Higher Ed Utah

How many of you can tell me who Tallulah Bankhead is? From a quick survey around the office, I can estimate that only a few of you actually know. How this 25-year old came to know her, I cannot say, but she is the actress from the black & white era who popularized the term “Dahling” and hosted a popular radio show entitled The Big Show.

While I was surfing YouTube yesterday, I came across a short snippet of a Big Show episode featuring Judy Garland. Tallulah begins to admit that when she hears the name Judy Garland what she thinks of is a specific song from the Wizard of Oz and she continues to sing, albeit undeniably off key, “Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high”.

Speaking over roars of laughter, Judy gently mentions that she doesn’t remember that song as part of the film, but that there was a song that went (starting acappella) “Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high”.

To which Tallulah replies: “Well, you may not believe this Dahling, but that is the song I just sang!”

Now, I know what you all may be thinking: ”What is the point of this narrative?” The point I’m trying to make is words can be the same, but depending on who’s saying (or singing) them can mean the world of a difference. If a credit card company leaves a message on your voicemail, you can bet it’s because they want to collect from you. However, if we happen to be the one making the call, you can also bet that (although we left the exact same message) UHEAA has a completely different objective.

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