- globo
Been- Foi
World- mundo
Through- através de

Tasks:

1.Leia a música e encontre:

a) Palavras que conhece:
my, one, man, you, good, girl, like, day, up, and, life, baby, is, never, work, lonely.

b) Palavras parecidas com português:
no, so, to, go.

2. Que tipo de música toca a banda geralmente?
R&B, Pop rap, Hip-Hop, Dance pop, Reggae.

3. De que temas gerais eles falam nas músicas?
Problemas.

4. O Titulo sugere alguma coisa do tema da música? O que você associa?

Sim. A uma pessoa solitária.

5. A música trata de:

a) love
b) Social problems
c) Parties
d) Personal feelings

6. lonely:solitário
I have nobody: eu não tenho ninguém
Decides to leave: decida a sair
She: ela
What I do to make: o que eu faço para fazer
Bad: mau
My girl leave: deixar a minha namorada
I break your heart: eu quebro seu coração
Come: vir
Home: inicio

7.Um rapaz que perdeu seu amor e esta sozinho, quebrou o coração de sua namorada, ela amava ele mais ele não deu valor ao amor que ela tinha e agora esta sozinho, solitário.

8.A boy who lost his love and this alone, broke the hearts of his girlfriend, she loved him more he did not value the love she had and now this alone, lonely.