Using slang often has drawbacks. You can identify yourself as in a
momentarily "in" group, only to find your expression hopelessly out
of date in a short time. None of this is news to most of you, but it
strikes me as most unfortunate that the otherwise beautiful,
lyrically and musically literate, Fran Landesman/Tommy Wolf song,
"Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," is rendered a period piece
because of its title line, which only appears after all the rest of
the sensitive, sophisticated, and expressive song, lyrics and all,
have made a different and more durable impression. There's a lesson
there.
Chuck
Chuck Israels
230 North Garden Terrace
Bellingham, WA 98225-5836
phone (360) 671-3402
fax (360) 676-6055
www.chuckisraels.com
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