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Old 07-04-2011, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC View Post
I don't think it's a grammatical mistake as much as it was "artistic license." From what I can recall, the phrase "sky's the limit" or "skies the limit" is never actually stated anywhere in the song. The subject and the noun are always clearly enunciated- "The sky is the limit now." As such, I think the song title is supposed to be more descriptive than an actual outtake of the lyric. Perhaps a dash would help to make it clearer, e.g., "Skies - The Limit," in the same vein as "Star Trek - The Next Generation."
could the title have been sort of a "pun"?
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