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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 – 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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blink-182 – Josie
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Mark Hoppus confirmed on his Tumblr that “Josie” was written with “an imaginary ideal girlfriend” in mind. When looking for a name, his friend—Elyse Rogers from Dance Hall Crashers
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Steely Dan – Yellow Peril
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Hunting in the Sea of Japan / Ambrose left the tourist trail behind him / So bold with his gun in his hand / Of his furs there was no need to remind him / Tripping over a Holy Man
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Steely Dan – Green Earrings (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Cold, daring / No flies on me / Sorry, angel / I must take what I see / [Chorus] / Green earrings / I remember / The rings of rare design / I remember / The look in
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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 – Peg (Live)
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[Verse 1] / I've seen your picture / Your name in lights above it / This is your big debut / It's like a dream come true / So won't you smile for the camera? / I know they're gonna
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Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
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[Verse 1] / I would love to tour the Southland / In a travelling minstrel show / Yes, I'd love to tour the Southland / In a traveling minstrel show / Yes, I'm dyin' to be a star
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Steely Dan – Reelin’ In The Years (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Your everlasting summer / And you can see it fading fast / So you grab a piece of something / That you think is gonna last / Well, you wouldn't even know a diamond / If
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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 – 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 – 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 – Babylon Sisters (Live)
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1, 2, 1, 2 / [Verse 1] / Drive west on Sunset to the sea / Turn that jungle music down / Just until we're out of town / This is no one night stand / It's a real occasion / Close
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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 – 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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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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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 – Bodhisattva (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand? / Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand? / [Chorus] / Can you show me the shine of your Japan? / The sparkle of your
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Steely Dan – Home at Last
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Supposedly a homage to The Odyssey by Greek epic poet Homer.
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Steely Dan – Book Of Liars (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Bye and bye, girl / We'll get over / Things we've done and the things we said / But not just now, girl / When I can't remember / Exactly what it was we thought we had
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Steely Dan – Only a Fool Would Say That
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[Verse 1] / A world become one of salads and sun / Only a fool would say that / A boy with a plan, a natural man / Wearing a white Stetson hat / [Pre-Chorus] / Unhand that gun
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Steely Dan – I Got the News
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[Verse 1] / You, in your Lark / You're a mark / You're a screamer / You know how to hustle / Daddy is a rare millionaire / I don't care / Yeah, you got the muscle / I got the news
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