| Donald Fagen – The Goodbye Look Lyrics | 9 years ago |
| I always interpreted this as being about the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba, and "All the Americans are gone except for two" being the US Government turning a blind eye to Brigade 2506 in the aftermath. The Colonel refers to Fidel Castro. "There's been talk and lately a bit of action after dark" refers to the Cuban Missile Crisis, and "tonight they're arranging a small reception just for me" is about the US eventually reaching an agreement to extract the Brigade 2506 POWs. | |
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