IELTS Speaking about favourite song

• ● I love music and I love listening to Hindi and Punjabi songs.
• ● Most of these songs are very meaningful.
• ● Here I would like to talk about a Punjabi song by a famous Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan
• ● The name of the song is Boot Polishan.
• ● It is my favourite song.
• ● It is from his album Boot Polishan
• ● It was released in 2008.
• ● The song gives the message that work is worship.
• ● Instead of begging for money a person should work and earn.
• ● It does not matter if the work is small such as polishing shoes of people.
• ● If a person works and earns he can always hold his head high.
• ● I heard this song about two years ago and since then it has become my favourite song.
• ● Actually Gurdas Mann is my favourite singer.
• ● He is a multifaceted personality.
• ● He is a singer, actor, director and a lyricist as well.
• ● He writes the lyrics of his songs himself.
• ● He has also acted in many Punjabi movies.
• ● All my family members also love his songs.
• ● When we go out anywhere together we play his songs in the car.
• ● All his songs have messages.
• ● He even performs in stage shows.
• ● He always has his tambourine in his hands when he performs.
• ● There is a village near my home town where he comes every year and performs for charity.
• ● I went there last year.
• ● It was an electrifying experience.

Follow-up questions:

1. What would life be like without music?
Answer: Life without music would be quiet and dull. What would we do at parties besides eating and talking? That might as well be a meeting. Think about the best party you’ve ever been to, how vibrant and outgoing everyone was. Especially when everyone’s favourite jam came on. Music helps me focus on projects when the house is soundless. In the past, I would drive around town aimlessly at night with nothing but music and my thoughts. This helped my creativity tremendously.

2. Which is more important to you, music or TV?
Answer: Although television takes up a big chunk of my life, I could probably do without it. Music, on the other hand, is irreplaceable. I’m thinking to myself I could read the news & also read a novel that the blockbuster movie was adapted from. Consequentially, I cannot read a song. Novels are famously known for being better than their movie counterparts. There is no possible way to hear music in any other form. It all boils down to what can be replaced and what can’t.

3. What kind of music do you like?
Answer: I’ve always had an infatuation with music since I was a kid. My family likes to remind me of the time when I was two and I learned to say “Jackson! Jackson!” then hop around when his songs were played. Although my taste for music has evolved & diversified since then, music still holds a special place in my heart. I listen to all types of music, and I am open to new music. I also am a fan of classical music because it helps me concentrate and be more resourceful. The most common type of genre I listen to is Hip-Hop or Rap. I really feel that rappers recite more contemporary poetry.

4. What musical genre do you really hate? Why?
Answer: I hate some country music, specifically those that have been composed in the last couple of years. It has got to be the most depressing music genre available to the public. I cannot pinpoint the exact reason why I abhor country music, which is supposed to be is extremely patriotic! Most of the people, in my opinion, who listen to that type of music probably have never left the proximity of their area code. Music CEO’s realise that the native population are losing jobs to “foreigners” so country music artists use that and say locals should love pure nationalist emotions. It’s a clever way to be racist. Such music has a kind of twang that I do not like. It will never grow on me, and I try my hardest not to judge the people who listen to such music.

5. What do you think of music your parents listen to?
Answer: My father has the same affection, if not more, for music as me. While I was growing up I have fond memories of the family & there was always traditional or classical music playing during these moments. Although I don’t have any local music on my computer & never choose to listen to such music, I do like some of it. However, I am not crazy about some of today’s popular songs because they always seem to be furrowing their brows while griping about love.

6. Why do humans like music so much? And Why is music important to you?
Answer: Without looking up scientific facts why the human species is drawn to music, I can muse that music has been a part of humans since the existence of man. Cavemen created drums and hopped around to the beat while circling a fire. Music evokes a feeling in people and I think that it remains at its core. That is why humans appreciate music so much.

Music plays an important role in my life. Whatever emotion I am feeling or mood I am in, I pair it with music. Some people listen to Adele when they are sad or Pitbull when they are happy. Music is the soundtrack of my life. Certain songs come on and it teleports me back to a moment while I was listening to that same song, usually a happier time too.

7. What influence do you think music has on your life?
Answer: Music doesn’t influence me like it used to. When I was 12, I started listening to hip-hop and it slightly influenced the way I dressed and somewhat how I acted. Case in point, when I saw Dr Dre wearing a black fitted baseball hat, I always wore one. Now I am older and music doesn’t have that type of influence on me but some music does affect my behaviour or mood. If I am listening to up-tempo music, it usually goes well with a party or my good music, whereas slower tempo music helps me relax and unwind.  

8. What is the best time and place to listen to music?
Answer: That’s the beauty of music; you can almost always listen to music. I feel the best time to have music is in social gatherings like when you are with close friends and you create a soundtrack for that occasion. At the same time, a meeting where you are trying to work is not an appropriate time to listen to any kind of music; even white noise.