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The wrigley building and the union stockyard
As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself listening to Sinatra's songs. I had never expected this, but better accept it than regret it.
Well, my question is, what does "the wrigley building" and "the union stockyard" means in Sinatra's song "my kind of town". The verse is:
And each time I leave, chicago is
Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is
The wrigley building, chicago is
The union stockyard, chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town
Saludos cordiales
Javi
Mood conjugation:
I am an artist
You are a Bohemian
He forgot to shave this morning
(Craig Brown)
Well, my question is, what does "the wrigley building" and "the union stockyard" means in Sinatra's song "my kind of town". The verse is:
And each time I leave, chicago is
Tuggin my sleeve, chicago is
The wrigley building, chicago is
The union stockyard, chicago is
One town that won't let you down
It's my kind of town
Saludos cordiales
Javi
Mood conjugation:
I am an artist
You are a Bohemian
He forgot to shave this morning
(Craig Brown)
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[nq:1]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself listening to Sinatra's songs. I had never expected this, but ... building, chicago is The union stockyard, chicago is One town that won't let you down It's my kind of town[/nq] A bit of capitalisation would have helped.
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[nq:1]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself listening to Sinatra's songs. I had never expected this, but ... building, chicago is The union stockyard, chicago is One town that won't let you down It's my kind of town[/nq]
A bit of capitalisation would have helped. The Wrigley Building has its own website -
A bit of capitalisation would have helped. The Wrigley Building has its own website -
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[nq:1]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself listening to Sinatra's songs. I had never expected this, but ... building, chicago is The union stockyard, chicago is One town that won't let you down It's my kind of town[/nq]
See:
http://www.wrigley.com/wrigley/about/ab
See:
http://www.wrigley.com/wrigley/about/ab
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[nq:1]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself listening to Sinatra's songs. I had never expected this, but ... my question is, what does "the wrigley building" and "the union stockyard" means in Sinatra's song "my kind of town".[/nq]
Those are two well known landmarks easily identified with Chicago (I believe the stockyards are now gone). It's like saying New York is Times Squa
Those are two well known landmarks easily identified with Chicago (I believe the stockyards are now gone). It's like saying New York is Times Squa
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[nq:2]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself ... that won't let you down It's my kind of town[/nq]
[nq:1]A bit of capitalisation would have helped.[/nq]
Surely. I had a similar problem with another Sinatra's song. I hope that I will learn for the next time: lyrics in the WWW are not properly capitalized.
[nq:1]The Wrigley Building has its own website -
[nq:1]A bit of capitalisation would have helped.[/nq]
Surely. I had a similar problem with another Sinatra's song. I hope that I will learn for the next time: lyrics in the WWW are not properly capitalized.
[nq:1]The Wrigley Building has its own website -
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[nq:2]A bit of capitalisation would have helped.[/nq]
[nq:1]Surely. I had a similar problem with another Sinatra's song. I hope that I will learn for the next time: lyrics in the WWW are not properly capitalized.[/nq]
The Wrigley Building is a Chicago landmark. It houses (housed?) the corporate headquarters for the Wrigley company that makes chewing gum. The brands are Juicy Fruit, Wrigley
[nq:1]Surely. I had a similar problem with another Sinatra's song. I hope that I will learn for the next time: lyrics in the WWW are not properly capitalized.[/nq]
The Wrigley Building is a Chicago landmark. It houses (housed?) the corporate headquarters for the Wrigley company that makes chewing gum. The brands are Juicy Fruit, Wrigley
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[nq:1]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself listening to Sinatra's songs. I had never expected this, but better accept it than regret it.[/nq]
I like Sinatra more as I get older, too. Rock and roll doesn't age well, sometimes you want something mellow to listen to as you eat dinner.
I like Sinatra more as I get older, too. Rock and roll doesn't age well, sometimes you want something mellow to listen to as you eat dinner.
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[nq:1]Surely. I had a similar problem with another Sinatra's song. I hope that I will learn for the next time: lyrics in the WWW are not properly capitalized.[/nq]
That's not the worst of it. According to Fontana's Law, every reproduction of lyrics on the Web contains at least one substantive error. See also Manfre's Corollary.
That's not the worst of it. According to Fontana's Law, every reproduction of lyrics on the Web contains at least one substantive error. See also Manfre's Corollary.
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[nq:2]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself ... never expected this, but better accept it than regret it.[/nq]
[nq:1]I like Sinatra more as I get older, too. Rock and roll doesn't age well, sometimes you want something mellow to listen to as you eat dinner.[/nq]
Some kind of weird synchronicity at work this week...I was listening to a Sinatra C
[nq:2]As i am getting old, I have, surprisingly, found myself ... never expected this, but better accept it than regret it.[/nq]
[nq:1]I like Sinatra more as I get older, too. Rock and roll doesn't age well, sometimes you want something mellow to listen to as you eat dinner.[/nq]
Some kind of weird synchronicity at work this week...I was listening to a Sinatra C
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[nq:2]Surely. I had a similar problem with another Sinatra's song. ... next time: lyrics in the WWW are not properly capitalized.[/nq]
[nq:1]That's not the worst of it. According to Fontana's Law, every reproduction of lyrics on the Web contains at least one substantive error.[/nq]
Indeed. The site where I looked at has this verse:
And each time I roam, chicago is
Calling me h
[nq:1]That's not the worst of it. According to Fontana's Law, every reproduction of lyrics on the Web contains at least one substantive error.[/nq]
Indeed. The site where I looked at has this verse:
And each time I roam, chicago is
Calling me h
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[nq:1]And each time I roam, chicago is Calling me home, chicago is Why I just brim like a cload It's my kind of town My non-native ear hears "grim like a clown", anyone here knows what Sinatra says in that verse?[/nq]
"Why I just grin like a clown"?
Is the lineation right? "home" wants to rhyme with "roam."
Btw, that "just" (if it's really in the original) may be mindless filler,
"Why I just grin like a clown"?
Is the lineation right? "home" wants to rhyme with "roam."
Btw, that "just" (if it's really in the original) may be mindless filler,
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