ATDate: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 02:26:39 you wrote:

> >Eurythmics....never had a "the" or "thee"....
>
>Well, that one doesn't actually count.  "Eurythmics" is an ancient Greek
>word that means basically, "bodies moving in rhythm," a common choreography
>term, and so doesn't require a definite article.  It would be different if
>it was a shortened portmanteau word for "Rhythmic Europeans" or something.

Good point...but one that's obviously been missed by print media and even 
disc jockeys because I still hear them referred to as "The" Eurythmics.

Saw a VJ say it during a Marilyn Manson biography in reference to their 
remake of "Sweet Dreams" just last night.

>As it happens, I'm listening to Jaimie's Scarborough homeboys right this 
>second, which reminds me >that I don't think it's ever been THE Barenaked 
>Ladies.

Correct. As far back as the "Yellow Tape" they were merely Barenaked...:-)

Jaimie Vernon,
President,
Bullseye Records of Canada, Inc.
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
"Not Suing Our Customers Since 1985!"

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