This song is about Becker and Fagen’s stint in rehab. A day in the life of drug rehab. He’s describing the patients who were there with them as they all tried to detox. “Beautiful housewife in deep distress. Especially you deserve the very best…” (as if she’s any better than the rest of them. Eye rolls here.)
**The most brilliant part of this song though, is the constant ‘da-da-da—dat’ riff in the background music. (Listen carefully for it throughout the song) . Fagen literally re-creates for you that constant feeling in the brain when it goes through withdrawal. It’s random but ever-present. Love SteelyDan
@SteelyDeb Picture a drug rehab facility. All of the patients are going through withdrawal, hallucinations, pain, anger, screaming. Walter and Donald are describing what they saw. “Bad news breaking in (room 18-A) Missy’s kitty turned inside out, you say.”(she’s hallucinating)
“Spider king demon, and that whole crew. Across the lobby the wicker wing chair flew.” (Patients in detox are angry)
“All the nice people, those goodly souls, Quaking in their respective hidey holes (rehab patients detoxing in their rooms)
“Everyone’s wasted in this gruesome dream”(detoxing / withdrawal)
“Not a one of them left to hear you scream.” (The doctors go home at...
@SteelyDeb Picture a drug rehab facility. All of the patients are going through withdrawal, hallucinations, pain, anger, screaming. Walter and Donald are describing what they saw. “Bad news breaking in (room 18-A) Missy’s kitty turned inside out, you say.”(she’s hallucinating)
“Spider king demon, and that whole crew. Across the lobby the wicker wing chair flew.” (Patients in detox are angry)
“All the nice people, those goodly souls, Quaking in their respective hidey holes (rehab patients detoxing in their rooms)
“Everyone’s wasted in this gruesome dream”(detoxing / withdrawal)
“Not a one of them left to hear you scream.” (The doctors go home at 5pm )
This song is about Becker and Fagen’s stint in rehab. A day in the life of drug rehab. He’s describing the patients who were there with them as they all tried to detox. “Beautiful housewife in deep distress. Especially you deserve the very best…” (as if she’s any better than the rest of them. Eye rolls here.) **The most brilliant part of this song though, is the constant ‘da-da-da—dat’ riff in the background music. (Listen carefully for it throughout the song) . Fagen literally re-creates for you that constant feeling in the brain when it goes through withdrawal. It’s random but ever-present. Love SteelyDan
@SteelyDeb Picture a drug rehab facility. All of the patients are going through withdrawal, hallucinations, pain, anger, screaming. Walter and Donald are describing what they saw. “Bad news breaking in (room 18-A) Missy’s kitty turned inside out, you say.”(she’s hallucinating) “Spider king demon, and that whole crew. Across the lobby the wicker wing chair flew.” (Patients in detox are angry) “All the nice people, those goodly souls, Quaking in their respective hidey holes (rehab patients detoxing in their rooms) “Everyone’s wasted in this gruesome dream”(detoxing / withdrawal) “Not a one of them left to hear you scream.” (The doctors go home at...
@SteelyDeb Picture a drug rehab facility. All of the patients are going through withdrawal, hallucinations, pain, anger, screaming. Walter and Donald are describing what they saw. “Bad news breaking in (room 18-A) Missy’s kitty turned inside out, you say.”(she’s hallucinating) “Spider king demon, and that whole crew. Across the lobby the wicker wing chair flew.” (Patients in detox are angry) “All the nice people, those goodly souls, Quaking in their respective hidey holes (rehab patients detoxing in their rooms) “Everyone’s wasted in this gruesome dream”(detoxing / withdrawal) “Not a one of them left to hear you scream.” (The doctors go home at 5pm )