get a load of vs listen

get a load of

verb
  • To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening. 

listen

verb
  • To pay attention to a sound or speech. 

  • To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal. 

  • To accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent. 

noun
  • An instance of listening. 

How often have the words get a load of and listen occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )