 Genius Lyrics
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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 – 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 – Peg (Live From The Orpheum Theatre)
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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 / And when you smile for the camera / I know they're gonna
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Steely Dan – Peg Samples
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Steely Dan – Peg Samples
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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 – 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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Donny Osmond – Peg
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I've seen your picture / Your name in lights above it / This is your big debut / It's like a dream come true / And when you smile for the camera / I know they're gonna love it / I
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De La Soul – Eye Know (The Know It All Mix) Samples
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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 – 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 – 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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maryjessie – Steely dan
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my goodness, you’ve been up all night. but hey, relax a little. give melancholy a break and get out of the “smog”. snuggle on a couch with a good book and listen to this jazzy wave
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The Hood Internet – 1977 Samples
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Steely Dan – Black Cow (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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[Verse 1] / In the corner of my eye / I saw you in Rudy's / You were very high / You were high / It was a cryin' disgrace / They saw your face / On the counter by your keys / Was a
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Steely Dan – Bodhisattva (Live From The Beacon Theatre)
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[Verse 1] / Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand? / Bodhisattva, would you take me by the hand? / [Chorus] / Could you show me the shine of your Japan? / The sparkle of your
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Steely Dan – A Man Ain’t Supposed To Cry (Live From The Orpheum Theatre)
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[Instrumental]
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Joe Public – Live and Learn Samples
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Steely Dan – Josie (Live)
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[Verse 1] / We're gonna break out the hats and hooters / When Josie comes home / We're gonna rev up the motor scooters / When Josie comes home to stay / We're gonna park in the
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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 – 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 – Things I Miss The Most (Live From The Beacon Theatre)
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1, 2, 3, 4 / [Verse 1] / I don't mind the quiet / Or the lonely nights / I don't miss the funky attitudes and I don't miss the fights / I lie on the couch 'til suppertime / I
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Steely Dan – Hey Nineteen (Live From The Met Philadelphia)
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[Verse 1] / Way back when, in '67 / I was a dandy of Gamma Chi / Sweet things from Boston / Young and willing / Moved down to Scarsdale / Where the hell am I? / [Chorus] / No, we
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Steely Dan – Rikki Don’t Lose That Number (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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[Verse 1] / We hear you're leavin', that's okay / I thought our little wild time had just begun / Guess you kind of scared yourself, you turn and run / But if you have a change of
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Steely Dan – Any Major Dude Will Tell You (Live From Mohegan Sun Arena)
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[Verse 1] / I never seen you lookin' so bad, my funky one / You tell me that your super fine mind has come undone / [Chorus] / Any major dude with half a heart surely will tell you
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Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne (Live From The Orpheum Theatre)
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[Verse 1] / While the music played you worked by candlelight / Those San Francisco nights / You were the best in town / Just by chance you crossed the diamond with the pearl / You
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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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