The Months of Morley 2: “Yada yada yada”
Remember that Seinfeld episode that turned a stupid catchphrase into a national sensation? ***
Elaine: “Yeah. I met this lawyer, we went out to dinner, I had the lobster bisque, we went back to my place, yada yada yada, I never heard from him again.”
Jerry: “But you yada yada’d over the best part.“
Elaine: “No, I mentioned the bisque.”
Thomas Morley (friend and composer of no less than Shakespeare) was in last week’s post: “April is in my Mistress’ Face“. His “Now is the Month of Maying” is another madrigal with seasonal references. This time, though, his December-hearted lover has been warmed by the May sun:
Now is the month of maying,
When merry lads are playing, fa la la …
Each with his bonny lass,
Upon the greeny grass. fa la la …
Each with his bonny lass,
Upon the greeny grass. fa la la …
Whoa! Wait a minute. You fa la la’d over the best part!
*** Technically, this was every single episode of Seinfeld.
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