| Steely Dan – Sign in Stranger Lyrics | 12 years ago |
|
I've wondered for a while now whether the reference to Mizar V are supposed to in some way link to the planet Mizar VI in an american sci-fi novel called 'Star Kings' written by Jack Vance. The inhabitants are all part of this strange religious sect, are super pious, ordered, and identical, doing the same things all the time. Maybe the song is describing people going to this place called Mizar V (where all bets are off), because the place next door (Mizar VI) is too up-tight, and people didn't want to live there anymore? This would explain why there was a 'boom'? The book was written in the sixties, and had some circulation in magazines as a serial as well, so it works as a physical possibility. Could that maybe be the reference? It's hard to know, though - did either Fagen or Becker read much sci-fi? Might be a bit of a leap, but I thought it was a fun suggestion. :D |
|
* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.