I get the sad vibe too, despite the delightfully swinging, bouncy music. There is a profound undercurrent of nostalgia running through this song's dialogue.
"That happy day, we'll find each other on that Florida shore." Well, I sincerely hope so.
Honestly, Fagen's solo lyrics have never plumbed the same depths as Steely Dan's. But his albums are every bit as musically complex. Just check out the very rapid jazz chord changes that happen thru the two-and-a-half-odd minutes of this absolutely brilliant piece. Larry Carlton is the hidden master of this record.
There really isn't a bad moment on this entire album. Like someone said on another song, bury me with this CD. It surely won't gather dust. Certainly it's one of my top ten desert island discs.
I get the sad vibe too, despite the delightfully swinging, bouncy music. There is a profound undercurrent of nostalgia running through this song's dialogue.
"That happy day, we'll find each other on that Florida shore." Well, I sincerely hope so.
Honestly, Fagen's solo lyrics have never plumbed the same depths as Steely Dan's. But his albums are every bit as musically complex. Just check out the very rapid jazz chord changes that happen thru the two-and-a-half-odd minutes of this absolutely brilliant piece. Larry Carlton is the hidden master of this record.
There really isn't a bad moment on this entire album. Like someone said on another song, bury me with this CD. It surely won't gather dust. Certainly it's one of my top ten desert island discs.
Ohhhhhhhhh MIAMI!