be generated by a base component designed to produce well-formed deep structures". Examples are given, including the idioms "by and large", "kingdom come", or "trip the light fantastic". The phrase, and other examples, are considered "opaque because it is impossible to construct a meaningful literal-scene from the formal structure. Nevertheless, these idioms can be recognized as complex constructions rather than as holophrastic sequences. One can therefore claim that for these expressions, the literal-scene only exists as a highly schematic mental representation." Variations and occurrences in popular culture A song titled "The Ballet Girl; or She danced on the light fantastic toe", contains the verse "While she danced on her light fantastic toe,/ Round the stage she used to go." It was sung by Tony Pastor at his Bowery opera house, and was then published in 1867. In the opening monologue of Tennessee Williams' 1944 play, The Glass Menagerie, the character Tom addresses the audience, indicates a photograph, and says: The phrase "to trip the light fandango" is used as a phrase for carefree dancing in a Spanish or Latin American fandango style in the 1945 recording of the song "South America", Vitaphone Release 1460A. Chester Himes in 1960 used a variation on the phrase: "Colored boys and girls in ski ensembles and ballet skirts were skating the light fantastic at two o'clock ... " In 1967, the English rock band Procol Harum released its song, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" with lyrics by Keith Reid, which includes the phrase we skipped the light fandango, turned cartwheels 'cross the floor. I was feeling kinda seasick, but the crowd called out for more… In 1973, Stephen Sondheim employed two plays on the phrase ("trip the light fandango" and "pitch the quick fantastic") in the song "The Miller's Son," from his musical A Little Night Music. In 1978, the Australian New Wave project Flash and the Pan released "Walking in the Rain", which later became a minor hit in the cover version by Grace Jones and included the phrase: <blockquote><poem>Trip the light fantastic Dance the swivel hips Coming to conclusion Button up your lips.</poem></blockquote>Trip the Light Fantastic is the name of an afternoon show on the Australian radio station 2EARfm. In 1985, rock band Marillion released its song "Heart of Lothian" which included the line "and the trippers of the light fantastic, bow down, hoe-down." American rock band Greta Van Fleet recorded a