Evita lyric question

[Gymnast]

Evita lyric question#0

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]

re: Evita lyric question#1

Posted: 7/31/04 at 7:45pm

it 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.

Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day that says, "I will try again tomorrow."

[Gothampc]

re: Evita lyric question#2

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]

re: Evita lyric question#3

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."

[bta212]

re: Evita lyric question#4

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.....

"They have never understood, and no reason that they should. But if anybody could . . . " --SS