Xanadu?

[heyitisthegirls]

Will people have trouble spelling this in the UK?

I've been thinking of it for a boy but not sure if people will endlessly try and spell it as 'Zanadoo'

She hasn't dismissed Coleridge. As mentioned many times on the thread now, there are many mentions of Xanadu in popular culture:
Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
This one
Xanadu the film
Xanadu the no.1 song by Olivia Newton-John (written by Jeff Lynne), from the film

I remember a Radio 1 DJ mispronouncing it: Ex ann ay doo.

Call him Pleasuredome

I only know this reference from a Red Dwarf episode.

She referred to the solo credit being Jeff Lynne indicating she thought the other poster thought Coleridge wrote it 🤣

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rsExj_0IHEs

Maybe the unesco list could provide more inspiration for this board?

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1389

whc.unesco.org/en/list/

Xanadu, du, du,
Stately pleasure dome decree
Xanadu, du, du,
Sacred river sunless sea.
Fertile ground, bordered round
many an incense bearing tree.
Everybody dance to the dulcimer lady!

Sorry, couldn’t resist sharing this. Not original but it amuses me!

Nope. Go back and read what she said again.

Thanks. I quite enjoyed that.

Why?

I expect you're talking about the poet, Samuel Coleridge, but he definitely didn’t write the song 😂

FYI

Knowing that Coleridge wrote a poem with the same name, doesnt make you better or more well read than those who immediately associate the name with a song. Frankly all of us of a certain age grew up being forced to study the former and listening to the latter.

Which one are we more likely to remember affectionately when listening to certain words?

My father would, if asked "Who wrote Romeo and Juliet?", always answer "Mark Knopfler". He is dyslexic and written off as either simple or lazy at school in the 50's. So his knowledge of Shakespeare is limited but his knowledge of music is extensive.

@PyongyangKipperbang , did Mark Knopfler write all the Shakespeare plays?

😂

Quite so. It's why I ignored the reference in my earlier post. It led to some sneering that I wasn't as well educated, however I didn't think it was relevant when we were clearly taking about the songs.

@Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g - thank you for realising 👍

Xavier
Xanthe

Love these 💛

I’m not keen on Xanadu, I prefer Agadoo

Genius, completely agree. Surely the OP is having a laugh.

😂😂😂

This has tickled me.

‘Let me introduce you to my children…George, Harry, Emily and Xanadu.’

ONJ in her prime

I actually think it’s quite a cool name!

ONJ in her prime

This. Just don't. PLEASE.