There's been a lot of controversy about this song because, you know, it's a hit, and they're playing.

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Well, it's a song that, as we began talking about it, you know, it became an anthem for the guy on the street who usually ends up at the end of the night in a bar.

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"The kind of English taught in schools is so divorced from real life - you can't order a meal or talk about your favorite pop song" by memorizing textbook phrases.

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Ms. REEVES: Yes, and I have something that I want to tell you about one of the people who wrote a lot of the lyrics for that song.

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