Hi!
I am a non-native speaker and this song is driving me crazy. I can not understand what "don't you think you're fallin'?" really means. From the context, it sounds something like "don't you think you're deceiving yourself?" or "don't you think you're humiliating yourself?"
Also, "Gloria, how's it gonna go down?" does not really make the bell ring. Would it be something like "Gloria, what now?".
Could some kind soul tell me what those statements really mean?
Thank you in advance!!
Hi hferro, I think you did a good job translating the idea behind "don't you think you are fallin". Whether it is the actual meaning or not, that is basically how I would interpret too. I agree.
Hi hferro, I think you did a good job translating the idea behind "don't you think you are fallin". Whether it is the actual meaning or not, that is basically how I would interpret too. I agree.
@TwasBrillig: Hi there! Thank you for your feedback. It is really amazing that I've been learning English my whole life and still can not tell what some pop songs really mean...
@TwasBrillig: Hi there! Thank you for your feedback. It is really amazing that I've been learning English my whole life and still can not tell what some pop songs really mean...
@hferro Fallin likely means failing or losing it. Basically she no longer has the ability and looks she once had and thus is not able to use her looks to get men to take care of her like she once did.
@hferro Fallin likely means failing or losing it. Basically she no longer has the ability and looks she once had and thus is not able to use her looks to get men to take care of her like she once did.
@hferro I think we they say "fallin'" they mean fallin' in love. And people do wild and crazy things and give of themselves in ways that can be destructive if they don't catch their intended target. And in this case the man doesn't want her and her friend is trying to tell her the obvious. But love is blind. I think the whole is just about one particular man Gloria is trying to get. The friend offers advice in the generalization kind of way. And the main line is just the friends way of saying people who aren't emotionally vulnerable...
@hferro I think we they say "fallin'" they mean fallin' in love. And people do wild and crazy things and give of themselves in ways that can be destructive if they don't catch their intended target. And in this case the man doesn't want her and her friend is trying to tell her the obvious. But love is blind. I think the whole is just about one particular man Gloria is trying to get. The friend offers advice in the generalization kind of way. And the main line is just the friends way of saying people who aren't emotionally vulnerable with clouded judgement as people on the rebound are
Hi! I am a non-native speaker and this song is driving me crazy. I can not understand what "don't you think you're fallin'?" really means. From the context, it sounds something like "don't you think you're deceiving yourself?" or "don't you think you're humiliating yourself?" Also, "Gloria, how's it gonna go down?" does not really make the bell ring. Would it be something like "Gloria, what now?". Could some kind soul tell me what those statements really mean? Thank you in advance!!
Hi hferro, I think you did a good job translating the idea behind "don't you think you are fallin". Whether it is the actual meaning or not, that is basically how I would interpret too. I agree.
Hi hferro, I think you did a good job translating the idea behind "don't you think you are fallin". Whether it is the actual meaning or not, that is basically how I would interpret too. I agree.
(especially if you believe, like I do, that the song Gloria is actually about call girl/prostitute.
(especially if you believe, like I do, that the song Gloria is actually about call girl/prostitute.
@TwasBrillig: Hi there! Thank you for your feedback. It is really amazing that I've been learning English my whole life and still can not tell what some pop songs really mean...
@TwasBrillig: Hi there! Thank you for your feedback. It is really amazing that I've been learning English my whole life and still can not tell what some pop songs really mean...
@hferro Fallin likely means failing or losing it. Basically she no longer has the ability and looks she once had and thus is not able to use her looks to get men to take care of her like she once did.
@hferro Fallin likely means failing or losing it. Basically she no longer has the ability and looks she once had and thus is not able to use her looks to get men to take care of her like she once did.
@hferro I think we they say "fallin'" they mean fallin' in love. And people do wild and crazy things and give of themselves in ways that can be destructive if they don't catch their intended target. And in this case the man doesn't want her and her friend is trying to tell her the obvious. But love is blind. I think the whole is just about one particular man Gloria is trying to get. The friend offers advice in the generalization kind of way. And the main line is just the friends way of saying people who aren't emotionally vulnerable...
@hferro I think we they say "fallin'" they mean fallin' in love. And people do wild and crazy things and give of themselves in ways that can be destructive if they don't catch their intended target. And in this case the man doesn't want her and her friend is trying to tell her the obvious. But love is blind. I think the whole is just about one particular man Gloria is trying to get. The friend offers advice in the generalization kind of way. And the main line is just the friends way of saying people who aren't emotionally vulnerable with clouded judgement as people on the rebound are
@hferro This song has a lot of slang and meteors. "How's it going to go down?", would mean, How is it going to happen?
@hferro This song has a lot of slang and meteors. "How's it going to go down?", would mean, How is it going to happen?