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| Steely Dan – Babylon Sisters Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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This line tells me it is a satirical look at the lifestyle of the elites of the movie industry in LA.
“ This is no one night stand
It's a real occasion.”
It’s satirical because he knows it is indeed a one night strand and that’s all it ever possibly could be with the Babylon sisters. |
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| Steely Dan – Fire In The Hole Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[AlexDeLage:44315] agree, it is a relationship gone sour. There is no more fire, it’s burned out, and literally it could be a sexual euphemism. The hole being sexual intercourse. With the Dansters their lyrics have ALOT of that going on. But really, there is more than one meaning behind most of their songs. This one really hit me that this poor guy is trying to get out of something that isn’t working for him anymore and it’s obviously a love affair gone bad. |
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| Steely Dan – Fire In The Hole Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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I thought it had a sexual connotation. The fire in the hole is gone meaning the sex in the relationship isn’t working out. Therefore the relationship is falling apart. |
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| Steely Dan – Janie Runaway Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[laconic:44138] I like your interpretation. And it is disturbing and yet a tad mesmerizing when you have beautiful music mixed with perversion. I don’t always know what to do with it because it’s hard to square the two in my mind. I just tell myself to be aware of what you’re actually listening to (as much as possible with the lyrics) and focus on the music. What I don’t want to do is listen and pretend that the lyrics aren’t really what they really are. Might as well face the music —and the lyrics so you don’t gloss over the dark stuff and assume they are just your average contemporary artist. |
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| Steely Dan – The Royal Scam Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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Definitely about the immigrant experience and the scamming of these vulnerable people through capitalism.
It’s a brilliant song, but mostly it is a tragic, sad and bitter song about our country’s conscious role in the royal scam. |
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| Steely Dan – The Fez Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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I love the rhythm in this song. I wouldn’t call it disco, just another musical strain in SDs repertoire.
It does make me want my husband to get his fez on asap. |
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| Steely Dan – Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me) Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[chadsmad:44114] I heard a version of the song on a Walter Becker album with DF singing. It brought me to tears because it has an edginess and haunting sound to it that is lacking on the CBAT album.
DF’s voice is one of a kind. I get goose bumps listening to him. |
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| Steely Dan – My Old School Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[KlauseTheRooster:44015]
that “something to do with the Nixon Admin…”
Watergate. You probably already knew that… |
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| Steely Dan – Third World Man Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[bocoe:43998] I concur, sometimes the literal meaning isn’t important, it’s more the feel of the song, the overall theme behind the words, the obscurity and poetry. It all adds up to something often sad or desperate. |
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| Steely Dan – Dont Take Me Alive Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[JohnCCarter:43971] interesting story. What I like about SD lyrics is not just trying to figure them out, but how to connect them with glimpses of our own lives. Little pieces that make one think, I understand. |
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| Steely Dan – Bodhisattva Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[rainwalk:43952] agree with you—I see the guy in desperate straits. We don’t know why exactly, could be many reasons that aren’t directly relevant, but the guy needs something new (eastern religion) to help him get over his rough spot. So much irony in this song. Could even be an existential mid life crisis of sorts. |
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| Steely Dan – Charlie Freak Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[DebNeb:43950] SD songs are a good antidote to the MGMA crowd. And reflects how their songs have many universal themes that especially apply in our new age Trumpian World. |
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| Steely Dan – Cousin Dupree Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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I like SD but this song’s a bit over the top in a bad way.
Having said that, I did have a crush on my cousin when I was younger, but it was just a young girl looking up to her older cousin like a big brother kind of thing. Pretty innocent stuff. This song is none of that. Ewww. |
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| Steely Dan – Lunch With Gina Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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@[BigFire:43949] good thoughts. I was also thinking verse three was a flashback to when he had his first lunch with her, not realizing she’s nuts which then explains verse1and 2. But I actually like your interpretation better. |
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| Steely Dan – Razor Boy Lyrics
| 3 years ago
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These are all some eloquent thoughts about this song. I keep returning to this site to hear others’ ideas on SD songs. This song is really sad. A lot of SD songs are. A mournful, yearning realistic type of sad. |
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