| Steely Dan – Everything You Did Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The shot at the Eagles (of which, except for a few tunes of theirs, I agree with Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski's attitude towards them) led the Eagles to write in "Hotel California,": "They stab it with their STEELY knives but they just can't kill the beast..." In keeping with the "scurvy brother" concept of a lot of Dan songs, I get the feeling our subject of "Everything You Did" in a VERY creepy way wants his cheating lover to show him how she pleased the other lover. Especially with the last line, "Now you're gonna do me everything you did, baby." |
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| Steely Dan – What A Shame About Me Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Clever use of "... And make believe we're back at our old school," referring pretty openly to the old Steely Dan song, "My Old School." |
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| Steely Dan – Night By Night Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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Possibly a little reference to their first album, "Can't Buy A Thrill" in the line: "'Cause he's got to kill for every thrill." Although the narrator is a "loser," he's no fool. |
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| Steely Dan – Your Gold Teeth Lyrics | 13 years ago |
| I hear a precursor to "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" in a little riff right after Donald sings, "Tobacco they grow in Peking." That song would appear on their next album after this one. | |
| Steely Dan – Fire In The Hole Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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The first stanza can be about a lot of things--none of which I am sure of!!: A little boy not obeying his mother ("walking the line," as in obeying authority) as his mother scolds him. Or, maybe a young man not taking the correct courses in school to become successful, or maybe even dropping out ("lazy"); hence, the female voice may be that of a teacher. And, it also could be the man is a draft dodger, evading being drafted into the Vietnam War. And, yet another theory: A guy who doesn't want to get married to his girlfriend because she will wear the pants in the family. Who knows? ONLY THE DAN KNOW FOR SURE! "Fire in the hole" may just be a burning desire inside the person. Yes, 'fire in the hole' refers to a warning to clear out as a explosive device is put into a dug-out hiding area (or, sadly, someone's home). The second stanza, the narrator shrugs off divisive comments made about him, in this case, cowardice. A "yellow stripe" usually refers to someone being a coward, as in, 'he has a yellow stripe down his back.' Maybe he is wrestling with 'staying low' and not being caught by the military police for being a draft evader (boy, those were scary times, kids!) or should he make his face known by being out on the front protesting the war? Maybe the song is about a guy's life that is out of control. |
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