herikan [sp?]

[Wilson Gray]

IMO, lyrics007 is almost correct, though "a whalin'" should be
"a-whalin' and "goin'" should be "blowin'." As for "hurricane," I
agree with that spelling. Using "herrikan" or some such would be like
writing "tin o'clock" for my pronunciation of "ten o'clock."

-Wilson

On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 12:34 PM, Garson O'Toole
<adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Subject:      Re: herikan [sp?]
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> Lyrics websites sometimes differ in their transcriptions. (Song lyrics
> are productive mondegreen generators.) The version of the verse
> containing hurricane on lyricsfreak is the most common. It is
> replicated on multiple lyrics websites, but it also seems to be the
> least accurate (to my ear). The version given at the domain
> hereinstead is the most accurate (to my ear).
>
> Rock and Roll Music (Rock n Roll Music, Rock & Roll Music) - Chuck Berry
>
> From lyricsfreak
>
> I took my loved one over cross the tracks
> So she can hear my man await a sax,
> I must admit the have a rockin' band,
> Man they were going like a hurricane
>
> From hereinstead:
>
> I took my loved one over cross the tracks
> So she can hear my man a wailin' sax,
> I must admit they have a rockin' band,
> Man they were blowin like a hurricane
>
> From lyrics007:
>
> I took my loved one over 'cross the tracks
> So she could her my man a - whalin' sax
> I must admit they have a rockin' band
> Man they were goin' like a hurricane
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Benjamin Zimmer
> <bgzimmer at babel.ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
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>> And see our discussion back in '05...
>>
>> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0506C&L=ADS-L&P=9323
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>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Victor Steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > I took my loved one over cross the tracks
>>> > So she can hear my man await a sax,
>>> > I must admit the have a rockin' band,
>>> > Man they were going like a hurricane
>>> > That's why I go for that
>>> > Rock and Roll music .....
>>>
>>> On 6/6/2010 8:38 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:
>>> >
>>> > The phrase, "like a hurricane" [hErI.k&n], occurs in a song by Chuck
>>> > Berry. Unfortunately, Neil Young has written - or should that be,
>>> > "wrote"? - a song with the title, Like A Hurricane, which comes up
>>> > whether I try "hurricane," "herrican," "herikan," etc. No doubt the
>>> > title of the Berry song will eventually return to me. IAC, "h[E]rikan"
>>> > is a common BE pronunciation of _hurricane_, just as [hErI] for
>>> > "hurry" is so common that it was once likewise common in the speech of
>>> > your humble correspondent.
>>> >
>>> > (Jon, you go, boy!)
>>> >
>>> > On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Jonathan Lighter<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> In my experience, a "hurricane" is a wooded area that's been flattened by a
>>> >> hurricane or a tornado.
>>> >>
>>> >> On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Michael Sheehan<wordmall at aol.com>  wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >>> Inquiry from a local teacher:  "In conversation on several occasions
>>> >>> the term "herikan" (not sure how to spell it) came up. It's evidently
>>> >>> a hillbilly type term meaning way out in the country. Perhaps it's
>>> >>> similar to boondocks?  Do you have any resources that might lead to
>>> >>> its origin?
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-Wilson
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