When Al Pacino said "Can I get a little hi-de-hi here?" when he sang Sea Of Love, what does "hi-de-hi" mean?
In Sea Of Love, Al Pacino said "Can I get a little hi-de-hi here?" when he sang Sea Of Love, what's hi-de-hi mean?
It can be viewed in the movie's script, here (bottom of page 51)
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I believe he was asking for some confirmation that what he was saying was coming in loud and clear on the other end. He was wearing a wire designed to transmit his conversation to detectives who were listening in, and if the wire disengaged then wearing it was moot.
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