Evita lyric question
Evita lyric question
Gymnast
Swing Joined: 7/31/04
#0Evita lyric question
Posted: 7/31/04 at 7:40pm
IN Don't Cry For Me Argentina, What does the line
Although she's dressed up to the nines( ok with this line)
At sixes and sevens with you( what does that mean?
Thanks
nycdncr
Leading Actor Joined: 7/25/04
#1re: Evita lyric question
Posted: 7/31/04 at 7:45pmit could mean that she is dressed to the nines, helping people of a much lower social status (sixes and sevens). i dunno....just a guess.
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#2re: Evita lyric question
Posted: 7/31/04 at 7:52pm"At sixes and sevens" means that a person is in a state of confusion or disorder. I think it means that Evita was dressed to the nines, but she was uncertain about how to approach the crowd.
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Updated On: 7/31/04 at 07:52 PM
nycdncr
Leading Actor Joined: 7/25/04
#3re: Evita lyric question
Posted: 7/31/04 at 7:56pm
that makes a lot more sense than my idea....
i tried.
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, "I will try again tomorrow."
#4re: Evita lyric question
Posted: 7/31/04 at 8:19pm
Yes--at sixes and sevens means confused, disordered or at odds with the situation. Evita was formerly one of the unwashed (and badly dressed) down in the crowd, and now she is dressed to the nines, putting her at odds with them, her former equals.
Plus, its a nice turn of phrase.....
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