歌名：The Weekend

作者：Allstar Weekend

歌词：

What if every day

I woke up late

I did whatever I felt like

I felt clever

I'd go on adventures

I'd run with lions in the dead of night

Wouldn't it be nice?

To Saturdays and Sundays

When I fall down

I know I've got this weekend to live

I'm gonna get my freak on

It carries me

And we'll be rocking our playlist

I won't back down

I'll live it up like Hendrix

Now I'll paint my face just like KISS

Let's own this town

It's all about the weekend

So let's get down

Get down

It's time to flaunt our innocence

Try new things that don't make sense

Or maybe just hang out with friends

I can wait a lifetime

Or I could lose a lifetime

If I don't change my ways

Get out of this rat race

We could do this right

To Saturdays and Sundays

When I fall down

I know I've got this weekend to live

I'm gonna get my freak on

It carries me

And we'll be rocking our playlist

I won't back down

I'll live it up like Hendrix

Now I'll paint my face just like KISS

Let's own this town

It's all about the weekend

It's all about the weekend

So let's get down

Wouldn't it be nice?

To Saturdays and Sundays

When I fall down

I know I've got this weekend to live

I'm gonna get my freak on

It carries me (carries me)

And we'll be rocking our playlist

When I fall down

I know I've got this weekend to live

I'm gonna get my freak on

It carries me

And we'll be rocking our playlist

I won't back down

I'll rock out like Nirvana

Now we time lose like Madonna

It carries me

It's all about the weekend

It's all about the weekend

So let's get down

Let's get down

Let's get down

Down

歌词大意：

生活中的哪一刻，我们才算真正的自己？是那些敢于放下自我，勇敢疯狂的瞬间。一场冒险最美好的，是一起经历的时光。The Weekend描述了一群少年，厌倦了平日的枯燥生活，只想拥有一段无拘无束的周末时光，想要一起投身大冒险，一起玩转整个城市的疯狂想法，并鼓励更多的年轻人放下心中的烦恼与身边的琐事，一起开启一段美妙的周末之旅。

背景信息：

The Weekend的演唱者是Allstar Weekend(全明星周末)乐队。Allstar Weekend是以Zach为主唱，Nathan为吉他手兼主唱，Cameron为贝斯手，Michael为鼓手的一支Disney力捧的全新流行摇滚乐队。这个乐队的歌曲充满了时下的流行性：有旋律感，活力十足。 此首The Weekend 收录在2010年发行的Suddenly Yours这张专辑里面，整首歌生动讲述了一群少年想要拥有无拘无束，自由自在，玩转整个城市的周末时光的疯狂想法。

教学建议：

这首歌无论是旋律还是歌词，都洋溢着一种活泼欢快的氛围，与周末时光的主题很切合。在人教版初中七年级下册Unit12，课文讲述了欢乐美好且丰富多彩的周末活动，和这一首歌所表达的意思十分贴近。在视频中，将歌曲同少年们一同出去冒险的周末活动剪影紧密结合起来，使得视频更加贴近单元主题。教师可以将这个视频作为这一单元的导入部分。

周末活动-The Weekend.pptx