Gaucho Lyrics

Lyric discussion by tquayle 

Cover art for Gaucho lyrics by Steely Dan

Gaucho song from Steely Dan album The narrator of the song is actually Donald Fagen refers to Walter Becker who by the time of this album had serious Heroin dependency issues-- he was slowly sliding into psycho/social decline-- repeatedly bringing back other substance users to rehearsals He brings back a young Latino wearing a poncho & platform shoes Donald F was losing his temper -- as Becker wanted to bring these odd substance users back to the apartment which Becker & Fagen shared together Song is by Keith Jarratt who successfully sued the duo for a $million & co song writing credits

Negative
Subjective
Anger
Substance Abuse
Conflict
Personal Relationships
Legal Issues
Musical Disputes