 Genius Lyrics
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Steely Dan – Black Friday
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“Becker and Fagen’s tale is of a crooked speculator who makes his fortune and absconds to Australia with the proceeds to live in the lap of luxury and seek forgiveness for his sins
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Tom Odell – Black Friday
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[Verse 1] / I wanna go party, I wanna have fun / Wanna be happy, could you show me how it's done? / You look so pretty, pretty like the sun / I could watch forever while you shine
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Steely Dan – Bad Sneakers
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This song is one of the Dan’s most direct, biting critiques of the debauchery of Southern California in the 70’s, taken from an outsider’s perspective.
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Steely Dan – Black Cow
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“Black Cow” opens Aja with, according to Donald Fagen, a man talking about his girlfriend’s “behavior and her habits and then out of that you begin to see her character and their
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Steely Dan – Chain Lightning
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[Verse 1] / Some turn out, a hundred grand / Get with it, we'll shake his hand / Don't bother to understand / Don't question the little man / Be part of the brotherhood / Yes it's
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Marian McPartland – Black Friday
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When Black Friday comes / I'll stand down by the door / And catch the grey men when they / Dive from the fourteenth floor / When Black Friday comes / I'll collect everything I'm
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Steely Dan – Do It Again
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This song is all about the three things that motivate men: Violence, Women, and Money. Each verse deals with a different topic, from a different point of view, with the point being
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Steely Dan – Aja
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The title track on Steely Dan’s most successful LP (both critically and commercially), “Aja” is an 8-minute jazz fusion epic made up of a number of different pieces members Donald
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Steely Dan – Your Gold Teeth II
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A sequel (?) to 1973’s “Your Gold Teeth” from Countdown to Ecstacy.
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Steely Dan – Everyone's Gone to the Movies
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The upbeat Calypso sound obscures the plot: an older man who shows dirty movies to kids in his den.
According to Stylus Magazine
A sordid tale. Mr. LaPage comes on to underage
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Steely Dan – Doctor Wu
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With Steely Dan, the weirder the lyrics get, the more likely that it’s based on a true story. Sure enough, Dr. Wu is a real person.
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Steely Dan – Deacon Blues
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“Deacon Blues” is the narration of a rock-bottom suburbanite’s fantasy of becoming a romantic saxophonist. Donald Fagen explained:
Many people have assumed the song is about a guy
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Steely Dan – Throw Back the Little Ones
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[Verse 1] / Lost in the barrio, I walk like an injun / So Carlo won't suspect / That something's wrong here / I dance in place and paint my face / And act like I belong here / [
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Steely Dan – FM
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[Verse 1] / Worry the bottle, Mama / It's grapefruit wine / Kick off your high-heeled sneakers / It's party time / The girls don't seem to care what's on / As long as they play '
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Steely Dan – Josie
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“Josie” is the third and final single from Aja, a top 30 hit in both the US and Canada.
In a 2007 Stylus Magazine article, “Top Ten Obscure Steely Dan Lyrics”, Patrick McKay
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Steely Dan – Time Out of Mind
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According to Stylus Magazine:
A bleak source of black comedy, “Time Out of Mind” is the best song on Gaucho, an uneven record that is nevertheless a favorite of many a writer here
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Steely Dan – Rose Darling
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“Rose Darling” is the third track on Steely Dan’s fourth album, Katy Lied. This is the third song in a row to mention money specifically, but on a more casual listen sounding
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Steely Dan – Daddy Don’t Live in That New York City No More
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[Verse 1] / Daddy don't live in that New York City no more / He don't celebrate Sunday on a Saturday night no more / Daddy don't need no lock and key / For the piece he stowed out
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Steely Dan – Peg
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“Peg” is the tale of an aspiring actress with “starlet fever” as told by the boyfriend she ditched to chase that dream:
Imagine that “Peg” takes place at a seedy photo shoot in L.
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Steely Dan – Glamour Profession
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In this song, Becker and Fagen describe the life of a coke dealer in 70’s LA. In their words, its a “Glamour Profession.”
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Steely Dan – Glamour Profession (Live at The Met Philadelphia)
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[Verse 1] / 6:05, outside the stadium / Special delivery for Hoops McCann / Brut and charisma / Poured from the shadow where he stood / Looking good / He's a crowd pleasing man / [
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Steely Dan – Hey Nineteen
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“Hey Nineteen” is the squalid centerpiece of the concept album that is Gaucho.
Steely’s protagonist here is a pathetic aging dude attempting to put the moves on a 19-year old by
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Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne
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In a 2000 online chat with the BBC, Walter Becker explained the model for “Kid Charlemagne.”
I would say it was very loosely inspired by a character named Owsley. His name was
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Steely Dan – Reelin’ In the Years
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“Reelin' In the Years” is a song by jazz rock band Steely Dan. It was released as the second single from their 1972 album, Can’t Buy a Thrill. It reached No. 11 in the Billboard
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Steely Dan – Rikki Don't Lose That Number
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[Intro] / [Verse 1] / We hear you're leavin', that's okay / I thought our little wild time had just begun / I guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run / But if you have
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Steely Dan – Any World (That I'm Welcome To)
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[Verse 1] / If I had my way / I would move to another lifetime / I'd quit my job / Ride the train through / The misty nighttime / I'd be ready when my feet touch ground / Wherever
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Steely Dan – Dirty Work
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Dirty Work is from Steely Dan’s debut album, Can’t Buy A Thrill.
It is about a backdoor man and a married woman who takes advantage of this poor guy.
This is one of the few
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Girl Talk – Minute By Minute
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* 0: 10 Ying Yang Twins ft. Mike Jones and Mr. Collipark - "Badd" / * 0: 28 LL Cool J - "Around the Way Girl" / * 0: 44 Michael McDonald - "I Keep Forgettin" / Warren G ft. Nate
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Steely Dan – My Old School
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A 2006 Entertainment Weekly article, “Back to Annandale” explains the backstory of “My Old School.”
But just outside of Adolph’s, he sees it. The house. ‘'Right there is the
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Steely Dan – Show Biz Kids
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ACCEPTED SUGGESTION: This is a song which disparages a certain class of L.A. residents…wealthy offspring of entertainment moguls….show biz kids who don’t give a F about anybody
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