Strike a chord -- an idiom meaning to arouse an emotional response or resonance among your listeners.
Makes sense?
Would agree?
Probably. It's not unknown for us old guys to get in one side and fall out the other.
It's not unknown for us old guys to get in one side and fall out the other.
Might have gotten hurt, too, if he hadn't landed on that cheerleader.
I agree with Lisa. If strike a chord doesn't make much sense, think about this: piano is a percussion instrument.
I googled BOTH phrases, and each had substantial hits to them. (Thus I came here.)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="strike+a+chord"&aq=f&oq=
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="strike+a+cord"
Now I admit that "chord" had about 15 times more hits than "cord." But "cord" still has a fan following out there (a fan club quite possibly composed of lots of bad typists).
or people talking about corduroy