| Donald Fagen – The Nightfly Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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As is attributed to Freud when speaking of objects in dreams, "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar". Sometimes a song is just some nice, toe-tapping music with a title that is descriptive of the song and not so damn existential! Being older (51) when I want deeper meaning in song I listen to The Moody Blues and can really get into it but at times I must admit that even they can get a bit pompous. Having gone through the era of bands feeling the need to have "big" names which made no sense (Strawberry Alarm Clock, Ides of March, Wadsworth Mansion, The Assembled Multitude, Brotherhood of Man, Chairman of the Board) is was refreshing to me for the '70s to have a rebirth of bands that were simply "The" whatever (Eagles, Doobie Brothers, Cars) and even better when it became just one word (Styx, Kansas, Chicago, Genesis, Heart). But I digress.... I love Steely Dan and Donald Fagen as I find their music tight, clean and played as close to perfection as is humanly possible. And sometimes I just want to tap my toe, enjoy the groove and not worry about the deeper meaning behind the lyrics. These boys have done that for me countless times and I love it! |
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