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Saturday, January 12, 2013

Things I Learned From Steely Dan Records


If you ever wanted to drink Kirschwasser from a shell ("Babylon Sisters") or wondered what a big black cow was ("Black Cow"). Or what was Donald Fagan doing "chasing the dragon" in "Time Out Of Mind"......

Here are the answers:

http://www.steelydandictionary.com

I love Steely Dan and have since I was a '70s kid. You gotta LOVE how SLICK these guys were with the various drug references. Unlike today's rap stars, they were ahead of their time by the sublimeness of their lyrics. They didn't put it in your face. They were so cool about it, even the most conservative adult contemporary stations let them slide.

Cheers!

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