In a message dated 6/13/99 8:07:54 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > << 1.) I like and know a little shakespeare but "shakespeare sang air on air" > -what does it mean or what do you guys think it means? > > no offense, (and i know there aren't any official transcriptions), but > i > think that it's "sang err on err. as in "ERRor" it's kind of an old > english > way to say it. >> > > I know it's all just a matter of opinion, since we have no way of knowing, > but I think it's probably air on air. It just seems more likely to me. But > like I said, it's just a matter of opinion, after all, even Jeremy has > replaced a lyric in live performances of Rodeo Jones with, "What do I say?" > > Hell, maybe it's "Shakespeare sang here on ear." Or "hair on hair." > > It's a funny thing about the word, "err." It was originally pronounced, > "ur," but so many misprounced it by saying "air" that both pronunciations > are > now accepted by all but the strictest of grammarians. > if you read shakespeare, you'll notice he uses the word ERE... i can't remember what it means though. i think that's what it's supposed to be in the sdre song. somebody else on the list sent the lyrics to this song before i think with this interpretation of the lyrics too. brittyn
