[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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