HW: Calvert lyric puzzle

Andy Gilham Andy.Gilham at BTINTERNET.COM
Thu Dec 11 04:22:40 EST 1997


On Thursday, December 11, 1997 5:32 AM, Scott
[SMTP:tanelorn at DIMENSIONAL.COM] wrote:
> Okay kids, time to put your best headphones on and take a guess at the
> lyrics to "Hanging Out On The Sea Front" from _Hype_.
>
> Knut hears: "Play the fruit machines, get some change"
>
> Scott hears: "Play the fooz machines, get some change" (as in foozball)
>
> I'm trying to transcribe it for a tribute project...

No, it's "fruit" - what you'd call a "slot".  We call table football "table
football".  Never even heard the word "fussball" in that context until
whipping some US Air Force types in Corfu a few years back.  :)

-Andy

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