[78-L] Lazy lyrics: Cheek to cheek

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Tue Jan 27 12:27:52 PST 2009


Stephen Davies wrote:
>         For those who didn't follow the audio link, Bing changed the 
> phrase to "like a gambler's salty streak", which makes much more sense. 
> The salty streak ending is a happy occurrence, as befits the theme of the 
> song.
>         To argue that the original lyric is justified because they both 
> involve evaporation is like saying Cole Porter should have written "You're 
> the top!  You're FBI's most wanted!  You're the top!  You're the house 
> that's most haunted!"
>         Well they're all superlatives, so they must fit the theme of the 
> song.
> - Stephen D
> in Calgary
> (Hey, it scans!)
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I hate "shopping list" songs, apart from Noel Coward's Las Vegas version 
of "Let's Do It"!

      Julian Vein




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