shiver of sharks

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skipvia I just thought it was an unusual word to include in a verse about blood billowing up after a shark attack. And I doubt that Kurt included it in the original German--probably a Bobby Darin scat improvisation. Nov 18, 2007
chained_bear skipvia, as to who thought of using "dear" in that verse... I want to say Kurt Weill. (Am I nuts?) Nov 18, 2007
reesetee That song cracks me up. Every time. Even without people doing that little shark-y thing with their hands. Nov 17, 2007
skipvia *earworm alert*

"When the shark bites, with his teeth, dear
Scarlet billows start to rise..."

1. How did that song ever get on the radio?
2. Who thought of using the word "dear" in that verse?

"...and it leaves them, pearly white..." Nov 16, 2007
reesetee *shudder* Nov 16, 2007
yarb Good point about the frisson. In fact "a frisson of sharks" isn't bad either. Nov 16, 2007
chained_bear I like the phrase, but I disagree slightly, yarb. I think the movement of sharks is best evident in the phrase "slither of sharks." However, that word doesn't get at the frisson of terror that sharks produce in humans. Nov 16, 2007
yarb Excellent. Captures the motion of sharks perfectly. Nov 16, 2007
uselessness A shiver of sharks. A shiver of sharks. I can't stop shivering, that shiver of sharks. Nov 16, 2007

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