Video Session: Hey You

Before watching the video:

1. The “You” in the song’s title refers to…
 A friend
 A man/woman who broke the singer’s heart
 People from around the world
 A relative
 A neighbour

2. What does the song’s title suggest about the content of the video & lyrics?
What do you think the video and the song will be about?

While watching the video:

1. Watch the video and make a list of:

Actions that have a negative effect All the world’s beauties that we
on the world should protect
a) a)
b) b)
c) c)
d) d)
e) e)
f) f)
……………… ………… …
2. What environmental problems can you identify? Which solutions?

3. To whom is the video and song being addressed? What are the hints provided
by the video that helped you answer the previous question?

4. What famous people appear in the video?

5. What is suggested with the last scene, where a group of children hold a world?

6. What is the general message the video gives?

After watching the video:

1. Work with the lyrics. Solve the exercises.
2. Does the clip help clarify anything from the song lyrics? If so, how?
3. What impact do the images in the video create? Which of them impressed you
the most? Which did you like?

Madonna’s “Hey You” Lyrics

A. Replace the underlined words with their opposites.

Hey I,
Do you give up, it's not so good
There's still a chance for us
Hey you,
Just be yourself, don't be so outgoing
There's reasons why it's easy

B. Re-arrange the lines in their correct order.

a) Poets and prophets would envy what we do
b) Keep it together, you'll make it alright
c) This could be good, hey you
d) Our celebration is going on tonight

Hey you,
Open your heart, it's not so strange
You've got to change this time
Hey you,
Remember this, none of it's real
Including the way you feel

C. Re-arrange the lines in their correct order.

a) Poets and prophets would envy what we do
b) Keep it together, we'll make it alright
c) This could be good, hey you
d) Our celebration is going on tonight

Save your soul, little sister

Save your soul, little brother

Hey you, save yourself

Don't rely on anyone else

D. Some words have been erased. Can you write them back?
______ love yourself, then you can ______ someone else
If you can ______ someone else, then you have ______ someone else
But you ______ first love yourself, then you can ______ someone else
If you can ______ someone else, then you have ______ someone else
But you ______ first

E. Use the words in the box to complete the verses.

Hey you,
There on the ______, you've got a ______
One day it will make ______ try - fence – yourself - choice –
Hey you, can't - sense
First love ______, or if you, ______
______ to love someone else

F. Re-arrange the lines in their correct order.

a) Poets and prophets will envy what we do
b) Keep it together, we'll make it alright
c) This could be good, hey you
d) Our celebration is going on tonight

G. Some words have been erased. Can you write them back?
______ love yourself, then you can ______ someone else
If you can ______ someone else, then you have ______ someone else
But you ______ first love yourself, then you can ______ someone else
If you can ______ someone else, then you have ______ someone else
But you ______ first