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Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

FromSomething Rhymes with Purple


Let There Be Light

FromSomething Rhymes with Purple

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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
May 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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In this week’s dazzling episode, Susie and Gyles illuminate the fascinating etymological roots of everything to do with natural light phenomena. So, join us as we shine the spotlight on rainbows to supernovas! 



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Enjoy Susie’s Trio for the week:

Poindexter: A boringly studious and socially inept person.



Skeuomorph: Something designed to look as though it does the job it is supposed to do.



Paralipsis: The device of giving emphasis by professing to say little or nothing of a subject, as in not to mention their unpaid debts of several millions.



Gyles' poem this week: 



Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen 



When all the world is a hopeless jumble

And the raindrops tumble all around,

Heaven opens a magic lane.



When all the clouds darken up the skyway

There's a rainbow highway to be found,

Leading from your window pane



To a place behind the sun,

Just a step beyond the rain.



Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high,

There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.



Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,

And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.



Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me.

Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops,

That's where you'll find me.



Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.

Birds fly over the rainbow; why, then, oh why can't I?



Someday I'll wish upon a star and wake up where the clouds are far behind me.

Where troubles melt like lemon drops away above the chimney tops,

That's where you'll find me.



Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly.

Birds fly over the rainbow; why, then, oh why can't I?



If happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow,

Why, oh why can't I?



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Released:
May 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Susie Dent and Gyles Brandreth invite you to enhance your vocabulary, uncover the hidden origins of language and share their love of words in this award-winning podcast. We love hearing from you, find us @SomethingRhymes on Twitter and Facebook, @SomethingRhymesWith on Instagram or you can email us here: [email protected] You can buy our branded mugs, tote bags and T-shirts here: https://bit.ly/37huhqs A Somethin’ Else & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices