Re: Wonderful Town Lyric referencing Betty Hutton lyric?

On Jul 5, 4:06=A0pm, Robert Bouton <mprov...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> So, I don't think "Swing" references "Hold Tight" as "Hold Tight" is
> only one of a thousand examples of the slang of the period.

I hear what you're saying, but the "favorite dish - fish" line seems
like a dead giveaway that within their general reference to slang of
the time, they're also specifically referring to a song that was a pop-
cultural touchstone of that slang.