| Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms Lyrics | 15 years ago |
| It is a generally known fact that this song is about a man that has just experienced an orgasm in the heat of passion. There may be love involved consequently, but initially its about orgasm. | |
| Steely Dan – Night By Night Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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This song is about a bum's life. The lyrics are self explanatory. It starts out telling you it's about a bum, or at least a "poor man". In the second verse, the line "When the dawn patrol got to tell you twice They're gonna do it with a shotgun", means that this poor bum probably has been caught sleeping somewhere he shouldn't have one too many times by the police, and he's just recalling that they wake you up with a shotgun, if necessary, to get you to leave. When he says "But until my ship comes in I'll live night by night", he literally means that he has to live each night like it's his last until something better turns his life around. The lines "When the joker tried to tell me I could cut it in this rube town When he tried to hang that sign on me I said Take it down", is Becker and Fagan's cynicism and facetiousness.It's their way of saying " I mean to be a bum", even though we all know that's not true. It's a great song. Well, that's my two cents anyway. |
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| Steely Dan – My Rival Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Almost all their songs are like M.C. Escher paintings. They can be seen in so many different ways and from so many different angles. | |
| Steely Dan – Chain Lightning Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I believe this song is about two young Black jazz musicians who are getting either their first gig period, or their first big gig. They are nervous and they are speaking to each other and trying to comfort each other as they approach their destination: Some turnout, a hundred grand; Get with it, we'll shake his hand. Don't bother to understand; Don't question the little man. Be part of the brotherhood; and: Hush brother, we cross the square; Act nat'ral, like you don't care. Turn slowly and comb your hair; Don't trouble the midnight air. We're standing just where he stood; I hate to break it to you all, but even the vernacular is African American in origin. The word "natural" is purposely spelled "nat'ral" to emphasize the accent of an African American male. Also, using terms like "hush, brother", and "don't trouble", not only suggest African American males, but Southern males - many of whom came from the South and changed the musical landscape with jazz, blues, etc. In this particular case, however, these men are excited because they get a chance to play on some sort of hallowed ground in their line of work - the Apollo perhaps?, (We're standing just where he stood). Chain lightning is self explanatory, but it suggests the siphoning off of talent/success from that person to them. That's my opinion, anyway. |
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| Steely Dan – Any Major Dude Will Tell You Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I believe this song is about one friend's attempt to comfort another friend after a bad drug trip. The lines "When the demon ( "jones" ) is at your door, in the morning it won't be there no more, ( just try to sleep through it or somehow get through it so you can kick this thing)", and "I can tell you all I know: the where to go, (where to attend a meeting), the what to do, (seek outside assistance, go to rehab). You can try to run but you can't hide from what's inside of you,( you're an addict)" all give away the meaning - in my opinion. Not to mention, the conversational lyric of the title, referring to the fact that any good friend would tell you the truth about what you keep doing to yourself. After all, Steely Dan songs are littered with various drug references. |
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