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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Hard time

Hello!

I would like to ask what does "hard-time band" means in the following context:

"Down in the cellar in the Boho zone
I went looking for some sweet inspiration, oh well
Just another hard-time band
With Negro affectations"

Joni Mitchell - The Boho Dance

I know that it's about somebody who listens to music but what is "hard-time"?
  

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I suggest that a 'hard-time' band is a musical ensemble that is not doing well financially, that is not very successful.

  • I suggest that a 'hard-time' band is a musical ensemble that is not doing well financially, that is not very successful.
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I suggest that a 'hard-time' band is a musical ensemble that is not doing well financially, that is not very successful.

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