[78-L] Credenza!

[David Lennick]

Michael Biel wrote:
> Cary Ginell wrote:
>> Does anyone know any songs from the '20s or '30s about a credenza? I'm serious. This a shop talk thing at work that I'm trying to solve.
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>> I'll filter out the smart barbs and snappy comebacks, so give me a real answer, please.
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>> Cary Ginell
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> In my mind's ear I've always heard the word Credenza when hearing the 
> tune Valencia.  If anything, this might have been sung this way as an 
> inside gag back then.  No evidence, but can't you imagine them doing it?
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> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com

And of course (smart barb alert) there's Verdi's great aria "Di Credenza il Mar 
il Suol" (You swine, you've marred my Credenza).

dl