On the 20th Century odd lyric
On the 20th Century odd lyric
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#1On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/22/15 at 2:55pm
OSCAR (I Rise Again):
I spit at them,
spray flit at them.
Flit. What an odd context to use that word. Doesn't fit with any traditional definitions of the word "flit". What am I missing here?
UPDATE: Never mind. I found the meaning in regards to the lyric. Flit is the brand name for an insecticide.
Updated On: 6/22/15 at 02:55 PM
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#2On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/22/15 at 2:58pm
Flit is an insecticide.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flit
Updated On: 6/22/15 at 02:58 PM
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#2On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:00pm
Thank you theatre guy. I just ran across that.
#3On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:05pm
I also like that line "on that mighty, right the night-y miracle of engineering brains." What a fun way to describe a train.
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
Updated On: 6/22/15 at 03:05 PM
#4On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:15pm
It is a good lyric, but the correct version is "On that mighty, ride the nighty miracle of engineering brains."
#5On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/22/15 at 3:43pm
Oops, i missed the s. corrected!
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#6On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/23/15 at 8:27am
Re Flit, don't forget Harold Rome's irresistible lyrics to "Nobody Makes a Pass at Me" from PINS AND NEEDLES:
"I use Ovaltine and Listerine, Barbasol and Musterole
Lifebuoy soap and Flit, so why ain't I got it?"
Lifebuoy soap and Flit, so why ain't I got it?"
#7On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:17pm
"Quick, Henry, the Flit!" became the company's advertising tagline in the late 1920s and a years-long series of print ads made it an enormously popular national catchphrase. Can you guess the artist?
#8On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:26pm
Improved with DDT! The stuff was absolutely toxic but that made it popular because it worked.
#9On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:29pm
It looks like it's from a Dr. Seuss book...I've always wondered who did the art for his stuff. Or did he do it himself?? i've meant to google that for a while
"Contentment, it seems, simply happens. It appears accompanied by no bravos and no tears."
#10On the 20th Century odd lyric
Posted: 6/23/15 at 2:36pm
Bingo! Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, was a professional advertising illustrator and cartoonist before he began writing (and illustrating) children's books in the late 1930s.
Updated On: 6/23/15 at 02:36 PM
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