Re: It takes two to tango...
Posted by David FG on June 10, 2005
In Reply to: Re: It takes two to tango... posted by bob on June 10, 2005
: : It takes two to tango? What does it means and why the word tango? : For those of us who remember songs from 1952... : Takes Two To Tango : : Takes two to tango two to tango : Two to really get the feeling of romance : Let's do the tango do the tango do the dance of love : You can sail on a ship by yourself : Take a nap or nip by yourself : You can get into debt on your own : There are lots of things that you can do alone : But takes two to tango two to tango : Two to really get the feeling of romance : Let's do the tango do the tango do the dance of love : You can croon to the moon by yourself : Well you can laugh like a loon by yourself : Spend a lot go to pot on your own : There are a lot of things that you can do alone : But takes two to tango two to tango : Two to really get the feeling of romance : Let's do the tango do the tango do the dance of love : Takes two takes two : Darling it always takes two : To tango Literally, it is of course, true. It DOES take two to tango. By extension, it is used to suggest that a person accused (or guilty) of something did not act alone. An example might be: Qu. 'You know that X is an adulterer?' Ans. 'Yes, but it takes two to tango.' Why tango? I suspect euphony. It sounds better than (for instance) 'it takes two to waltz' (even though it does). DFG
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