Tuesday, December 1, 2009

What is "the old Joanna"?


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Why: In Pat's favorite song "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by Scissor Sisters:
But I don’t feel like dancin’
When the old Joanna plays
Answer: It's a piano! It's from Cockney rhyming slang:
  • stairs - "apples and pears"
  • look - "butcher's hook"
  • wife - "trouble and strife"
  • pianner / pianna - "old Joanna"
I don't know.

Source: Wikipedia, Yahoo! Answers

The More You Know: Scissor Sisters members are named Jake Shears, Babydaddy, Ana Matronic, and Del Marquis. Lol. This is "I Can't Decide," my favorite song by them: