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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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CALL OFF THE TUNES
Hi, I don't understand the meaning of this expression here:
'My band had played out the last set without me, but the club made an announcement about what had happened. I heard that the band had played their asses off without me, stretching out and playing everything, every tune the way they probably would have played them in their own groups. Cannobal and Coltraneboth CALLED OFF THE TUNES after I left, so I know the place was popping.'
Could someone help me? Thanks in advance, Jo.
'My band had played out the last set without me, but the club made an announcement about what had happened. I heard that the band had played their asses off without me, stretching out and playing everything, every tune the way they probably would have played them in their own groups. Cannobal and Coltraneboth CALLED OFF THE TUNES after I left, so I know the place was popping.'
Could someone help me? Thanks in advance, Jo.
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This might help: call the shots/tune to be the person who makes all the important decisions and who has the most power in a situation She was used to calling the shots, to being in charge. (from ) I think it says that those two guys were in charge after the other guy left.
- This might help: call the shots/tune to be the person who makes all the important decisions and who has the most power in a situation She was used to calling the shots, to being in charge.
- (from ) I think it says that those two guys were in charge after the other guy left.
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This might help:
call the shots/tune
to be the person who makes all the important decisions and who has the most power in a situation
She was used to calling the shots, to being in charge.
(from )
I think it says that those two guys were in charge after the other guy left.
call the shots/tune
to be the person who makes all the important decisions and who has the most power in a situation
She was used to calling the shots, to being in charge.
(from )
I think it says that those two guys were in charge after the other guy left.
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Those two guys were left in charge of tune selection (and perhaps style of playing, with more accent here and there, etc), i.e. leading the band in singing.
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