I must admit that I have always avoided this tune because the phrase sounds
corny to me.
I also find that the lyric "Which tapes and dreams belong to you and which
are mine" in "Where Do You Start" grates on me because of the reference to
tapes. I'm not sure it's because of the timeliness of tapes, or simply
because I dislike the juxtaposition of tapes and dreams. I think it is the
latter.
Crystal Premo
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From: Chuck Israels <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: finale@shsu.edu
To: finale@shsu.edu
Subject: Re: [Finale] Blowing O.T.
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:34:06 -0700
OK, I admit to a personal viewpoint about this. "Hang you up the most"
sounds dated and awkward to my ears, and I wouldn't have used it when it
was current slang (in my college years, or something like that). Now,
using current internet jargon, I say, "YMMV." :-)
Chuck
On Jul 17, 2005, at 11:24 AM, Joel Sears wrote:
I don't get it, what's the hang up with that song title?
The other day, I was in a conversation with a group at work. I said
"wouldn't be neat if we could... A twenty something coworker asked " did
you say neat? To which I answered "totally."
JS
On Jul 17, 2005, at 11:42 AM, Chuck Israels wrote:
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momentarily "in" group, only to find your expression hopelessly out of
date in a short time.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
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