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Old 15-Feb-2008, 01:37
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Default Blame about/for

My dictionary says 'blame' takes 'for', though, in the lyrics of a Supertramp song below 'about' is used.

I wonder if they are interchangeable or they just picked it just like others musicians who, though ungramatical, say she don't know because it fit the song better.

It's just heartbreaking
I should have known that it would let me down
It's just a mind aching
I used to dream about this town

It was a sight to see
The place to be,
Where the living is easy
And the kicks can always be found

It's such a shame about it
I used to think that it would feel so good
But who's to blame about it
So many creeps in Hollywood.............

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