I read a comment on a message board that noted how Simon and Randy like to use new words that they've learned over and over again, and I realized how true that is. Iv'e noticed Randy proudly using the word "Wheelhouse" lately, and now Simon is getting in on his act with the word "Busking."
Merriam Webster defines Busking as, "chiefly British : a person who entertains in a public place for donations."
Wheelhouse is a bit more complicated. It seems to be a seafaring metaphor. At MW Wheelhouse gets redirected to Pilot House which is defined as, "a deckhouse for a ship's helmsman containing the steering wheel, compass, and navigating equipment."
At Wikipedia I also got nautical definitiions, but I found another blogger who says that Wheelhouse is a metaphor for a "hitter's power zone, among other things." So I guess Randy is just trying to say that when a song is "in your wheelhouse" that you are playing to your strengths, or hitting from your power zone.
There you go, new words to add to your vocab.
Let's see if we can find some other new words to learn before the finale.
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