And then, somewhere in there a recognizable lyric: "Standing on the corner, suitcase in my hand".
The instantly recognizable soundtrack, with music and lyrics written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, is loaded with show tunes like "My Favorite Things," "Edelweiss" and "So Long, Farewell".
Produced under her stage name, Andrea True, the song, "More, More, More," is now widely considered a classic of the disco genre, recognizable to many for the lyric "How do you like it?" repeated over a simple beat.
And, Ms. Grefig said, the show "hit home" with its "takeoffs on popular songs" — recognizable tunes whose altered, often humorous, lyrics explore the hot flashes, sleepless nights, weight gain, Jekyll-and-Hyde personality changes and other trials suffered by many midlife women.
It is hard for a non-Mandarin speaker to say how much the dialogue has actually been adapted, since the English supertitles simply offered the show's original lyrics; but there were enough recognizable English words ("Sharon Stone," "Caddyshack," "Why?") to suggest that the Chinese cleaves pretty closely to the original.
Most songs have a recognizable verse structure, though unless you read lyrics on websites, you may not always hear the actual words being said.
He drew on songs released between 1968 and 1982, performing most of "Innervisions" and the best-remembered songs from the other 1970s albums — songs with benevolent lyrics, ingenious harmonies and sinuous, instantly recognizable melodies.
Their language was not recognizable.
On Saturday night, at the PNC Bank Arts Center here, she showed off the instantly recognizable vocal style that makes even her most insipid lyrics sound intriguing.
