[General] Paint Never Dries

[Cheeszz]

Hi,

Someone has changed Andrew Lloyd Webber's latest musical "Love Never Ends" to "Paint Never Dries". What does this expression mean?

 

[Barb_D]

My guess is that it's really, really boring. And long.
It's as exciting as watching paint dry. Except it doesn't dry.

I could be completely wrong. I don't know anything about the musical. Maybe it's amazing.

 

[Cheeszz]

Thank you so much! I'll see the musical when it hits the theatre in Toronto.

 

[BobK]

Barb's right. The critic was suggesting that the musical was too long and uninteresting.

b

 

[Nightmare85]

I think it just means that drawings (painted things) will never be forgotten.
The word dry (dries) sounds more poetic, that's all.
Same as when you love somebody.
Your love will never end (usually :-|).

**Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.**

Cheers!

 

[Cheeszz]

Thank you all ! :lol:

 

[BobK]

I think it just means that drawings (painted things) will never be forgotten.
The word dry (dries) sounds more poetic, that's all.
Same as when you love somebody.
Your love will never end (usually :-|).

**Neither a teacher nor a native speaker.**

Cheers!

Charming, but wrong I'm afraid ;-). The critic/bloggers in question (see The Stage / Shenton's View / The word is out.... and the (first) verdicts are in....) weren't trying to be poetic (though the rhyme 'dies/dries' does make the barb wittier).

b

 

[TheLondoner]

In the UK we say that anything really boring and/or takes forever is like watching paint dry.

So:
Love Never Dies
Paint Never Dries

is a rather clever pun.