OT "Windy"

[Joel S. Berson]

I was less than serious when I hinted at a hurricane.  But if the
song in question is the one discussed by Wikipedia --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy --
then it dates (according to them) from 1967, before this particular
hurricane.  Of course, they are wrong in saying it is about a woman,
rather than the weather, as many on this list assert.  8-)

Joel

At 10/20/2009 11:37 AM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>Seems like there was a Tropical Storm Wendy in the Pacific in 1974.
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>JL
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>On Tue, Oct 20, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
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> > At 10/20/2009 08:54 AM, James A. Landau <JJJRLandau at netscape.com> wrote:
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> > >OT:  I beg to differ that the song "Windy" refers to the weather
> > >rather than a person.  It has certainly never been clear to
> > >me.  Note that the first word of the song, referring to Windy, is
> > >"Who", and there are lines like "For Windy has stormy eyes".  Yes,
> > >this may be anthropomorphic imagery, but the result is ambiguity,
> > >perhaps deliberate.
> >
> > What year was the hurricane named "Wendy"?
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> > Joel
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