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Reported Speech & Verbs, Song Lyrics, 01 (DPB)

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  • CHANGE: "Don't stop, keep it moving, and put your drinks up!" demanded J-LO (of the AA group members). [On the Floor]
    J-LO demanded (that) the AA group members didn't stop, kept moving, and put their drinks up.
  • CHANGE: "I met someone last night, we kicked it, and I'm going back there tonight" Drake told the parole officer. [Teenage Fever]
    Drake told the parole officer (that) he had met someone the previous night / night before, (and) they had kicked it, and he was going back there that night.
  • CHANGE: “Tell me you love me in private, and I do not care if you're lying” Lil’ Nas told Google’s Alexa. [Montero (Call me by your name)]
    Lil’ Nas told Google Alexa to tell him it/she loved him in private, and he didn’t care if it/she was lying.
  • CHANGE: “Rasputin was Russia's greatest love machine, but it was a shame how he carried on” claimed Boney M. [Rasputin]
    Boney M claimed that Rasputin was Russia's greatest love machine, but it had been a shame how he had carried on.
  • Change: “If you sleep on the left side I'll move to the right, and I’d do it for you” Joel Corry promised the hitchhiker. [Bed]
    Joel Corry promised the hitchhiker that if he/she/they slept on the left side he would move to the right, and he would do it for him/her/them.
  • CHANGE: “My mama don't like you, and she likes everyone!” Justin Bieber told Nigel Farage. [Love Yourself]
    Justin Bieber told Nigel Farage (that) his mama didn’t like him, and she liked everyone!
  • CHANGE: “I need perfection, some twisted selection that tangles me” Michael Hutchinson explained to the night clerk. [Mystify]
    Michael Hutchinson explained to the night clerk (that) he needed perfection, some twisted selection that tangled him.
  • CHANGE: "I get my peaches out in Georgia" Justin Bieber admitted to the judge. [Peaches]
    Justin Bieber admitted to the judge that he got his peaches out in Georgia.
  • CHANGE: "I want to drown myself in a bottle of her perfume" Harry Stiles said to the shop assistant . [Girl Crush]
    Harry Stiles said to the shop assistant (that) he wanted to drown himself in a bottle of her perfume.
  • CHANGE: “Heaven is a place not too far away” Justin Bieber politely informed the cult. [Hold On]
    Justin Bieber politely informed the cult that Heaven was a place not too far away.
  • CHANGE: “We all know I should be the one to say we all make mistakes” announced Justin Bieber. [Hold on]
    Justin Bieber announced that we all knew he should be the one to say we all made mistakes.
  • CHANGE: “I don't think you want to know where I've just been” Justin Bieber told immigration control. [Peaches]
    Just Bieber told the immigration officer he didn’t think he/she wanted to know where he had just been.
  • CHANGE: "I'm a mess and I'm still broken" Demi Lovato announced. [Still have me]
    Demi Lovato announced that she was a mess and she was still broken.
  • CHANGE: “If you can't groove to this [song] then you’re probably dead” MC Hammer told the millennials. [U Can’t Touch This]
    MC Hammer told the millennials (that) If they couldn’t groove to that [song] then they were probably dead.
  • CHANGE: “Move for me! (Ay, ay ay!) And when you're done, I'll make you do it all again” Tones & I told the Ukrainian. President. [Dance Monkey]
    Tomes & I told the Ukrainian President to move for them, (Ay, ay ay!) and when they were done, they would make him do it all again.
  • CHANGE: “There are several very important differences between human beings and animals that you should know about” The Bloodhound Gang told Donald Trump. [Bad Touch]
    The Bloodhound Gang told Donald Trump there were several very important differences between human beings and animals that he should know about.
  • CHANGE: “I've been making, like, two thousand a minute.” Polo G informed the tax office. [Rapstar]
    Polo G informed the tax office that he had been making, like, two thousand a minute.
  • CHANGE: "When I'm lying close to someone you're stuck in my head." Selena Gomez said to her imaginary friends. [Back to You]
    Selena Gomez said to her imaginary friends (that) when she was lying close to someone they were stuck in her head.
  • CHANGE: “It's easy to see that 1+1 make two, and 2+1 make 3” Tenacious D explained to Donald Trump. [Tribute]
    Tenacious D explained to Donald Trump (that) it was easy to see that 1+1 made 2, and 2+1 made 3.
  • CHANGE: “Dance for me! (Oh, oh, oh!) I've never seen anybody do the things you do before” Tones & I told Anne Widdecombe. [Dance Monkey]
    Tones & I told Anne Widdecombe to dance for them, and (that) they had never seen anybody do the things she did before.
  • CHANGE: “You're in the jungle, and you're gonna die” explained Axel Rose to Harvey, Bill, and Jeffrey. [Welcome to the Jungle]
    Axel Rose explained to Harvey, Bill, and Jeffrey (that) they were in the jungle, and they were gonna die.
  • CHANGE: “I never got past what you put me through, but it's wonderful to see that it never fazed you” Taylor Swift told Kanye West. [Mr Perfectly Fine]
    Taylor Swift told Kanye West she had never got/gotten past what he put her through, but it was wonderful to see that it had never fazed him.
  • CHANGE: “We've been trying to call as we've been on my own for long enough” The Weeknd told the I.T. helpdesk [Blinding Lights]
    The Weeknd told the I.T. helpdesk they had been trying to call as they had been on their own for long enough.
  • CHANGE: "Do you ever feel like a plastic bag?" Katy Perry asked her psychologist. [Plastic Bag]
    Katy Perry asked her psychologist if he/she/they ever felt like a plastic bag.
  • CHANGE: “I saw a crazy chick running down the street and I said; whoo pretty baby” Boney M told the Tarana Burke. [Daddy Cool]
    Boney M told Tarana Burke (that) he/they had seen a crazy chick running down the street, and (that he/they) had said; whoo pretty baby”.
  • CHANGE: “You can’t touch this” MC Hammer explained to Kevin Spacey. [U Can’t touch this]
    MC Hammer explained to Kevin Spacey that he couldn’t touch that.
  • CHANGE: “Tell me you love me in private, and I do not care if you're lying” Lil’ Nas told Google’s Alexa. [Montero (Call me by your name)]
    Lil’ Nas told Google Alexa to tell him she loved him in private, and he didn’t care if she was lying.
  • CHANGE: “When we get home you’d better not be there” 21 Pilots told the burglar. [Shy Away]
    21 Pilots told the burglar (that) when they got home, He/She/They had better not be there.
  • CHANGE: “As it's raining more than ever, you can stand under my umbrella-ella-ella” Rhianna told Axel Rose. [Umbrella]
    Rhianna told Axel Rose (that) as it was raining more than ever, he could stand under her umbrella-ella-ella.
  • CHANGE: "You have got my heart and I don't know how you did it" Ariana Grande told the illegal organ trafficker. [The Way]
    Ariana Grande told the illegal organ trafficker (that) he/she had got her heart, and she didn't know how he/she had done it.
  • CHANGE: "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" Johnny Cash explained to Phil Spector [I shot a man in Reno]
    Johnny Cash explained to Phil Spector (that) he had shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.
  • CHANGE: "I'll riot with you all night. I know you have my back, and you know I have you" Dua Lipa told the Capitol Hill protestors. [Physical]
    Dua Lipa told the Capitol Hill protestors (that) she would riot with them all night. She knew they had her back, and they knew she had them.
  • CHANGE: "It's our party and we can do want we want to" Miley Cyrus told the OCA. [We can’t stop]
    Miley Cyrus told the OCA (that) it was their party and they could do want they wanted to.