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It's neither. nmi
Posted by: Ann 12:23 pm EDT 09/01/20
In reply to: Is it Les Mis or Les Miz? And has it changed over time? - mikem 11:41 am EDT 09/01/20

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“Les Miz With a Z”
Posted by: showtunetrivia 07:35 pm EDT 09/01/20
In reply to: It's neither. nmi - Ann 12:23 pm EDT 09/01/20

Because SOMEBODY had to do it.

It’s Les Miz with a Z
Not Les Mis with an S
Because Les Mis with an S goes Ssssss
It’s Z instead of S,
Bees instead of snakes
It’s simple as can be, see, Les Miz

Now, if the show were Can-Can
It’d still be Can-Can,
Even backwards, it’d be Can-Can
Or, if the show were Fanny
Then it’d be Fanny—because with Fanny, what can you do?
Or Amour or Silk Stockings or Gigi or Carnival
But when it’s Les Miz, you have to say...

It’s Les Miz with a Z,
Not Les Mis with an S
Because Les Mis with an S goes Ssss
Bees instead of snakes, simple as can be,
Les Miz

Ah, and that’s only the half of it
There’s another way we argue cruelly
How do you say the location of the show?

It’s Paris with an S,
Not Par-ee with an E,
Because Par-ee with an E
Is French, not English.


Laura
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re: “Les Miz With a Z”
Posted by: Chromolume 08:31 pm EDT 09/01/20
In reply to: “Les Miz With a Z” - showtunetrivia 07:35 pm EDT 09/01/20

Laura - you are the best!! ;-)

(But - wouldn't Can-Can backwards be Nac-Nac??)
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re: “Les Miz With a Z”
Posted by: showtunetrivia 09:32 pm EDT 09/01/20
In reply to: re: “Les Miz With a Z” - Chromolume 08:31 pm EDT 09/01/20

My daughter said the same thing!

Laura, more dissatisfied with poor scansion, despite her intention to go for effect
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