ADS-L Digest - 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Oct 2008 (#2008-285)

[Alison Murie]

All I can say is, as a teenager in Perry Como's heyday in the '40s, I'm pretty sure we interpreted "domani" as "tomorrow" & would find the occasional Italian word in a Como song quite natural.
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> In a message dated 10/11/2008 12:14:41 A.M. Eastern
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> "For the money never comes!"
> appeared, and i realized  it was "domani", not
> "the money".
>
>
> It's true that "domani" is Italian for
> "tomorrow."  And I'm pretty  sure it's
> also true that Perry Como was of Italian descent.  As am I.
>   Even so, if I
> heard a song mostly in English, I'd assume I was
> hearing English  thru'out.
> Esp. because it makes sense to say, "Forget about the
> money, for  the money
> never comes!"
>
> Point being: Is anyone sure he was singing
> "domani" and not "the  money"?
>
> Rosemarie
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