This is way way off track... and way too schoolmaster pedantic of me, but I'm inclined to take harrythebannister's view on this. I'm all into Joycean/Lennonesque wordplay but the Valkyrie usage here seems more like a translation error than anything else. Or a misprint.Choking Smoker wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 11:13 amThat's true. What did you think of "In His Own Write" and "Spaniard in the Works" ? It's word play and not everyone is into it, actually John stopped using it in his songs because people would read too much into it. I guess it's something you either appreciate or you don't.harrythebannister wrote: ↑Sat Sep 16, 2023 5:40 amOnly problem is it doesn’t exist in the English language. Fantasy live at the Beeb would have made more sense.Choking Smoker wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2023 1:57 pm
Probably the most insightful observation in this thread "Fantasic" as in 'Fantasy' rather than a simple spelling mistake.
As wordplay, it's very poor. Why? Well, we get that the "Fantas" part of the word plays on "fantasy" or "fantastical."
But, if intentional, what would the "sic" part of the term mean? Is it a play on "sick" (i.e., "ill" or "unhealthy" or "not well")? Or is it a play on "sic," a rare Latin term that English editors insert to alert readers that whatever was just quoted in the article they're reading was incorrect or erroneous? Or "sic" as in what you might say when commanding a vicious dog to maul someone? None of these allusions are complimentary.