Shiny Happy People - R. E. M.

Shiny Happy People – R.E.M.

1. First watch the video. Describe what you see.

2. Fill in the gaps with the missing verbs.

Shiny happy people l______________

M________ me in the crowd, people, people
T_________ your love around, love me, love me
T________ it into town, happy, happy
P________ it in the ground where the flowers grow
Gold and silver shine

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Everyone around, love them, love them
P_________ it in your hands, take it, take it
There's no time to cry, happy, happy
P________ it in your heart where tomorrow shines
Gold and silver shine

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Whoa, here we go

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people holding hands
Shiny happy people laughing

Shiny happy people holding
hands (people, happy people)
Shiny happy people holding hands (people, happy people)
Shiny happy people holding hands (people, happy people)

R.E.M. was an American rock band from Athens, Georgia,
that was formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck,
bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe.

"Shiny Happy People" is a song by the band
R.E.M. It appeared on their 1991 album Out of Time. Despite the song's success,
band members were ambivalent about being known for a pop song that lacked
gravitas. "It's a fruity pop song written for children. It just is what it
is", Michael Stipe told the BBC's Andrew Marr in 2016. "If there was
one song that was sent into outer space to represent R.E.M. for the rest of
time, I would not want it to be 'Shiny Happy People'".