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What a Diff'rence a Day Makes
SteynonLine ^ | February 25, 2024 | Mark Steyn

Posted on 02/25/2024 3:39:42 PM PST by Twotone

It is the second day of The Mark Steyn Caribbean Cruise, and we have just departed the Bahamas to sail for Jamaica. I am often accused of having a bias toward His Majesty's Dominions, so I thought, rather than a song from the British West Indies, I would offer one from Mexico, where we shall be arriving later this week. To remind us that once in a while it wasn't just Coronavirus, drugs and child sex-slavers coming across America's southern border, here's the most successful song by Mexico's first successful female composer:

Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado...

Not ringing any bells? Try this:

What A Difference A Day Makes Twenty-four little hours...

No, hang on. Make that:

What A Difference A Day Made Twenty-four little hours...

Or maybe:

What A Diff'rence A Day Made...

What a diff'rence a couple of titular variations make, none of which have anything much to do with the original. There's a huge diff'rence between the English and the Spanish:

Cuando Vuelva A Tu Lado No me niegues tus besos...

(Excerpt) Read more at steynonline.com ...


TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: marksteyn; music

1 posted on 02/25/2024 3:39:42 PM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

Tell Mark we are behind him and pray for a reversal of that stupid lawsuit in DC district court.


2 posted on 02/25/2024 3:46:21 PM PST by Kaiser8408a (z)
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To: Twotone

Simon and Simon - Old Mexico - Tom Lehrer
https://youtu.be/VJNUYTNe9SM


3 posted on 02/25/2024 4:18:42 PM PST by mairdie
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To: Kaiser8408a

Did they rule on it? Did they rule against him?


4 posted on 02/25/2024 7:36:09 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BradyLS

Steyn ordered to pay Mann $1 million! That’s nuts!


5 posted on 02/25/2024 8:09:03 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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