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Steely Dan – Rikki Don't Lose That Number Lyrics 18 years ago
and they even spelled her name properly, as in RIKKI, not Ricky or whatever.

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Steely Dan – Rikki Don't Lose That Number Lyrics 18 years ago
This song was written for Rikki Lee Jones.
- stated in an interview by donald and walter in the book "songwriters on Songwriting" by Paul Zollo.

She's a badass songwriter in her own right, and aapparently they had a falling-out.
However, that is the son meaning- no obfuscation from don and walter -the answer is plain and simple - it was written for rikki lee jones.

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