#65991
04/17/2002 10:13 PM
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Re: from the Game-- by WO'N
You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye on the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
Is this a mondegreen? i always though it was as you watched your self go by..
and if i am wrong.. what is a gavotte?
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#65992
04/17/2002 10:17 PM
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It's a dance isn't it? 14th C or something like that (sorry history was never my strong point) - big dresses, corsets and men in frock coats, that kind of thing.
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#65993
04/17/2002 10:45 PM
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#65994
04/17/2002 11:36 PM
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You walked into the party
Like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror
As you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and
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#65995
04/17/2002 11:39 PM
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You should have seen Aunt Fannie, when she sat on a bear trap and danced the Ascot Gavotte.
My Fair Lady: From Stage to Screen
... Ascot Gavotte. . . ... deterred by Eliza's behaviour at Ascot, pays a visit to the ... Pygmalion
by George Bernard Shaw, MY FAIR LADY opened on Broadway in ...
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/8849/Moviemusicals/Loverly/Loverly.htm
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#65997
04/18/2002 12:08 AM
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There's also a gavotte in Leonard Bernstein's score for Candide. The lyrics are incredibly clever, written by Dorothy Parker and Richard Wilbur. I'd quote 'em if I could find 'em.
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04/18/2002 12:17 AM
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gavotteThanks for bringing this up, Helen.  Akshually®, I was wondering about it when I posted that lyric. Had an inkling, but...too lazy to LIU. Of course, like many lyrics, I never quite caught that in the song, either.  The Only WO'N!
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04/18/2002 3:16 AM
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Then you flew your Lear Jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Do you remember that eclipse, Helen? (It occurred in 1967 and, in New York City and throughout southern New England, was significant though partial.)
And who is the person who was "so vain"?
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#66000
04/18/2002 8:24 AM
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Who was the person who was so vain, Keiva? I heard, way back then, that it was Warren Beatty, but I sure would love to have that factoid corrected if someone knows better.
Best regards,
Wordwind
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#66001
04/18/2002 9:40 AM
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Over the years, Carly Simon has been reluctant to disclose who she wrote that song about. For the scoop, the dish, etc.: http://www.carlysimon.com/vain/vain.htm
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#66002
04/18/2002 1:23 PM
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the Bob Dylan song,
go away from my window,
leave at your own chosen speed..
that i posted --is said to be about by Bob Dylan and his relationship with Joan Biaz..
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#66003
04/18/2002 4:43 PM
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Before looking at the link, (and I haven't yet, so I don't know if the answer's in there)... Does anyone know who was recruites at the spur-of-the-moment as a backup singer for the recording session of Your So Vain? Don't give it away for everyone. Answer in white in a couple of days. [edit:] Yup! Answer's on the link...just so folks know. The Only WO'N!
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