| re: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 06:13 pm EDT 08/05/20 |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:12 pm EDT 08/05/20 |
| In reply to: On a related note, thoughts/questions about the lyrics of two songs in CAMELOT - Michael_Portantiere 11:57 am EDT 08/05/20 |
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I'm sure the phrase legal laws is intentionally redundant. Lerner is trying to be funny and Arthur is trying to be charming or whimsical. All the things that Arthur lists, e.g., /A law was made a distant moon ago here:/ July and August cannot be too hot/, are obviously not real laws, they are wishes or fantasies. By saying legal laws, he's doubling down on the whimsy.
Obviously what is funny is very subjective, but whenever I hear the line, it makes me smile (at least) and sometimes actually laugh. |
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