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From: richh@netcom.com (richh)
Subject: RICHH AND GOOLEY:  TWO LESS LONELY PEOPLE
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Date: Sun, 6 Feb 1994 22:42:39 GMT
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R:  No, Mark, you are dead wrong on this one.  "Two Less Lonely   
    People in the World" *is* grammatically correct.
G:  Rich, I know you're not an idiot.  You know as well as I do it 
    should be 'two *fewer*'.
R:  No, no, no.  You're missing the whole point of the song.      
    Follow me here:  You agree that at the beginning of the song  
    there are these two people?
G:  Sure.

          I was down my dreams were wearing thin
          When you're lost where do you begin

R:  And they're lonely.
G:  Well, of course.

          My heart always seemed to drift from day to day
          Looking for the love that never came my way
          Then you smile and I reached out to you
          I could tell you were lonely too

R:  Go on.  You're just about to reach my point.
G:  
          One look then it all began for you and me
          The moment that we touched I knew that there would be

R&G:

          Two less lonely people in the world 
          And it's gonna be fine
          Out of all the people in the world
          I just can't believe you're mine
          In my life where everything was wrong
          Something finally went right
          Now there's two less lonely people in the world 

          Tonight

R:  Hold me, Mark.
G:  Your point?
R:  Oh.  Okay.  These two lonely people meet, right?
G:  Yeah, so...
R:  So they're not lonely anymore, right?
G:  Well, at least not *as* lonely...
R:  Bingo!!  So they're *less* lonely than they were before.  The 
    title holds up.
G:  Bite me.  You're making a big deal out of...
R&G:  

          Out of nothing at all.

G:  Fine.  Just say that I was so wrong.  
R:  Oh, Mark, don't be that way.  
G:  But grammar is my thing.  Without it I'm, I'm--
R:  C'mere, ya big lug.
G:  Wow.  I never dreamed there'd be someone to hold me.
R:  This is the time when you need a friend.
G:  You just need someone near.
R:  Actually, Mark, you're right.  Air Supply got lucky.  I
    was just yanking your chain  It really should be 'fewer'.
G:  Who cares about that *now*?!

          Even the nights are better
          Now that we're here together
          Even the nights are better
          Since I've found you.  Oh, oh oh
          Even the days are brighter
          When someone you love's beside ya.
          Even the nights are better
          Since I've found you.

R:  I don't know quite how to tell you this, Mark, but I think you 
    oughta start listening to the Smiths.  These boots were made  
    for walking.  See ya.

G:
     I was happy on the haze of a drunken hour
     but heaven knows I'm miserable now

     I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
     and heaven knows I'm miserable now

     In my life
     why do i give valuable time
     to people who don't care if I live or die

     Two lovers entwined passed me by
     and heaven knows I'm miserable now

     I was looking for a job, and then I found a job
     and heaven knows I'm miserable now


RICHH