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I was Googling* the lyrics to "Ray" by my favorite singer, you know who I mean, and I came across this rather amusing academic paper on Aimee's use of gendered language in her lyrics. It's fun, but for the following lyric:

Ladies and Gentlemen
Here’s exhibit A
Didn’t I try again?
And did the effort pay?
Wouldn’t a smarter man
Simply walk away?
(from “Nothing is Good Enough,” copyright 1999 SuperEgo Records)

Did anyone else ever hear that "smarter man" lyric as "smarter Mann"?

Do I over think this?

Anyway, this is what I was looking for:

And Ray, can we repay
Ourselves for days that we’ve
Lost through indecision
With one of recognition

If so, then here I go
‘Cause some things you know
And some you just believe in
And hope it comes out even
(from “Ray,” copyright 1996 Geffen Records)

I've been listening to this song a lot lately.

*BAM! Verbified again! Way to erode the value of the brand! Take that, Google!

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