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Steely Dan – Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More Lyrics

3 years ago

This tune is prototypical Dan in their middle period - a bluesy form with heavy jazz reharmonization, plenty of crack instrumental performances, and a very heavy dose of the sardonic black humor we have come to associate with Walter Becker. Daddy lives a very jaded existence involving some number of shady dealings and characters. Others point out the setting's referenced, the "Alphabet" streets, Hackensack, and the liquor store and bars one might find therein. The Eldorado has long been associated with mafioso because the trunk was so huge you could fit 2-3 dead jokers in there no problem. So Daddy's gone missing, his kids left wondering what happened to him, Lucy drinking alone, and the nature of the interaction with the joker he went to go meet up with can only be guessed at - but the four stark instrumental hits at the end of that bridge before the final verse sound to me like four shots ringing out. I believe the joker was a loan shark or a mobster that Daddy owed a debt to or otherwise crossed and he overestimated his own ability to make the case for leniency or extra time. So, yeah, he's probably either swimmin' with the fishes or in the trunk of that Caddy he don't drive no more.

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Steely Dan – Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More Lyrics	3 years ago
@[ImaniOU:44460] Yes, it seems he meets his demise during the bridge. My take is that he goes to see a joker to settle some debt or other kind of entanglement he might have with a mobster or shark, and ends up in the trunk of that Eldorado he don't drive no more. The hits at the end of the bridge sound to me like they're intended to be four gunshots.

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Little Feat – Willin' Lyrics

15 years ago

Live, the band would add slurping noises to 'Weed, whites, and wine'. The currency of picking up hitchers included a little sexual favor now and then, I guess. Otherwise, drugs and alcohol. Pretty standard stuff. Love the choice of destinations for the truck runs, like in "Rock and Roll Doctor" when he talks about people coming "From Mobile to Moline" and "Nagodoches to New Orleans", very onomatopoeic and alliterative, more so the latter, I guess. In the end, one is willin' to do what they have to in order to survive. Great song.

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Little Feat – Fat Man In The Bathtub Lyrics

15 years ago

In short, the tune is the ultimate ode to sexual frustration. The girl keeps putting him off and the tension builds. Definitely some drug stuff going on, too. George often referred to cocaine and 'dimes' seems to be one of his names for it. 'Don't want no speedballs' is also a drug reference indicating the protagonist prefers cocaine without concurrent heroin use. I'm pretty sure he deals it and Juanita is a prostitute. Best line: "All I want in this life and time is some hit and run!"

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Little Feat – Don't Bogart That Joint Lyrics	15 years ago
This song is about Humphrey Bogart in some joint he used to hang around in. When used towards someone other than Bogart himself, "Don't Bogart That Joint" means you should stop trying to get all the attention in the place to yourself. Because it's lame to do.

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