I.G.Y. Lyrics

Lyric discussion by larry10289 

Cover art for I.G.Y. lyrics by Steely Dan

This is a paean to the lost/stolen dream of the glorious science-fiction-style future lifestyle that the boomer generation was promised. Flying cars, atomic powered homes, bullet trains, everyday space travel, American hegemony, peace and democracy everywhere. Jetsons, Lost in Space, Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, 2001. The perfect background music for thumbing through Corn & Horrigan's picture book, "Yesterday's Tomorrows." But you're going to need your Brooks Brothers handkerchief.

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