Bulgaria BULGARIA 2016 - Poli Genova - If Love Was A Crime

[Dessi]

I still think the title is grammatically correct.

But I think we should stop an english grammar discussion here. getting slightly of topic

Why???

 

[Musicosity]

eurovision.tv has published the song lyrics:

If Love Was A Crime - The Lyrics
written by Borislav Milanov, S. Arman, J. Persson, Poli Genova

You and I we collide
Like the stars on the summer night
We can shine for ever

And you and we're alive
What we feel is what is right
We can run like never

If love was a crime then we would be criminals
Locked up for life but I'll do the time
If love was a crime then we would work miracles
High above the ground

О, дай ми любовта (3)
They will never break us down
О, дай ми любовта! (3)
They will never break us down

Never mind
Wrong or right
Our love ain't got no pride
So we change for better

Unafraid
Never fade
When it's dark we illuminate
Can we rise together

If love was a crime then we would be criminals
Locked up for life but I'll do the time
If love was a crime then we would work miracles
High above the ground

О, дай ми любовта! (3)
They will never break us down
О, дай ми любовта! (3)
They will never break us down

Together we're untouchable
You and me against the world
Together we're invincible
Together we're untouchable
You and me against the world
Together we're invincible
They will never break us down



Does not sound like a soft ballad to me. Maybe there is hope?

 

[EscGeek]

i was looking at the lyrics and i thought of 2010 and 2016

i dunno why 2

 

[apasionata]

You know, studies have shown that foreigners who had mastered English as their second language are usually the harshest judges of what is acceptable in English and what is not. And you know why? This is a strategy to claim a higher position in society - or as Bourdieu called this phenomenon - they appropriate the language as a sort of social capital in order to promote themselves and raise their own worth on the social network market

Today's society in one post.

 

[Adiron]

So I heard a lot of people already heard the song.
Is there a chance it already leaked somewhere?

 

[GRE]

It's an uptempo song.

 

[Odalis]

Why???

The title of this song is correct.
"Were" is only used with plurals "trees were, we were, they were, cats were", it's used with "you" (because it might mean more than one person) and is used with "I" as an exception of the rule.
The rest goes with "was". Spoon was, Rain was, Road was, Love was.

 

[tuorem]

OMG the words "stars", "shine", "night", "alive" and "invincible" in the same song. I guess they lyrically tick all the wrong right boxes there

"If love was a crime then we would be criminals"... hmm, ok. Blue is blue and red is red too

 

[John1]

OMG the words "stars", "shine", "night", "alive" and "invincible" in the same song. I guess they lyrically tick all the wrong right boxes there

"If love was a crime then we would be criminals"... hmm, ok. Blue is blue and red is red too

She may not know what 'crime' provoks though.

 

[Dessi]

The title of this song is correct.
"Were" is only used with plurals "trees were, we were, they were, cats were", it's used with "you" (because it might mean more than one person) and is used with "I" as an exception of the rule.
The rest goes with "was". Spoon was, Rain was, Road was, Love was.

Here is a guideline:
Use were (instead of was) in statements that are CONTRARY to fact; like a wish.


subjunctive mood

If I were a rock singer...
If she were a boy...
If the dog were a cat...

 

[GRE]

Here is a guideline:
Use were (instead of was) in statements that are CONTRARY to fact; like a wish.


subjunctive mood

If I were a rock singer...
If she were a boy...
If the dog were a cat...

or
If I were sorry !

 

[Chorizo]

or
If I were fluent in English, I would be familiar with the subjunctive.

 

[Brandt]

Bulgarian delegation is so lazy that the thread's main topic is English grammar.

 

[Odalis]

Here is a guideline:
Use were (instead of was) in statements that are CONTRARY to fact; like a wish.


subjunctive mood

If I were a rock singer...
If she were a boy...
If the dog were a cat...

I've never heard anything like that even from native speakers i talk to all the time (let alone my english teachers).
It must be very old fashioned?

 

[ZoboCamel]

I've never heard anything like that even from native speakers i talk to all the time (let alone my english teachers).
It must be very old fashioned?

Yeah, I think that's the main point here - it's kinda old-fashioned. It's what you're supposed to do, grammatically, but I actually can't remember ever hearing someone use 'if I were' in spoken English, and I'd probably give them a weird look if they did. Similar case with who/whom, in my opinion. Yeah, perhaps the commonly used choice doesn't adhere to the old grammatical rules, but if you're using a descriptive (rather than prescriptive) view of language, the rule should change to suit the users, not the other way around. I feel like it's a bit silly to be overly picky about grammar rules that nobody adheres to anyway.

 

[QwaarJet]

This song better be on the level of a lost Beethoven symphony or I'm not going to be happy having waited this long.

 

[Schlagerman1]

Is there a time when we can expect the bulgarian song to be up or announced?

 

[Chorizo]

Yeah, I think that's the main point here - it's kinda old-fashioned. It's what you're supposed to do, grammatically, but I actually can't remember ever hearing someone use 'if I were' in spoken English, and I'd probably give them a weird look if they did. Similar case with who/whom, in my opinion. Yeah, perhaps the commonly used choice doesn't adhere to the old grammatical rules, but if you're using a descriptive (rather than prescriptive) view of language, the rule should change to suit the users, not the other way around. I feel like it's a bit silly to be overly picky about grammar rules that nobody adheres to anyway.

It seems the were subjunctive is less common in Australian English than in British or American English. I found this thesis about the subjunctive in Australian English:
https://www.academia.edu/1153006/The_Subjunctive_in_Australian_English
Quite interesting (maybe not for everyone here ).

 

[QwaarJet]

I'm hearing from those that have heard it that it is a "summer" track. Doesn't exactly sound promising. The BNT twitter feed is saying 17:30 is the likely time for the song's release.

 

[popavapeur]

What summer track ?

can't wait.