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Old 01-31-2012, 10:59 AM   #46
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Google translate says:
Haitian Creole -> English
ba de ya -> of being given
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Old 01-31-2012, 11:02 AM   #47
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Regarding #23, I would say ye nay.
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Old 01-31-2012, 11:07 AM   #48
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I would argue that since it is assigned as a part of a set of strawberry letters, that is it OK.

I would also argue that since it is Bros Johnson it is valid under any circumstance.
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Old 01-31-2012, 11:11 AM   #49
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I would argue that since it is assigned as a part of a set of strawberry letters, that is it OK.

I would also argue that since it is Bros Johnson it is valid under any circumstance.
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Old 01-31-2012, 11:11 AM   #50
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Old 01-31-2012, 12:30 PM   #51
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(I have no idea. I even looked up ordinal in wiki. I've forgotten all that stuff.)

So, why isn't 17 ordinal?

Thank you in advance for your kind reply.
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Cardinality vs Ordinality
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Old 01-31-2012, 12:43 PM   #52
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This song has a tendency to make people happy when they hear it. Allee Willis, who wrote the song with Maurice White and Al McKay from Earth, Wind & Fire, describes it as "Joyful Music." It was the first song Willis wrote with the band, and quite a learning experience. Says Willis: "Their stuff was very much based on Eastern philosophies, an incredibly positive outlook on life; the lyrical content of their songs was not typical of what would have been in Soul music at that time. So when I left the studio that first day, Maurice gave me the name of a book, it was called The Greatest Salesman In The World, and he sent me to the Bodhi Tree, which is a very spiritual bookstore here in L.A. I got that and a bunch of other books that the saleswoman said was the philosophy. And what went from being a very simple experience turned into, for me, an incredibly complex experience. Because I dove into these books. And even the way they were written, the language they were written in, I kind of didn't understand anything. But Maurice told me right from the jump he thought I was a very spiritual person, and I was put here to communicate. And I thought, if Maurice was saying that to me, I need to hang with this. I was pouring through these books for a couple of months. Lyrics started being 25-30 pages long as I'm trying to figure all this stuff out. Reading all that stuff changed me forever. He lead me to a path I've stayed on. So 'September' was fantastic and thrilling, and they had started the intro of it by the time I had walked into the studio to meet everyone. Just as I opened the door and I heard that little guitar intro, I thought, Oh God, please let this be what they want to work with me on. Because it was so obviously a hit."
Although many people hear the first words in the chorus as "Party On," it's really "Bada-Ya." Willis explains: "I absolutely could not deal with lyrics that were nonsensical, or lines that weren't complete sentences. And I'm exceedingly happy that I lost that attitude. I went, 'You cannot leave bada-ya in the chorus, that has to mean something.' Maurice said, 'No, that feels great. That's what people are going to remember. We're leaving it.' We did try other stuff, and it always sounded clunky - thank God."
While there are many theories as to the "21st night of September" in the opening lyrics, the truth is they just felt right. Says Willis: "Maurice had that very first line, and I said to him, 'Why the 21st?' Because I'm someone who likes to tie up all the ends very neatly, so if I'm saying the 21st, I want to know during the song what's the significance. But he always told me there was no real significance. So whether that's true or not I can't say. But as far as I know, it's just something that sang really well. And I would say the main lesson I learned from Earth, Wind and Fire, especially Maurice White, was never let a lyric get in the way of a groove. Ultimately it's the feel that is the most important, and someone will feel what you're saying if those words fit in there right. I do remember us experimenting with other dates, but 21st just sang phonetically fantastic."

Willis co-wrote most of the songs on Earth, Wind & Fire's next album I Am, including the hit "Boogie Wonderland." Read more in the Allee Willis interview, and at her website: alleewillis.com.
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Old 02-01-2012, 08:50 PM   #53
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I actually found a DVD with some episodes.
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Old 02-03-2012, 10:42 PM   #54
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Regarding #23, I would say ye nay.
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Old 02-03-2012, 10:43 PM   #55
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I actually found a DVD with some episodes.
I haven't seen it since I was a kid.
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Old 02-03-2012, 11:14 PM   #56
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Ah, good one.

Now we can continue.
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Old 02-04-2012, 12:50 AM   #57
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Old 02-04-2012, 08:45 AM   #59
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