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Re: Jane Pronunciation

From: am995@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Chris Blouch)
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1991 20:23:25 -0800
Subject: Re: Jane Pronunciation
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In a previous article, jeffy@lewhoosh.umd.EDU (Jeffrey C. Burka) says:

>
>Greg Blouch asks:
>
>>I was playing a song by Jane Siberry on my radio show Monday when I 
>>realized I wasn't exactly sure how to pronounce her last name.
>>Is it SEEberry or SIberry (long I)?  I myself have said it both ways
>>when people ask about her.  
>          _
>"sih-burr-e"  Say it fast and it sounds a bit like "slippery"
>
>Source?  The station ID Vickie got Jane to do for SiG...
>							 
>(until I heard Jane say it, I was 'certain' it was "Sih-barry")
>
>
>So which song did you play?
>
>Jeff
>-- 
>|Jeffrey C. Burka                |  Life is a lot like the Freak Show     |
>|                                |  Nobody laughs when they leave.        |
>|jeffy@lewhoosh.umd.edu          |                     --The Residents    |
>
That pronunciation never even crossed my mind but it makes more sense now.
I played "The Magic Beads" from her first album.

Greg Blouch
Dayton, Ohio
-- 
Chris Blouch    am995
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